By:  Zaffirini                                                            S.B. No. 35



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the financing of assessments performed by the Texas 
School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Texas School for 
the Deaf.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 30, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 30.026 to read as follows:
	Sec. 30.026.  REIMBURSEMENT FOR ASSESSMENT OF DISTRICT AND 
OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS. On request, a school 
district or open-enrollment charter school shall reimburse the 
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired for the actual cost 
of assessing a student not seeking admission to the school who the 
district or the open-enrollment charter school refers to the school 
for assessment.
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter C, Chapter 30, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 30.058 to read as follows:
	Sec. 30.058.  REIMBURSEMENT FOR ASSESSMENT OF DISTRICT AND 
OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS. On request, a school 
district or open-enrollment charter school shall reimburse the 
Texas School for the Deaf for the actual cost of assessing a student 
not seeking admission to the school who the district or the 
open-enrollment charter school refers to the school for assessment.
	SECTION 3.  This Act applies beginning with the 2003-2004 
school year.       
	SECTION 4.  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 September 1, 2003.