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            relating to creating an allotment under the Foundation School  | 
         
         
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            Program for school districts that allow non-enrolled students to  | 
         
         
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            participate in University Interscholastic League activities. | 
         
         
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                   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 48, Education Code, is  | 
         
         
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            amended by adding Section 48.305 to read as follows: | 
         
         
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                   Sec. 48.305.  ALLOTMENT FOR NON-ENROLLED STUDENTS  | 
         
         
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            PARTICIPATING IN UNIVERSITY INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE ACTIVITIES.   | 
         
         
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            (a)  In this section, "non-enrolled student" means a student who  | 
         
         
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            receives instruction as described by Section 29.916(a)(1) from a  | 
         
         
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            nonpublic school. | 
         
         
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                   (b)  For each non-enrolled student who participates in a  | 
         
         
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            University Interscholastic League activity for a school in a school  | 
         
         
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            district that allows participation of non-enrolled students under  | 
         
         
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            Section 33.0832, as added by Chapter 996 (H.B. 547), Acts of the  | 
         
         
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            87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, the district is entitled  | 
         
         
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            to an annual allotment of $1,500 per league activity in which the  | 
         
         
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            non-enrolled student participates. | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | 
         
         
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               President of the Senate | 
            Speaker of the House      | 
         
         
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                   I certify that H.B. No. 3708 was passed by the House on May  | 
         
         
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            12, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 117, Nays 21, 2 present, not  | 
         
         
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            voting. | 
         
         
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            Chief Clerk of the House    | 
         
         
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                   I certify that H.B. No. 3708 was passed by the Senate on May  | 
         
         
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            23, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 19, Nays 12. | 
         
         
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            Secretary of the Senate     | 
         
         
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                             Governor        |