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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the optional flexible school day program provided by |
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school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.0822(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 25.081 or 25.082, a school |
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district may apply to the commissioner to provide a flexible school |
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day program for students who: |
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(1) have dropped out of school or are at risk of |
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dropping out of school as defined by Section 29.081; |
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(2) attend a campus that is implementing an innovative |
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redesign of the campus or an early college high school under a plan |
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approved by the commissioner; [or] |
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(3) as a result of attendance requirements under |
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Section 25.092, will be denied credit for one or more classes in |
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which the students have been enrolled; or |
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(4) attend a campus that would benefit from the |
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program, as determined by the district. |
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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. |