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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain appeals against school districts made to the |
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commissioner of education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.057, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c-1), (c-2), and (c-3) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) An administrative law judge acting on behalf of the |
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commissioner under Chapter 157, Title 19, Texas Administrative |
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Code, in response to an appeal described by Subsection (c) shall |
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issue a proposal for decision not later than the 30th day after the |
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conclusion of briefing by parties to the appeal. |
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(c-2) On receipt of a proposal for decision under Subsection |
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(c-1), the commissioner shall issue a final decision not later |
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than: |
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(1) the 30th day after the filing of the parties' |
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replies and exceptions to the proposal for decision; or |
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(2) if no replies and exceptions are filed, the 60th |
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day after the date of issuance of the proposal for decision. |
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(c-3) If the commissioner fails to comply with Subsection |
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(c-2), the commissioner shall issue a final decision that conforms |
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with the proposal for decision not later than the seventh day after |
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the applicable deadline under that subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a hearing that commences |
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on or after September 1, 2009. A hearing that commenced before |
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September 1, 2009, is governed by the law as it existed immediately |
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before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |