Bill > HB2377

This bill establishes a new State School Health and Safety Fund to provide grants to school districts and charter schools for improving student health and school safety. The bill creates a mechanism where excess funding from the Foundation School Program can be deposited into this new fund, which will be managed by the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation. School districts will receive a $200 per student annual allotment, with the funds required to be split equally between physical and mental health improvements (50%) and school safety measures (50%). The bill sets a maximum grant limit of $10 million per school district per year, with a total annual grant pool of $500 million. If grant requests exceed the available funds, the commissioner will proportionally reduce grant amounts. The Texas Education Agency will establish a grant program to reimburse schools for student health-related expenses and approved school safety plan implementations. The bill also makes several technical amendments to existing education code sections to align with these new provisions, and it is contingent on voter approval of a related constitutional amendment. The bill is set to take effect on September 1, 2025, with Section 1 specifically taking effect on January 1, 2026, subject to the constitutional amendment's approval.

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