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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a parent's right to object to physical fitness |
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assessment of the parent's child by a school district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.101, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a school |
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district annually shall assess the physical fitness of students |
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enrolled in grades 3 through 12. |
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(c) A school district may not assess a student if the |
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student's parent notifies the district in writing that the parent |
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objects to the assessment. A school district shall inform parents |
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of the right to object under this subsection and provide parents |
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with a reasonable opportunity to notify the district of an |
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objection. In this subsection, "parent" includes a person standing |
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in parental relation. |
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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. |