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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the cost for certain public school students of a |
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broadband Internet access program offered by the Texas Education |
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Agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 32.004, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.004. FEES. Except as provided by Section 32.037, |
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the [The] State Board of Education, on the commissioner's |
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recommendation, may establish a reasonable fee for services |
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provided under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 32.037 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 32.037. BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS PROGRAM. (a) If the |
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agency establishes a program that provides broadband Internet |
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access to public school students, the agency may not require a |
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student who is educationally disadvantaged to pay any fees or costs |
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for the program. |
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(b) The agency shall adopt rules as necessary to implement |
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this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |