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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the public schools eligible to receive certain grants |
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from the Department of Agriculture. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 48.001, Agriculture Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 48.001. CREATION. Consistent with this chapter, the |
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department by rule shall develop a program to award grants to public |
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elementary and middle schools located in large urban school |
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districts for the purpose of establishing: |
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(1) demonstration agricultural projects; or |
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(2) other projects designed to foster an understanding |
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and awareness of agriculture. |
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SECTION 2. Section 48.002, Agriculture Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 48.002. ELIGIBILITY. Subject to available funds, a |
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public elementary or middle school is eligible to receive a grant |
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under this chapter if the school: |
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(1) is located in a school district with an enrollment |
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of at least 49,000 students; and |
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(2) submits to the department, at the time and in the |
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form required by the department, a proposal for a demonstration |
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agricultural project that includes: |
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(A) a description of the proposed project; |
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(B) a schedule of projected costs for the |
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project; and |
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(C) a statement of the educational benefits of |
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the project, including how the project will improve understanding |
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of agriculture. |
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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. |