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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to membership of the state continuing advisory committee |
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for special education services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.006, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.006. CONTINUING ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The
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governor shall appoint a continuing advisory committee, composed of |
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17 members, under 20 U.S.C. Section 1412(a)(21). At least one |
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member appointed under this subsection must be a director of |
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special education programs for a school district or for a shared |
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services arrangement of multiple school districts as provided by |
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Section 29.007. |
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(b) The appointments are not subject to confirmation by the
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senate. |
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(c) Members of the committee are appointed for staggered
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terms of four years with the terms of eight or nine members expiring |
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on February 1 of each odd-numbered year. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than February 1, 2013, the governor |
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shall appoint a member to the continuing advisory committee as |
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necessary to ensure that the composition of the committee complies |
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with Section 29.006, Education Code, as amended by this Act. |
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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. |