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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, and distribute grants available for the benefit of public |
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elementary and secondary 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 elementary or |
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secondary education, subject to the limitations or conditions |
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imposed by the terms of the grants or by other law. |
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(b) For purposes of eligibility for federal grant funds, |
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including funds provided through the Schools and Libraries Program |
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("E-rate" program) or another federal Universal Service Fund |
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program, the commissioner may determine that a Head Start program |
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operated in this state by a school district or a community-based |
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organization serves the function of a public elementary school |
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under the laws of this state by providing elementary education at |
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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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and |
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(2) 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. |