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AN ACT
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relating to the absence of a student from school to visit with a |
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parent, stepparent, or guardian who will be or has been deployed on |
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military duty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.087, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-4) and amending Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b-4) A school district shall excuse a student whose parent, |
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stepparent, or legal guardian is an active duty member of the |
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uniformed services as defined by Section 162.002 and has been |
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called to duty for, is on leave from, or immediately returned from |
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continuous deployment of at least four months outside the locality |
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where the parent, stepparent, or guardian regularly resides, to |
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visit with the student's parent, stepparent, or guardian. A school |
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district may not excuse a student under this subsection more than |
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five days in a school year. An excused absence under this |
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subsection must be taken: |
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(1) not earlier than the 60th day before the date of |
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deployment; or |
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(2) not later than the 30th day after the date of |
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return from deployment. |
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(d) A student whose absence is excused under Subsection (b), |
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(b-2), (b-4), or (c) may not be penalized for that absence and shall |
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be counted as if the student attended school for purposes of |
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calculating the average daily attendance of students in the school |
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district. A student whose absence is excused under Subsection (b), |
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(b-2), (b-4), or (c) shall be allowed a reasonable time to make up |
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school work missed on those days. If the student satisfactorily |
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completes the school work, the day of absence shall be counted as a |
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day of compulsory attendance. |
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SECTION 2. 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 hereby certify that S.B. No. 260 passed the Senate on |
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April 18, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 17, 2013, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 260 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 14, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 143, |
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Nays 0, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |