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By: Swinford (Senate Sponsor - Seliger) |
H.B. No. 2171 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 3, 2007; |
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May 7, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Education; May 15, 2007, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 15, 2007, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the first day of instruction in school districts whose |
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prospective or former students generally attend certain grades in |
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another state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.0811, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b) to read as follows: |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a school district that |
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does not offer each grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 |
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and whose prospective or former students generally attend school in |
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another state for the grade levels the district does not offer may |
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start school on any date permitted under Subsection (a) or the law |
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of the other state. |
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SECTION 2. Section 25.0811(b), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the 2007-2008 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. |
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