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      By: Romero H.B. No. 5374       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public   school finance system.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 48.105(a) and (b), Education Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (a)  For each student in average daily attendance in a   bilingual education or special language program under Subchapter B,   Chapter 29, a district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to   the basic allotment multiplied by:                (1)  for an emergent bilingual student, as defined by   Section 29.052:                      (A)   0.15 [ 0.1 ]; or                      (B)   0.25 [ 0.15 ] if the student is in a bilingual   education program using a dual language immersion[ /one-way or   two-way program ] model; and                (2)  for a student not described by Subdivision (1),   0.05 if the student is in a bilingual education program using a dual   language immersion[ /two-way program ] model.          (b)  At least 60 [ 55 ] percent of the funds allocated under   this section must be used in providing bilingual education or   special language programs under Subchapter B, Chapter 29.  A   district's bilingual education or special language allocation may   be used only for :                 (1)   program and student evaluation ; [ , ]                 (2)    supplementary instructional materials and   equipment ; [ , ]                 (3)   staff development and bilingual educator   training; [ , ]                 (4)   supplemental staff expenses , excluding base   salaries; [ , ]                 (5)   salary supplements for bilingual-certified   teachers , excluding base salaries; [ , ]                 (6)   incremental costs associated with providing   smaller class sizes , including salaries for educational aides   serving emergent bilingual students; [ , ]                 (7)    recruitment, preparation, and retention   incentives for bilingual educators; [ , ] and                 (8)   other supplies and expenses directly required for   quality instruction.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.