1-1     By:  Hawley, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Truan)          H.B. No. 2125
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2001;
 1-3     May 11, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
 1-4     Education; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote:
 1-5     Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 11, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-7                                   AN ACT
 1-8     relating to public school admission of military personnel and
 1-9     dependents under reciprocity agreements between states.
1-10           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11           SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 25, Education Code, is
1-12     amended by adding Section 25.005 to read as follows:
1-13           Sec. 25.005.  RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS REGARDING MILITARY
1-14     PERSONNEL AND DEPENDENTS. (a)  To facilitate the transfer of
1-15     military personnel and their dependents to and from the public
1-16     schools of this state, the agency may pursue reciprocity agreements
1-17     with other states governing the terms of those transfers.
1-18           (b)  A reciprocity agreement must:
1-19                 (1)  address procedures for transferring student
1-20     records;
1-21                 (2)  address procedures for awarding credit for
1-22     completed course work; and
1-23                 (3)  include appropriate criteria developed by the
1-24     agency.
1-25           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-26     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-27     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-28     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-29     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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