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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of the State Advisory Council on |
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Educational Opportunity for Military Children. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 162.001, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (3) to read as follows: |
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(3) "State Advisory Council" means the State Advisory |
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Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children |
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established under Section 162.006. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 162, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 162.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 162.006. STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND COORDINATION. (a) |
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The compact commissioner, in coordination with the Texas Education |
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Agency, shall establish the State Advisory Council on Educational |
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Opportunity for Military Children to provide for coordination among |
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state agencies, school districts, and military installations |
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concerning the state's participation in and compliance with the |
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compact and compact activities, as required by Article VIII of the |
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compact. |
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(b) The State Advisory Council consists of: |
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(1) the commissioner of education or the |
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commissioner's designee; |
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(2) a superintendent of a school district with a high |
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concentration of military children designated by the agency; |
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(3) the governor or the governor's designee; |
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(4) the chair of the senate committee on education or a |
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member of the senate committee on education designated by the |
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agency; |
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(5) the chair of the house of representatives |
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committee on public education or a member of the house of |
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representatives committee on public education designated by the |
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agency; |
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(6) a representative from each branch of the armed |
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services of the United States that maintains an installation in the |
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state, designated by the agency; and |
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(7) representatives of other offices and stakeholder |
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groups the agency deems appropriate. |
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(c) Members of the State Advisory Council may delegate |
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voting authority to another person for a specified meeting or |
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meetings. |
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(d) Meetings of the State Advisory Council may be conducted |
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face-to-face or by telephone or other means of telecommunication or |
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electronic communication. |
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(e) The State Advisory Council shall: |
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(1) meet at least quarterly; and |
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(2) provide State Advisory Council meeting dates, |
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agendas, minutes, end-of-year reports, and other documentation as |
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required to the Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission. |
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(f) The State Advisory Council shall perform each function |
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or duty required or authorized under Article VIII of the compact. |
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(g) The State Advisory Council shall establish policies and |
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procedures governing the State Advisory Council's operations. |
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(h) The State Advisory Council is a governmental body for |
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purposes of Chapter 551, Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. Section 162.005, Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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