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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the state definition of public school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 4, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 4.003 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 4.003. APPLICABILITY TO HEAD START PROGRAMS. A |
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provision in this title applies to a Head Start program only to the |
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extent that the provision explicitly provides for that |
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applicability. |
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SECTION 2. Section 5.001, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (6-b) to read as follows: |
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(6-b) "Public school" means a school that offers a |
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course of instruction for students in one or more grades from |
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prekindergarten through grade 12, is supported by state tax funds, |
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and does not customarily charge tuition. The term includes a Head |
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Start program operated in this state, regardless of whether the |
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program is operated by a school district or operated by a |
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community-based organization and regardless of whether the program |
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is located at a school district campus. |
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SECTION 3. Section 7.031(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Unless otherwise prohibited by federal law, the |
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commissioner may determine, [solely] for purposes of the program's |
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eligibility to receive federal grant funds or participate in |
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federal discount programs, for the purpose of technology services, |
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[and] support, and related services, that a Head Start program |
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operated in this state by a school district or a community-based |
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organization serves the function of an elementary school by |
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providing elementary education at one or more program facilities, |
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regardless of whether the Head Start program facilities are located |
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on a school district campus. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |