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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of and funding for Saturday classes for |
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elementary school students who fail to pass certain assessment |
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instruments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 25.0812 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.0812. SATURDAY CLASSES FOR CERTAIN ELEMENTARY |
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SCHOOL STUDENTS. In addition to classes normally held by a school |
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district, a district may hold classes on Saturdays during the |
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regular school year for elementary school students who fail to |
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perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument administered |
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under Section 39.023(a), (b), or (l). |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.005, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A school district is entitled to funding under this |
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chapter for students in average daily attendance in a class |
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described by Section 25.0812. For purposes of this subsection, |
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average daily attendance is the quotient of the sum of attendance |
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for each day a program under that section is provided divided by the |
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number of days the program is provided. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2009. |