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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Texas Education Agency to seek, |
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accept, determine eligibility for, and distribute grants available |
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for the benefit of public education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 7.031 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.031. GRANTS. (a) The agency may seek, accept, and |
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distribute grants awarded by the federal government or any other |
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public or private entity for the benefit of public education, |
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subject to the limitations or conditions imposed by the terms of the |
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grants or by other law. |
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(b) Unless otherwise prohibited by federal law, the |
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commissioner may determine, solely for purposes of the program's |
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eligibility to receive federal grant funds, for the purpose of |
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technology services and support, that a Head Start program operated |
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in this state by a school district or a community-based |
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organization serves the function of an elementary school by |
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providing elementary education at one or more program facilities. |
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(c) A determination by the commissioner under Subsection |
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(b): |
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(1) does not entitle a Head Start program to receive |
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state funds for which the program would not otherwise be eligible; |
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(2) may not reduce the amount of federal grant funds |
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available for school districts and open-enrollment charter |
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schools; and |
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(3) may not be appealed. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |