By Sadler H.B. No. 2700
76R8482 SRC-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the promotion of public school students based on
1-3 satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments, to
1-4 programs to assist children and school districts in achieving
1-5 satisfactory performance, and to the admission and attendance of
1-6 students.
1-7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-8 SECTION 1. Section 12.104(b), Education Code, is amended to
1-9 read as follows:
1-10 (b) An open-enrollment charter school is subject to:
1-11 (1) a provision of this title establishing a criminal
1-12 offense; and
1-13 (2) a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as
1-14 applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this
1-15 title, relating to:
1-16 (A) the Public Education Information Management
1-17 System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with
1-18 this subchapter as determined by the commissioner;
1-19 (B) criminal history records under Subchapter C,
1-20 Chapter 22;
1-21 (C) reading instruments and accelerated reading
1-22 instruction programs under Section 28.006;
1-23 (D) satisfactory performance on assessment
1-24 instruments and to accelerated instruction under Section 28.0211;
2-1 (E) high school graduation under Section 28.025;
2-2 (F) [(D)] special education programs under
2-3 Subchapter A, Chapter 29;
2-4 (G) [(E)] bilingual education under Subchapter
2-5 B, Chapter 29;
2-6 (H) [(F)] prekindergarten programs under
2-7 Subchapter E, Chapter 29;
2-8 (I) [(G)] extracurricular activities under
2-9 Section 33.081;
2-10 (J) [(H)] health and safety under Chapter 38;
2-11 and
2-12 (K) [(I)] public school accountability under
2-13 Subchapters B, C, D, and G, Chapter 39.
2-14 SECTION 2. Section 25.085(d), Education Code, is amended to
2-15 read as follows:
2-16 (d) Unless specifically exempted by Section 25.086, a
2-17 student enrolled in a school district must attend:
2-18 (1) an extended-year program for which the student is
2-19 eligible that is provided by the district for students identified
2-20 as likely not to be promoted to the next grade level or tutorial
2-21 classes required by the district under Section 29.084;
2-22 (2) an accelerated reading instruction program to
2-23 which the student is assigned under Section 28.006(g); and
2-24 (3) an accelerated instruction program to which the
2-25 student is assigned under Section 28.0211.
2-26 SECTION 3. Section 28.006, Education Code, is amended by
2-27 amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (g)-(m) to read as
3-1 follows:
3-2 (d) The superintendent of each school district shall:
3-3 (1) report to the commissioner and the board of
3-4 trustees of the district the results of the reading instruments;
3-5 and
3-6 (2) report, in writing, to a student's parent or
3-7 guardian the student's results on the reading instrument.
3-8 (g) A school district shall notify the parent or guardian of
3-9 each student in kindergarten or first or second grade who is
3-10 determined, on the basis of reading instrument results, to be below
3-11 grade level in reading development or comprehension. The district
3-12 shall implement an accelerated reading instruction program that
3-13 provides reading instruction to those students and shall determine
3-14 the form, content, and timing of that program.
3-15 (h) The school district shall make a good faith effort to
3-16 ensure that the notice required under this section is provided
3-17 either in person or by regular mail and that the notice is clear
3-18 and easy to understand and is written in English and in the parent
3-19 or guardian's native language.
3-20 (i) The commissioner shall certify, no later than July 1 of
3-21 each school year or as soon as practicable thereafter, whether
3-22 sufficient funds have been appropriated statewide for the purposes
3-23 of this section. A determination by the commissioner is final and
3-24 may not be appealed. For purposes of certification, the
3-25 commissioner shall not consider Foundation School Program funds.
3-26 (j) No more than 15 percent of the funds certified by the
3-27 commissioner under Subsection (i) may be spent on indirect costs.
4-1 The commissioner shall evaluate the programs that fail to meet the
4-2 standard of performance under Section 39.051(b)(7) and may
4-3 implement sanctions under Subchapter G, Chapter 39. The
4-4 commissioner may audit the expenditures of funds appropriated for
4-5 purposes of this section. The use of the funds appropriated for
4-6 purposes of this section shall be verified as part of the district
4-7 audit under Section 44.008.
4-8 (k) The provisions of this section relating to parental
4-9 notification of a student's results on the reading instrument and
4-10 to implementation of an accelerated reading instruction program may
4-11 be implemented only if funds are appropriated during a school year
4-12 for administering the accelerated reading instruction program
4-13 specified under this section.
4-14 (l) Each district shall provide the accelerated reading
4-15 instruction under Subsection (g) to students in:
4-16 (1) kindergarten during the 1999-2000 school year;
4-17 (2) kindergarten and first grade during the 2000-2001
4-18 school year; and
4-19 (3) kindergarten and first and second grades beginning
4-20 with the 2001-2002 school year.
4-21 (m) Subsection (l) and this subsection expire January 1,
4-22 2002.
4-23 SECTION 4. Subchapter B, Chapter 28, Education Code, is
4-24 amended by adding Section 28.0211 to read as follows:
4-25 Sec. 28.0211. SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE ON ASSESSMENT
4-26 INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED; ACCELERATED INSTRUCTION. (a) Except as
4-27 provided by Subsection (e), a student may not be promoted to:
5-1 (1) the fourth grade program to which the student
5-2 would otherwise be assigned if the student does not perform
5-3 satisfactorily on the third grade reading assessment instrument
5-4 under Section 39.023;
5-5 (2) the sixth grade program to which the student would
5-6 otherwise be assigned if the student does not perform
5-7 satisfactorily on the fifth grade mathematics and reading
5-8 assessment instruments under Section 39.023; or
5-9 (3) the ninth grade program to which the student would
5-10 otherwise be assigned if the student does not perform
5-11 satisfactorily on the eighth grade mathematics, reading, and
5-12 writing assessment instruments under Section 39.023.
5-13 (b) A school district shall provide to a student who
5-14 initially fails to perform satisfactorily on an assessment
5-15 instrument specified under Subsection (a) at least two additional
5-16 opportunities to take the assessment instrument.
5-17 (c) Each time a student fails to perform satisfactorily on
5-18 an assessment instrument specified under Subsection (a), the school
5-19 district in which the student attends school shall provide to the
5-20 student accelerated instruction in the applicable subject area,
5-21 including reading instruction for a student who fails to perform
5-22 satisfactorily on a reading assessment instrument. After a student
5-23 fails to perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument a first
5-24 time, the school district shall screen the student for dyslexia and
5-25 related disorders in accordance with Section 38.003 if the student
5-26 has not been previously diagnosed as having dyslexia or a related
5-27 disorder. If the student is diagnosed as having dyslexia or a
6-1 related disorder, the student's parent or guardian shall be
6-2 notified of the testing accommodations available for the assessment
6-3 instrument. After a student fails to perform satisfactorily on an
6-4 assessment instrument a second time, a grade placement committee
6-5 shall be established to prescribe the accelerated instruction the
6-6 district shall provide to the student before the student is
6-7 administered the assessment instrument the third time. The grade
6-8 placement committee shall be composed of the principal or the
6-9 principal's designee, the student's parent or guardian, and the
6-10 teacher of the subject of an assessment instrument on which the
6-11 student failed to perform satisfactorily. The district shall
6-12 notify the parent or guardian of the time and place for convening
6-13 the grade placement committee and the purpose of the committee. An
6-14 accelerated instructional group may not have a ratio of more than
6-15 10 students for each teacher.
6-16 (d) In addition to providing accelerated instruction to a
6-17 student under Subsection (c), the district shall notify the
6-18 student's parent or guardian of:
6-19 (1) the student's failure to perform satisfactorily on
6-20 the assessment instrument;
6-21 (2) the accelerated instructional program to which the
6-22 student is assigned; and
6-23 (3) the possibility that the student might be retained
6-24 at the same grade level for the next school year.
6-25 (e) A student who, after at least three attempts, fails to
6-26 perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument specified under
6-27 Subsection (a) shall be retained at the same grade level for the
7-1 next school year in accordance with Subsection (a). The student's
7-2 parent or guardian may appeal the student's retention by submitting
7-3 a request to the grade placement committee established under
7-4 Subsection (c). The school district shall give the parent or
7-5 guardian written notice of the opportunity to appeal. The grade
7-6 placement committee may decide in favor of a student's promotion
7-7 only if the committee concludes, using standards adopted by the
7-8 board of trustees, that if promoted and given accelerated
7-9 instruction, the student is likely to perform at grade level. A
7-10 student may not be promoted on the basis of the grade placement
7-11 committee's decision unless that decision is unanimous. The
7-12 commissioner by rule shall establish a timeline for making the
7-13 placement determination. This subsection does not create a
7-14 property interest in promotion. The decision of the grade
7-15 placement committee is final and may not be appealed.
7-16 (f) A school district shall provide to a student who, after
7-17 three attempts, has failed to perform satisfactorily on an
7-18 assessment instrument specified under Subsection (a) accelerated
7-19 instruction during the next school year as prescribed by an
7-20 educational plan developed for the student by the student's grade
7-21 placement committee established under Subsection (c). The district
7-22 shall provide that accelerated instruction regardless of whether
7-23 the student has been promoted or retained. The educational plan
7-24 must be designed to enable the student to perform at the
7-25 appropriate grade level by the conclusion of the school year.
7-26 During the school year, the student shall be monitored to ensure
7-27 that the student is progressing in accordance with the plan. The
8-1 district shall administer to the student the assessment instrument
8-2 for the grade level in which the student is placed at the time the
8-3 district regularly administers the assessment instruments for that
8-4 school year.
8-5 (g) This section does not preclude the retention at a grade
8-6 level, in accordance with state law or school district policy, of a
8-7 student who performs satisfactorily on an assessment instrument
8-8 specified under Subsection (a).
8-9 (h) In each instance under this section in which a school
8-10 district is specifically required to provide notice to a parent or
8-11 guardian of a student, the district shall make a good faith effort
8-12 to ensure that such notice is provided either in person or by
8-13 regular mail and that the notice is clear and easy to understand
8-14 and is written in English or the parent or guardian's native
8-15 language.
8-16 (i) A school district or open-enrollment charter school
8-17 shall provide transportation for students required to attend
8-18 accelerated programs under this chapter.
8-19 (j) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to
8-20 implement this section, including rules concerning when school
8-21 districts shall administer assessment instruments required under
8-22 this section and which administration of the assessment instruments
8-23 will be used for purposes of Section 39.051.
8-24 (k) The commissioner shall issue a report to the legislature
8-25 not later than December 1, 2000, that reviews the enrollment of
8-26 students in accelerated instruction and the quality and
8-27 availability of accelerated instruction programs, including
9-1 accelerated instruction-related teacher professional development
9-2 programs.
9-3 (l) This section may be implemented only if sufficient funds
9-4 are appropriated during a school year for administering the
9-5 accelerated instruction programs specified under this section.
9-6 (m) This section applies to the assessment instrument
9-7 administered to students in:
9-8 (1) the third grade beginning with the 2002-2003
9-9 school year;
9-10 (2) the fifth grade beginning with the 2004-2005
9-11 school year; and
9-12 (3) the eighth grade beginning with the 2007-2008
9-13 school year.
9-14 (n) Subsection (m) and this subsection expire January 1,
9-15 2008.
9-16 SECTION 5. Subchapter B, Chapter 39, Education Code, is
9-17 amended by adding Section 39.0231 to read as follows:
9-18 Sec. 39.0231. REPORTING OF RESULTS OF CERTAIN ASSESSMENTS.
9-19 The agency shall ensure that each assessment instrument
9-20 administered in accordance with Section 28.0211 is scored and that
9-21 the results are returned to the appropriate school district not
9-22 later than 10 days after receipt of the test materials by the
9-23 agency or its test contractor.
9-24 SECTION 6. Section 39.024(b), Education Code, is amended to
9-25 read as follows:
9-26 (b) Each school district shall offer an intensive program of
9-27 instruction for students who did not perform satisfactorily on an
10-1 assessment instrument administered under this subchapter. The
10-2 intensive programs for students who did not perform satisfactorily
10-3 on an assessment instrument under Section 39.023(a) or (c) shall be
10-4 designed to enable the students to be performing at grade level at
10-5 the conclusion of the next regular school term and, if applicable,
10-6 to carry out the purposes of Section 28.0211. The intensive
10-7 programs for students who did not perform satisfactorily on an
10-8 assessment instrument under Section 39.023(b) shall be designed by
10-9 each student's admission, review, and dismissal committee to enable
10-10 the student to attain a standard of annual growth on the basis of
10-11 the student's individualized education program and, if applicable,
10-12 to carry out the purposes of Section 28.0211.
