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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operation of a public school transportation system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 34.007(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A board of county school trustees or a school district |
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board of trustees may establish and operate an economical public |
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school transportation system: |
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(1) in the county or district, as applicable; or |
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(2) outside the county or district, as applicable, if |
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students served by the county system or enrolled in the school |
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district reside outside the county or district, as applicable [the |
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county or school district enters into an interlocal contract as |
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provided by Chapter 791, Government Code]. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |