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By: Phillips (Senate Sponsor - Jackson) |
H.B. No. 1839 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2011; |
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May 9, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Economic |
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Development; May 20, 2011, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 5, Nays 1; May 20, 2011, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to excluding a provider of recreational classes that do |
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not lead to an educational credential from regulation as a career |
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school or college. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 132, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 132.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 132.005. APPLICABILITY. This chapter does not apply |
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to a school or training program that offers only avocational or |
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recreational instruction or teacher instruction for the following |
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subjects: |
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(1) dance; |
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(2) music; |
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(3) martial arts; |
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(4) yoga; |
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(5) physical fitness; |
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(6) horseback riding; |
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(7) riflery or other weapon use; |
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(8) sewing, knitting, or other needlecrafts; or |
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(9) sports. |
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SECTION 2. 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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