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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to access to public school library materials by |
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non-enrolled students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 33, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 33.023 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.023. ACCESS TO SCHOOL LIBRARY MATERIALS BY |
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NON-ENROLLED STUDENT. (a) In this section, "non-enrolled student" |
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means a student who receives instruction as described by Section |
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29.916(a)(1) from a nonpublic school. |
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(b) The board of trustees of a school district and the |
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governing body of an open-enrollment charter school may adopt a |
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policy allowing a non-enrolled student who resides in the district |
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or in the geographic area served by the school to access the |
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district's or school's library materials in the same manner that the |
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district or school provides access to students enrolled in the |
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district or school. |
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(c) A policy adopted under Subsection (b) must require a |
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non-enrolled student who seeks access to a school district's or |
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open-enrollment charter school's library materials to establish |
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minimum proof of residency. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2025. |