78S40838 CAS-D

By:  Van de Putte                                                 S.B. No. 15 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the use of state and local tax revenues to pay student 
expenses at private schools.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 4, Education Code, is amended by adding 
Section 4.004 to read as follows:
	Sec. 4.004.  USE OF TAX REVENUES FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL EXPENSES 
PROHIBITED.  (a)  To ensure that the state has sufficient funds to 
provide a public education system as required by Section 1, Article 
VII, Texas Constitution, and Section 4.003 and that the public 
education system has sufficient funds to meet the mission, 
objectives, and academic goals specified by Sections 4.001 and 
4.002, state or local tax revenues may not be used, directly or 
indirectly, to pay for any portion of a student's tuition, fees, or 
other expenses at a private elementary or secondary school.
	(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), state funds may be used 
to pay administrative costs under Section 31.028(c).
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the 
legislative session.