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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an agreement setting forth the respective |
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responsibilities of a parent, student, and classroom teacher in a |
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public school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 26.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.014. AGREEMENT SETTING FORTH RESPONSIBILITIES OF |
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PARENT, STUDENT, AND CLASSROOM TEACHER. (a) Each school district |
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shall adopt a written agreement form for each grade level setting |
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forth the responsibilities of a student's parent as well as the |
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respective responsibilities of the student and each of the |
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student's classroom teachers. The parent, student, and each of the |
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student's classroom teachers shall sign the appropriate agreement |
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at the beginning of each school year. |
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(b) A student in prekindergarten, kindergarten, grade one, |
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grade two, or grade three is not required to sign the agreement |
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described by this section. |
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(c) A school district shall determine the manner in which |
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the agreement will be enforced, including any penalties for an |
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individual's refusal to sign the agreement. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2007-2008 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |