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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prohibition on a political subdivision limiting or |
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prohibiting a school activity or service in response to the |
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COVID-19 pandemic. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.1087 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.1087. BAN ON COVID-19-RELATED SCHOOL CLOSURES OR |
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LIMITATIONS. The governing body of a political subdivision or its |
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presiding officer may not issue an order, enact an ordinance, or |
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take any other action that would limit or prohibit any school |
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activity or service in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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school year. |
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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, 2023. |