By De La Garza, Bosse, et al. H.B. No. 351 74R2774 CAS-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to an establishment by two or more school districts in a 1-3 county of an alternative school for students expelled from regular 1-4 class. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 21, Education Code, is 1-7 amended by adding Section 21.310 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 21.310. ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL OPERATED BY TWO OR MORE 1-9 DISTRICTS. (a) The board of trustees of a school district by 1-10 resolution may authorize the district to participate jointly with 1-11 one or more other districts in the same county to establish an 1-12 alternative school for students who are expelled from regular class 1-13 under Section 21.3011. 1-14 (b) A district participating in the alternative school 1-15 program may combine its funds with the funds of another 1-16 participating district to acquire land, build or equip facilities, 1-17 or employ personnel for an alternative school. Each district may 1-18 contribute land, facilities, equipment, or personnel for the 1-19 alternative school. 1-20 (c) Each district shall pay a proportionate share of the 1-21 alternative school's budget based on each district's total district 1-22 enrollment or based on other criteria determined by agreement of 1-23 the participating districts. 1-24 (d) The participating districts may allow a student who is 2-1 in a district that is not participating in the program to attend 2-2 the alternative school and may establish fees to be charged to the 2-3 district in which the student resides. 2-4 (e) The participating districts shall appoint a principal 2-5 and may hire other personnel for the school, including security 2-6 personnel. 2-7 (f) The participating districts may accept grants and other 2-8 gifts for the school, including land, facilities, and equipment. 2-9 (g) A student expelled under Section 21.3011 and sent to the 2-10 alternative school shall remain at the school for the entire period 2-11 of the expulsion. 2-12 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 2-13 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-14 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-15 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-16 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-17 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-18 passage, and it is so enacted.