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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eliminating certain mandates on school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 11.177 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.177. AUTHORITY TO PUBLISH NOTICE ON DISTRICT |
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WEBSITE. (a) If a school district, the district's board of |
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trustees, or an officer of the board is required under state law to |
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publish notice concerning the district in a newspaper, the |
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district, board, or officer may instead post the notice on the |
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district's Internet website. |
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(b) Notice posted on an Internet website under Subsection |
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(a) must meet any content or deadline or other date requirements |
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established by law or rule for publishing that notice in a newspaper |
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and must meet or exceed any duration or frequency requirements |
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established by law or rule for publishing that notice in a |
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newspaper. The notice or a link to the notice must be posted in a |
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prominent place on the home page of the website. |
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(c) Notice posted on an Internet website under Subsection |
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(a) is not required to meet any page or type-size requirements |
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established by law or rule for publishing that notice in a |
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newspaper. |
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SECTION 2. Section 25.112(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as otherwise authorized by this section, a school |
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district may not enroll at a campus more than a campus-wide average |
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of 22 students in [a] kindergarten, first, second, third, and [or] |
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fourth grade classes [class]. That limitation does not apply |
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during: |
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(1) any 12-week period of the school year selected by |
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the district, in the case of a district whose average daily |
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attendance is adjusted under Section 42.005(c); or |
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(2) the last 12 weeks of any school year in the case of |
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any other district. |
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SECTION 3. Section 28.025(b-3), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b-3) In adopting rules to provide students with the option |
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described by Subsection (b-1)(1)(A), the State Board of Education |
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must provide that a school district may determine the [approve a
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variety of] mathematics and science courses that may be taken after |
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the completion of Algebra II and physics to comply with the |
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recommended program requirements. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter A, Chapter 44, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 44.012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 44.012. GENERAL FUND BALANCE REQUIREMENT. The |
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commissioner may not adopt a rule that requires a school district to |
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maintain a certain balance or percentage of district funds in the |
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district's unreserved general fund. |
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SECTION 5. The following provisions of the Education Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Section 25.113; |
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(2) Section 29.1534(d); |
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(3) Section 37.020; |
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(4) Section 38.103; and |
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(5) Section 38.104. |
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SECTION 6. This Act applies beginning with the 2011-2012 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 7. 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. |