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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to instructional days and staff development days for a |
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school district that adopts the optional flexible year program for |
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public school students who fail to perform satisfactorily on an |
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assessment instrument or who would not otherwise be promoted. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.081(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as authorized under Subsection (b) of this |
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section or[,] Section 25.084, [or Section 29.0821,] for each school |
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year each school district must operate so that the district |
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provides for at least 180 days of instruction for all students. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.005(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) In this chapter, average daily attendance is: |
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(1) the quotient of the sum of attendance for each day |
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of the minimum number of days of instruction as described under |
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Section 25.081(a) divided by the minimum number of days of |
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instruction; or |
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(2) [for a district that operates under a flexible
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year program under Section 29.0821, the quotient of the sum of
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attendance for each actual day of instruction as permitted by
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Section 29.0821(b)(1) divided by the number of actual days of
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instruction as permitted by Section 29.0821(b)(1); or
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[(3)] for a district that operates under a flexible |
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school day program under Section 29.0822, the average daily |
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attendance as calculated by the commissioner in accordance with |
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Section 29.0822(d). |
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SECTION 3. Sections 29.0821(b) and (c), Education Code, are |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |