By: Lindsay S.B. No. 592 2001S0440/1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to public school prekindergarten programs. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 25, Education Code, is 1-5 amended by adding Section 25.005 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 25.005. TUITION FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN ATTENDING 1-7 PREKINDERGARTEN. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 1-8 code, if a school district has adopted a policy for admitting a 1-9 child younger than five years of age who is not eligible for 1-10 enrollment under Section 29.153(b), the school district may charge 1-11 tuition for the attendance of that child. 1-12 (b) A tuition charge under this section must be submitted to 1-13 the commissioner for approval. 1-14 (c) The attendance of the child is not counted for purposes 1-15 of allocating state funds to the district. 1-16 SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2001-2002 1-17 school year. 1-18 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-19 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-20 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-21 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-22 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.