1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to public school admission of military personnel and 1-3 dependents under reciprocity agreements between states. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 25, Education Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 25.005 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 25.005. RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS REGARDING MILITARY 1-8 PERSONNEL AND DEPENDENTS. (a) To facilitate the transfer of 1-9 military personnel and their dependents to and from the public 1-10 schools of this state, the agency may pursue reciprocity agreements 1-11 with other states governing the terms of those transfers. 1-12 (b) A reciprocity agreement must: 1-13 (1) address procedures for transferring student 1-14 records; 1-15 (2) address procedures for awarding credit for 1-16 completed course work; and 1-17 (3) include appropriate criteria developed by the 1-18 agency. 1-19 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-20 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-21 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-22 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-23 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2125 was passed by the House on May 11, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2125 was passed by the Senate on May 22, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________________ Date __________________________ Governor