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By: Aycock, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Fraser) |
H.B. No. 525 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 15, 2013; |
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April 17, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Education; May 8, 2013, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 8, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the collection of data relating to military-connected |
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students through the Public Education Information Management |
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System (PEIMS). |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.006, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) The agency shall collect data each year from school |
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districts and open-enrollment charter schools through the Public |
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Education Information Management System (PEIMS) relating to the |
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enrollment of military-connected students. The data relating to the |
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enrollment of military-connected students under this section: |
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(1) must include the number of active duty |
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military-connected students and the number of National Guard or |
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reserve military-connected students enrolled in the school |
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district or open-enrollment charter school on a date at the |
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beginning of the school year specified by the agency and a date at |
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the end of the school year specified by the agency; and |
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(2) may not be used for purposes of determining a |
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campus or district performance rating under Section 39.054. |
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(d) In this section, "military-connected student" means a |
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student enrolled in a school district or open-enrollment charter |
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school who is a dependent of a member of: |
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(1) the United States military serving in the Army, |
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Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard on active duty; |
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(2) the Texas National Guard; or |
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(3) a reserve force of the United States military. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 |
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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, 2013. |
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