SB1490

For average-daily-attendance funding calculations, the credited share of instructional days changes as follows:

• Enrolled for at least 50% but less than 75% of the school year: credit rises from one-half to three-quarters of instructional days.
• Enrolled for at least 25% but less than 50%: credit rises from one-quarter to one-half.
• Enrolled for at least 10% but less than 25%: credit rises from one-tenth to one-quarter.

Enrollment for at least 75% continues to receive credit for all instructional days. The existing rule excluding enrollment below 10% from this attendance count is unchanged. The statute treats the credited days as having a 100% attendance rate for this calculation; it does not require pretending that the student attended every day of the whole year. Final law; Prior funding formula and under-10% rule.

The affected programs are the adult education programs operated under charters granted under Education Code Chapter 12’s adult-high-school subchapter. The bill changes only Section 12.263(b), not every charter school’s attendance formula or all the other allotments in that section. All five published operative versions are identical, and no floor amendments are listed. Introduced; Senate committee; Senate-passed; House committee; Final law; Other funding provisions; Version index; Amendment index.

Compare the published text versions in the official text index. A change is not attributed to a specific amendment here without a verified record.

Covered adult charter programs can receive more formula funding for students enrolled between 10% and less than 75% of the year. This is funding for the programs, not a direct cash payment to each student. Actual revenue depends on enrollment and the applicable funding formula; the act does not establish an improvement in graduation or employment outcomes. Final law; Program funding framework.

The May 7 fiscal note estimates $20,408,072 in additional Foundation School Program costs for fiscal years 2026–2027: $8,309,627 in 2026 and $12,098,445 in 2027. Estimated annual costs rise to $16,178,778 in 2028, $19,208,133 in 2029 and $21,153,381 in 2030. The forecast assumes growth in adult charter schools and enrollment under both existing law and the bill; it is not an actual spending report. Certain charter schools would receive additional funding. The act makes no appropriation but can provide a legal basis for one. Later fiscal note; Matching introduced-version estimate.