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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing residency for purposes of admission into |
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public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.001(c-2), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c-2) A person who establishes residency as provided by |
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Subsection (c-1) shall provide to the school district proof of |
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residence in the district's attendance zone not later than the 90th |
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[10th] day after the arrival date specified in the order described |
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by that subsection. For purposes of this subsection, "residence" |
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includes residence in a military temporary lodging facility. |
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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. |