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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to elementary class size limits in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.112, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) On application of a school district, the commissioner |
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may except the district from the limit in Subsection (a) if the |
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commissioner: |
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(1) finds the limit works an undue hardship on the |
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district; or |
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(2) determines that as a result of a reduction in state |
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funding levels, the amount of state and local funds per weighted |
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student available to the district is less than the amount of state |
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and local funds per weighted student available to the district in |
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the preceding school year. |
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(d-1) An exception under Subsection (d) expires at the end |
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of the school year for which it is granted. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2011-2012 |
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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 on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |