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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the entitlement of certain students to attend a public |
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school campus at which a full-time registered nurse is assigned. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 25, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 25.045 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.045. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN STUDENTS TO CAMPUS WITH |
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FULL-TIME REGISTERED SCHOOL NURSE. (a) This section applies only |
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to: |
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(1) a student who: |
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(A) has a severe food allergy, as defined by |
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commissioner rule; and |
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(B) is assigned to a campus that does not have a |
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full-time registered school nurse assigned to the campus; or |
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(2) the sibling of a student described by Subdivision |
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(1). |
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(b) A student described by Subsection (a)(1) is entitled to |
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transfer to another campus in the student's school district of |
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residence or to a campus in another school district in order to |
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attend a campus at which a full-time registered school nurse is |
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assigned. |
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(c) The sibling of a student described by Subsection (a)(1) |
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is entitled to transfer to another campus under this section only in |
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order to attend the same campus as the student. |
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(d) A school district is not required to provide |
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transportation to a student who transfers to another campus under |
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this section. |
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(e) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to |
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administer this section, including rules providing for the transfer |
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of state funds in the manner provided by Section 25.037. |
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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. |