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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eliminating certain mandates on school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.112(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as otherwise authorized by this section, a school |
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district may not enroll at a campus more than a campus-wide average |
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of 22 students in [a] kindergarten, first, second, third, and [or] |
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fourth grade classes [class]. That limitation does not apply |
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during: |
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(1) any 12-week period of the school year selected by |
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the district, in the case of a district whose average daily |
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attendance is adjusted under Section 42.005(c); or |
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(2) the last 12 weeks of any school year in the case of |
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any other district. |
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SECTION 2. Section 34.0021(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Pursuant to the safety standards established by the |
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Department of Public Safety under Section 34.002, each school |
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district may [shall] conduct a training session for students and |
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teachers concerning procedures for evacuating a school bus during |
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an emergency. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 39.112(a) and (d), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a school campus or |
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district that is rated as recognized or exemplary is exempt from |
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requirements and prohibitions imposed under this code including |
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rules adopted under this code. |
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(d) The commissioner may exempt a [an exemplary] school |
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campus that is rated as recognized or exemplary from elementary |
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class size limits under this section if the school campus submits to |
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the commissioner a written plan showing steps that will be taken to |
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ensure that the exemption from the class size limits will not be |
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harmful to the academic achievement of the students on the school |
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campus. The commissioner shall review achievement levels annually. |
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The exemption remains in effect until the commissioner determines |
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that achievement levels of the campus have declined. |
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SECTION 4. Section 44.902, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 44.902. GOAL TO REDUCE CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY. |
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The board of trustees of a school district may [shall] establish a |
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goal to reduce the school district's annual electric consumption by |
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five percent each state fiscal year for six years beginning |
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September 1, 2007. |
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SECTION 5. Section 44.903(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A school district is encouraged to [shall] purchase for |
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use in each type of light fixture in an instructional facility the |
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commercially available model of light bulb that: |
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(1) uses the fewest watts for the necessary luminous |
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flux or light output; |
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(2) is compatible with the light fixture; and |
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(3) is the most cost-effective, considering the |
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factors described by Subdivisions (1) and (2). |
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SECTION 6. The following provisions of the Education Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Sections 34.0021(b) and (d); and |
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(2) Section 44.901(b). |
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SECTION 7. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 8. 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. |