By Reyna of Bexar                                     H.B. No. 2707
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to prekindergarten programs for public school students.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1.  Section 29.153, Education Code, is amended by
 1-5     amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f) to read as
 1-6     follows:
 1-7           (c)  Except as provided by Subsection (f), a [A]
 1-8     prekindergarten class shall be operated on a half-day basis.  A
 1-9     district is not required to provide transportation for a
1-10     prekindergarten class, but transportation, if provided, is included
1-11     for funding purposes as part of the regular transportation system.
1-12           (f)  A prekindergarten class that previously received funding
1-13     under Section 29.155 for the expansion of its operation to a
1-14     full-day period may continue to operate on a full-day basis under
1-15     the Foundation School Program.
1-16           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-17     a vote of two-thirds of  all members elected to each house, as
1-18     provided by Section 39, Article III,  Texas Constitution.  If this
1-19     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-20     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.