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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility to attend prekindergarten classes of a |
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child under the care of a grandparent who has been appointed |
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managing conservator of the child. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.153(b), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) A child is eligible for enrollment in a prekindergarten |
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class under this section if the child is at least three years of age |
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and [is]: |
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(1) is unable to speak and comprehend the English |
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language; |
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(2) is educationally disadvantaged; |
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(3) is homeless, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section |
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11302, regardless of the residence of the child, of either parent of |
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the child, or of the child's guardian or other person having lawful |
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control of the child; |
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(4) is the child of an active duty member of the armed |
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forces of the United States, including the state military forces or |
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a reserve component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active |
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duty by proper authority; [or] |
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(5) is the child of a member of the armed forces of the |
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United States, including the state military forces or a reserve |
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component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while |
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serving on active duty; or |
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(6) primarily resides with a grandparent who has been |
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appointed managing conservator of the child by court order. |
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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. |