10-13 SECTION 7. Sections 39.051(b) and (d), Education Code, are
10-14 amended to read as follows:
10-15 (b) Performance on the indicators adopted under this section
10-16 shall be compared to state-established standards. The degree of
10-17 change from one school year to the next in performance on each
10-18 indicator adopted under this section shall also be considered. The
10-19 indicators must be based on information that is disaggregated with
10-20 respect to race, ethnicity, sex, and socioeconomic status and must
10-21 include:
10-22 (1) the results of assessment instruments required
10-23 under Sections 39.023(a) and (c), aggregated by grade level and
10-24 subject area;
10-25 (2) dropout rates;
10-26 (3) student attendance rates;
10-27 (4) the percentage of graduating students who attain
11-1 scores on the secondary exit-level assessment instruments required
11-2 under Subchapter B that are equivalent to a passing score on the
11-3 test instrument required under Section 51.306;
11-4 (5) the percentage of graduating students who meet the
11-5 course requirements established for the recommended high school
11-6 program by State Board of Education rule;
11-7 (6) the results of the Scholastic Assessment Test
11-8 (SAT) and the American College Test;
11-9 (7) the number of students, aggregated by grade level,
11-10 provided accelerated instruction under Section 28.0211(c), the
11-11 results of assessments administered under that section, the number
11-12 of students promoted through the grade placement committee process
11-13 under Section 28.0211, the subject of the assessment instrument on
11-14 which each student failed to perform satisfactorily, and the
11-15 performance of those students in the school year following that
11-16 promotion on the assessment instruments required under Section
11-17 39.023;
11-18 (8) the percentage of students taking end-of-course
11-19 assessment instruments adopted under Section 39.023(d);
11-20 (9) [(8)] the percentage of students exempted, by
11-21 exemption category, from the assessment program generally
11-22 applicable under this subchapter; and
11-23 (10) [(9)] any other indicator the State Board of
11-24 Education adopts.
11-25 (d) Annually, the commissioner shall define exemplary,
11-26 recognized, and unacceptable performance for each academic
11-27 excellence indicator included under Subsections (b)(1) through (6)
12-1 and shall project the standards for each of those levels of
12-2 performance for succeeding years. For the indicator under
12-3 Subsection (b)(7), the commissioner shall define exemplary,
12-4 recognized, and unacceptable performance based upon student
12-5 performance for the period covering both the current and prior
12-6 academic years.
12-7 SECTION 8. Section 39.052(b), Education Code, is amended to
12-8 read as follows:
12-9 (b) The report card shall include the following information
12-10 where applicable:
12-11 (1) the academic excellence indicators adopted under
12-12 Sections 39.051(b)(1) through (9) [(8)];
12-13 (2) student/teacher ratios; and
12-14 (3) administrative and instructional costs per
12-15 student.
12-16 SECTION 9. Sections 39.072(b) and (c), Education Code, are
12-17 amended to read as follows:
12-18 (b) The academic excellence indicators adopted under
12-19 Sections 39.051(b)(1) through (7) [(6)] shall be the main
12-20 consideration of the agency in the rating of the district under
12-21 this section. Additional criteria in the rules may include
12-22 consideration of:
12-23 (1) compliance with statutory requirements and
12-24 requirements imposed by rule of the State Board of Education under
12-25 specific statutory authority that relate to:
12-26 (A) reporting data through the Public Education
12-27 Information Management System (PEIMS);
13-1 (B) the high school graduation requirements
13-2 under Section 28.025; or
13-3 (C) an item listed in Sections
13-4 7.056(e)(3)(C)-(I) that applies to the district; and
13-5 (2) the effectiveness of the district's programs in
13-6 special education based on the agency's most recent compliance
13-7 review of the district and programs for special populations.
13-8 (c) The agency shall evaluate against state standards and
13-9 shall report the performance of each campus in a district and each
13-10 open-enrollment charter school on the basis of the campus's
13-11 performance on the indicators adopted under Sections 39.051(b)(1)
13-12 through (7) [(6)].
13-13 SECTION 10. Section 39.073(a), Education Code, is amended to
13-14 read as follows:
13-15 (a) The agency shall annually review the performance of each
13-16 district and campus on the indicators adopted under Sections
13-17 39.051(b)(1) through (7) [(6)] and determine if a change in the
13-18 accreditation status of the district is warranted.
13-19 SECTION 11. Section 39.074(e), Education Code, is amended to
13-20 read as follows:
13-21 (e) If an annual review indicates low performance on one or
13-22 more of the indicators under Sections 39.051(b)(1) through (7)
13-23 [(6)] of one or more campuses in a district, the agency may conduct
13-24 an on-site evaluation of those campuses only.
13-25 SECTION 12. Section 38.003(a), Education Code, is amended to
13-26 read as follows:
13-27 (a) Students enrolling in public schools in this state shall
14-1 be tested for dyslexia and related disorders at appropriate times
14-2 in accordance with a program approved by the State Board of
14-3 Education. The commissioner shall adopt a list of recommended
14-4 instruments that may be used to screen students for dyslexia and
14-5 related disorders.
14-6 SECTION 13. Section 39.183, Education Code, is amended to
14-7 read as follows:
14-8 Sec. 39.183. REGIONAL AND DISTRICT LEVEL REPORT. The agency
14-9 shall prepare and deliver to the governor, the lieutenant governor,
14-10 the speaker of the house of representatives, each member of the
14-11 legislature, the Legislative Budget Board, and the clerks of the
14-12 standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with
14-13 primary jurisdiction over the public school system a regional and
14-14 district level report covering the preceding two school years and
14-15 containing:
14-16 (1) a summary of school district compliance with the
14-17 student/teacher ratios and class-size limitations prescribed by
14-18 Sections 25.111 and 25.112, including the number of districts
14-19 granted an exception from Section 25.112;
14-20 (2) a summary of the exemptions and waivers granted to
14-21 school districts under Section 7.056 or 39.112 and a review of the
14-22 effectiveness of each campus or district following deregulation;
14-23 [and]
14-24 (3) an evaluation of the performance of the system of
14-25 regional education service centers based on the indicators adopted
14-26 under Section 8.101 and client satisfaction with services provided
14-27 under Subchapter B, Chapter 8; and
15-1 (4) an evaluation of accelerated instruction programs
15-2 offered under Section 28.006, including an assessment of the
15-3 quality of such programs and the performance of students enrolled
15-4 in such programs.
15-5 SECTION 14. Sections 25.001(a) and (b), Education Code, are
15-6 amended to read as follows:
15-7 (a) A person who is at least five years of age and under 21
15-8 years of age on the first day of September of any school year is
15-9 entitled to the benefits of the available school fund for that
15-10 year. Any other person enrolled in a prekindergarten class under
15-11 Section 29.153 or a kindergarten class under Section 29.151 is
15-12 entitled to the benefits of the available school fund.
15-13 (b) The board of trustees of a school district or its
15-14 designee shall admit into the public schools of the district free
15-15 of tuition a person who is entitled to the benefits of the
15-16 available school fund under Subsection (a) [over five and younger
15-17 than 21 years of age on the first day of September of the school
15-18 year in which admission is sought] if:
15-19 (1) the person and either parent of the person reside
15-20 in the school district;
15-21 (2) the person does not reside in the school district
15-22 but a parent of the person resides in the school district and that
15-23 parent is a joint managing conservator or the sole managing
15-24 conservator or possessory conservator of the person;
15-25 (3) the person and the person's guardian or other
15-26 person having lawful control of the person under a court order
15-27 reside within the school district;
16-1 (4) the person has established a separate residence
16-2 under Subsection (d);
16-3 (5) the person is homeless, as defined by 42 U.S.C.
