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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of the adjutant general's department to |
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receive Foundation School Program funding for students enrolled in |
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the Texas ChalleNGe Academy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 431, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 431.0401 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 431.0401. TEXAS CHALLENGE ACADEMY. (a) For each |
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student enrolled in the Texas ChalleNGe Academy, the department is |
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entitled to allotments from the Foundation School Program under |
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Chapter 42, Education Code, as if the academy were a school district |
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without a tier one local share for purposes of Section 42.253, |
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Education Code. |
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(b) The department shall contract with an appropriate |
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school district for the provision of educational services for |
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students enrolled in the academy. The school district with which |
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the department contracts shall be responsible for ensuring |
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compliance with any applicable regulatory requirements imposed |
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under the Education Code and enforced by the commissioner of |
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education and the Texas Education Agency. |
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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. |