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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the proximity of a school bus stop to the residence of a |
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sex offender. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 34, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 34.016 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 34.016. LOCATION OF BUS STOP. (a) When designating the |
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location of a bus stop, a school district shall consider the |
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proximity of the bus stop to the residence of an individual as to |
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whom the district superintendent or a school administrator has |
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received notice under Article 62.054, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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(b) The district shall attempt to locate each bus stop at |
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least 1,500 feet from the residence of an individual described by |
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Subsection (a), as measured in a straight line from the nearest |
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property line of the residence to the bus stop. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010 |
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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, 2009. |