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HB 1542TEXASSession 89RState Billdead

Did Not Advance

Texas House Bill 1542 Sets Special Education Transportation Funding Rate at $1.50 Per Mile

Original title: Relating to funding under the transportation allotment for certain special education students.

Last action · March 12, 2025: Referred to Public EducationSponsor: Richard Raymond

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What This Bill Proposed

Texas House Bill 1542 sets the state transportation funding allocation for school districts and counties providing special transportation services to eligible special education students at $1.50 per mile or a higher amount provided by , effective September 1, 2025.

Why it matters

School districts and counties receive a fixed statutory mileage rate or an appropriated greater amount for transporting qualifying students with special needs, altering how districts calculate state reimbursement for specialized travel.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

School districts and counties

School districts and counties providing special transportation services receive state funding allocations calculated at the new $1.50 per mile rate or an appropriated alternative.

Directly affected

Special education students and their parents

Eligible special education students receive specialized transportation services or individual hardship-based private transportation reimbursement for travel between home and school.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is the state transportation allocation calculated for special education students under this bill?

Districts and counties are entitled to a rate of $1.50 per mile or a greater amount provided by , replacing the former cost-per-mile basis from the previous year.

Can parents be reimbursed for transporting eligible special education students?

Yes, the commissioner may grant an amount set by for private transportation to reimburse parents or their agents, provided the need is determined on an individual basis and approved only in extreme hardship cases.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

3 actions

Mar 12, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to Public Education
Mar 12, 2025HouseIntroduced
Read first time
Dec 9, 2024HouseIntroduced
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Connected Entities

Richard Raymond, Education Code, Texas

PersonRichard Raymond“Author of House Bill 1542”Map →

OrganizationEducation Code“Statutory code amended by the bill”Map →

locationTexas“State where the legislation applies”Map →

Sources

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capitol.texas.gov

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