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AN ACT
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relating to certain counties that are not required to operate a |
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juvenile justice alternative education program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.011, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-2) For purposes of this section and Section 37.010(a), a |
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county with a population greater than 125,000 is considered to be a |
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county with a population of 125,000 or less if the county: |
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(1) has a population of 180,000 or less; |
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(2) is adjacent to two counties, each of which has a |
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population of more than 1.7 million; and |
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(3) has seven or more school districts located wholly |
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within the county's boundaries. |
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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 September 1, 2011. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 592 was passed by the House on May 3, |
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2011, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 592 on May 23, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 1 |
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present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 592 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 21, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays |
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2. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |