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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of money appropriated out of the general revenue |
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fund for the provision of postsecondary educational programs to |
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persons confined or imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 19.005(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Any person confined or imprisoned in the department who |
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is not a high school graduate is eligible for programs or services |
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under this chapter paid for with money from the foundation school |
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fund. [To the extent space is available, the district may also
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offer programs or services under this chapter paid for with money
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from the foundation school fund to persons confined or imprisoned
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in the department who are high school graduates.] |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 19, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 19.0071 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 19.0071. CERTAIN USE OF APPROPRIATED MONEY PROHIBITED. |
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(a) In this section, "appropriated money" means money: |
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(1) appropriated to the district from the general |
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revenue fund, including money from the foundation school fund; and |
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(2) received by the district from the department under |
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Section 19.007 that was appropriated to the department from the |
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general revenue fund. |
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(b) The district may not use appropriated money to provide, |
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or contract for the provision of, postsecondary educational |
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programs, including vocational training programs, to persons who |
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are confined or imprisoned in the department and are high school |
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graduates or have high school equivalency certificates. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 493.030 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 493.030. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATED MONEY |
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PROHIBITED. The department may not transfer any money appropriated |
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to the department from the general revenue fund to the Windham |
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School District operated under Chapter 19, Education Code, for the |
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purpose of the district providing, or contracting for the provision |
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of, postsecondary educational programs, including vocational |
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training programs, to persons who are confined or imprisoned in the |
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department and are high school graduates or have high school |
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equivalency certificates. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |