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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an application for an exception to the bilingual |
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education program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.054(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) An exception shall be granted under this section on an |
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individual district basis and is valid for three years [only one |
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year]. Application for an exception for a second or succeeding |
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period [year] must be accompanied by the documentation prescribed |
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by Subsection (b). An application for an exception for a second or |
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succeeding period may be for the same teacher or a different teacher |
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as in a preceding period. |
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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. |