House Bill 3 (HB 3) Implementation: Compensatory Education Allotment Advisory Committee

The 86th Texas Legislature passed House Bill 3, which requires the formation of the following five advisory committees to support public education:

• The Reading Standards K-3 Advisory Committee
• The Special Education Allotment Advisory Committee
• The Compensatory Education Allotment Advisory Committee
• The Financial Aid Advisory Committee
• The Assessment Educator Advisory Committee

In accordance with House Bill 3, Commissioner of Education Mike Morath has formed the Compensatory Education Allotment Advisory Committee to advise the Texas Education Agency on: 

1. rules establishing other economic criteria to be considered in determining the allotment methodology using census block groups; 
2. rules detailing the method to count students who qualify for the allotment in: 
   • a)  a dropout recovery school or program; or 
   • b) a residential treatment facility; 
3. rules detailing the method for properly counting students who are homeless within the meaning of "homeless children and youths" under 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a; and 
4. rules to determine the appropriate weight by which to adjust the basic allotment in determining the compensatory allotment for homeless students. 

The following individuals have been appointed as members of the committee, which will begin holding meetings during the 2019-2020 school year:  

Questions
If you have any questions related to the Compensatory Education Allotment Advisory Committee, email schoolaudits@tea.texas.gov or email HB3info@tea.texas.gov. 

Sincerely,
Dahlinda Alaniz
State Compensatory Education Coordinator