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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to limits on the size of public school classes in |
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kindergarten and grades one through four. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.112(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) On application of a school district, the commissioner |
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may except the district from the limit in Subsection (a) if the |
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commissioner finds the limit works an undue hardship on the |
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district. An exception expires at the end of the semester for which |
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it is granted, and the commissioner may not grant an exception for: |
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(1) more than one semester at a time; or |
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(2) more than two consecutive semesters unless the |
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commissioner determines that the school district: |
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(A) has applied for the exception because of a |
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shortage of instructional facilities in the district; and |
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(B) is in the process of constructing additional |
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instructional facilities. |
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SECTION 2. Section 25.112(d), Education Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the 2007-2008 school year and an |
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exception granted to a school district under that subsection as it |
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existed before amendment by this Act for the 2006-2007 school year |
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is included in determining the eligibility of the school district |
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for an exception in 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. |