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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the determination of certain exemptions from the |
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administration of state assessment instruments to public school |
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students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.027, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-2) Unless a student is enrolled in a school in the United |
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States for a period of at least 60 consecutive days during a year, |
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the student may not be considered to be enrolled in a school in the |
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United States for that year for the purpose of determining a number |
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of years under Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3). |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.027(a-2), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies to a student regardless of the date on which the |
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student initially enrolled in a school in the United States. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |