By:  Dutton (Senate Sponsor - West)                               H.B. No. 1687
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2005; 
May 12, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Education; May 23, 2005, reported favorably by the following vote:  
Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 23, 2005, sent to printer.)


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.



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