1. (a) Calculations for enrollment growth at the district level will be adjusted automatically for each year of a biennium based on current Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) enrollment data before the EMAT system opens each spring.
2. (b) A school district or an open-enrollment charter school that experiences a minimum enrollment growth of 10% over the previous five-year period for which the instructional materials allotment amount is being determined is eligible to receive an adjustment to accommodate high-enrollment growth.

3. (c) For each year in a biennium, a school district or an open-enrollment charter school that is experiencing a student population growth that is not reflected in the current state calculation may submit an application to be considered for additional funding if:

   1. (1) the district or charter school experienced a net increase of 3,500 students over the last 5 years;
   2. (2) the district or charter school experienced an unexpected enrollment growth due to unforeseen circumstances; or
   3. (3) the charter school experienced unexpected enrollment growth due to a recent approval of an expansion amendment by the commissioner of education.
4. (d) A school district or an open-enrollment charter school may request additional funding for its instructional materials allotment for high enrollment once during each school year in accordance with procedures established by the commissioner.
5. (e) The amount of funding for high-enrollment growth under this section will be allocated based on available instructional materials allotment funds.

Source Note:The provisions of this §66.1309 adopted to be effective July 23, 2012, 37 TexReg 5413; amended to be effective May 12, 2014, 39 TexReg 3704.