16-4 Section 11302, regardless of the residence of the person, of either
16-5 parent of the person, or of the person's guardian or other person
16-6 having lawful control of the person;
16-7 (6) the person is a foreign exchange student placed
16-8 with a host family that resides in the school district by a
16-9 nationally recognized foreign exchange program, unless the school
16-10 district has applied for and been granted a waiver by the
16-11 commissioner under Subsection (e); or
16-12 (7) the person resides in the school district and is
16-13 18 years of age or older or the person's disabilities of minority
16-14 have been removed.
16-15 SECTION 15. Section 25.085(b), Education Code, is amended to
16-16 read as follows:
16-17 (b) Unless specifically exempted by Section 25.086, a child
16-18 who was [is] at least five [six] years of age on June 1 of the
16-19 preceding school year, or who was [is] younger than five [six]
16-20 years of age but [and] has previously been enrolled in
16-21 prekindergarten [first grade], and who has not yet reached the
16-22 child's 18th birthday shall attend school.
16-23 SECTION 16. Section 29.151, Education Code, is amended to
16-24 read as follows:
16-25 Sec. 29.151. FREE KINDERGARTEN. The board of trustees of
16-26 each school district shall establish and maintain one or more
16-27 kindergartens for the training of children residing in the district
17-1 who were [are] at least five years of age on June [September] 1 of
17-2 the preceding school year or who were younger than five years of
17-3 age but have previously been enrolled in prekindergarten.
17-4 SECTION 17. Subchapter E, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
17-5 amended by adding Section 29.155 to read as follows:
17-6 Sec. 29.155. GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT OF HEAD START.
17-7 (a) From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner
17-8 shall make grants for use in providing an educational component to
17-9 federal Head Start programs or similar government-funded early
17-10 childhood care and education programs.
17-11 (b) The commissioner shall adopt rules for implementation of
17-12 this section, including rules prescribing eligibility criteria for
17-13 receipt of a grant and for expenditure of grant funds.
17-14 SECTION 18. Chapter 46, Education Code, is amended by adding
17-15 Section 46.012 to read as follows:
17-16 Sec. 46.012. GRANTS FOR KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS. (a) From
17-17 funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner shall make
17-18 grants to school districts for the construction of kindergarten
17-19 classrooms and for technology used in the instruction of
17-20 kindergarten students. The legislature shall appropriate not more
17-21 than $160 million for a fiscal biennium for this purpose.
17-22 (b) To receive a grant under this section, a school district
17-23 must apply to the commissioner and submit evidence that one or more
17-24 additional kindergarten classrooms are necessary for the district
17-25 to accommodate the compulsory attendance of kindergarten students
17-26 under Section 25.085. The application must also include an
17-27 estimate of the cost of the construction of the additional
18-1 classrooms, including technology appropriate for the instruction of
18-2 kindergarten students.
18-3 (c) If the commissioner approves an application, the
18-4 commissioner shall grant to the district an amount equal to 100
18-5 percent of the estimated cost. If the number of applications
18-6 results in a total estimated cost of all applications that exceeds
18-7 the amount appropriated, the commissioner shall award grants to
18-8 districts that present evidence of the greatest financial need, as
18-9 determined by the commissioner.
18-10 (d) The commissioner shall adopt rules for the
18-11 implementation of this section.
18-12 SECTION 19. The heading of Chapter 46, Education Code, is
18-13 amended to read as follows:
18-14 CHAPTER 46. INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES [ALLOTMENT]
18-15 SECTION 20. The commissioner of education shall recommend to
18-16 the 77th Legislature appropriate measures to accommodate students
18-17 with learning disabilities, including dyslexia and related
18-18 disorders, with respect to the requirements of Section 28.0211,
18-19 Education Code, as added by this Act.
18-20 SECTION 21. The implementation of this Act is contingent on
18-21 the legislature appropriating money sufficient to fund professional
18-22 development for teachers required to teach the remedial programs
18-23 specified under this Act.
18-24 SECTION 22. Sections 14-16 of this Act apply beginning with
18-25 the 1999-2000 school year.
18-26 SECTION 23. This Act takes effect immediately, except that
18-27 Sections 1-13 and 17-21 take effect September 1, 1999.
19-1 SECTION 24. The importance of this legislation and the
19-2 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
19-3 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
19-4 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
19-5 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
19-6 and that this Act take effect and be in force according to its
19-7 terms, and it is so enacted.