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AN ACT
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relating to certain written information the Windham School District |
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must provide to a person before the person enrolls in a district |
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vocational training program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 19, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 19.0042 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 19.0042. INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY DISTRICT BEFORE |
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VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ENROLLMENT. Before a person described |
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by Section 19.005 enrolls in a district vocational training |
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program, the district must inform the person in writing of: |
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(1) any rule or policy of a state agency that would |
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impose a restriction or prohibition on the person in obtaining a |
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certificate or license in connection with the vocational training |
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program; |
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(2) the total number of district students released |
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during the preceding 10 years who have completed a district |
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vocational training program that allows for an opportunity to apply |
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for a certificate or license from a state agency and, of those |
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students: |
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(A) the number who have applied for a certificate |
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or license from a state agency; |
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(B) the number who have been issued a certificate |
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or license by a state agency; and |
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(C) the number who have been denied a certificate |
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or license by a state agency; and |
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(3) the procedures for: |
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(A) requesting a criminal history evaluation |
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letter under Section 53.102, Occupations Code; |
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(B) providing evidence of fitness to perform the |
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duties and discharge the responsibilities of a licensed occupation |
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for purposes of Section 53.023, Occupations Code; and |
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(C) appealing a state agency's denial of a |
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certificate or license, including deadlines and due process |
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requirements: |
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(i) to the State Office of Administrative |
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Hearings under Subchapter C, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and |
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(ii) through any other available avenue. |
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SECTION 2. Section 19.0042, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only regarding enrollment of a person in a Windham |
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School District vocational training program on or after September |
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1, 2013. |
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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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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 797 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 797 was passed by the Senate on May |
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15, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |