By: Staples S.B. No. 1374
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to notice regarding an exception from elementary school
class size limits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.113, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 25.113. NOTICE OF CLASS SIZE. (a) Before applying
for [A campus or district that is granted] an exception under
Section 25.112(d) from class size limits, a campus or school
district must [shall] provide written notice of the application for
an exception to the parent of or person standing in parental
relation to each student affected by the exception. The notice must
be in conspicuous bold or underlined print and:
(1) specify the class for which an exception from the
limit imposed by Section 25.112(a) is sought [was granted];
(2) state the number of children in the class for which
the exception is sought [was granted]; and
(3) be included in a regular mailing or other
communication from the campus or district, such as information sent
home with students.
(b) A school district may not submit an application for an
exception to the commissioner before the 10th business day after
the date the district provides the [The] notice required by
Subsection (a) [must be provided not later than the 31st day after:
[(1) the first day of the school year; or
[(2) the date the exception is granted, if the
exception is granted after the beginning of the school year].
SECTION 2. Section 25.113, Education Code, as amended by
this Act, applies beginning with the 2005-2006 school year.
SECTION 3. 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.