79R6929 SLO-D
By: Dutton H.B. No. 1687
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to fees charged by a juvenile justice alternative
education program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 37.012, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) Except as otherwise authorized by law, a juvenile
justice alternative education program may not require a student or
the parent or guardian of a student to pay any fee, including an
entrance fee or supply fee, for participating in the program.
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 September 1, 2005.