Education Code § 48.0052

Sec. 48.0052. INCENTIVE FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS FOR READING INTERVENTIONS. (a) The commissioner shall adjust the average daily attendance of a school district or open-enrollment charter school under Section 48.005 in the manner provided by Subsection (b) if the district or school: (1) does not qualify for funding under Section 48.0051; (2) provides the minimum number of minutes of operational and instructional time required under Section 25.081 and commissioner rules adopted under that section; and (3) offers up to an additional 30 days of half-day instruction consisting of reading interventions described by Section 28.0064 for students who are required to be provided reading interventions under that section. (b) For a school district or open-enrollment charter school described by Subsection (a), the commissioner shall increase the average daily attendance of the district or school under Section 48.005 by 50 percent of the amount that results from the quotient of the sum of attendance by students described by Subsection (a)(3) for each of the additional instructional days of half-day instruction that are provided divided by 175. (c) The agency shall assist school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in qualifying for the incentive under this section. (d) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation of this section. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2), Sec. 5.25, eff. September 1, 2025.