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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study regarding school district transportation |
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services and state and local resources available to fund those |
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services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "agency" means the |
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Texas Education Agency. |
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SECTION 2. STUDY REGARDING SCHOOL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION |
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SERVICES. (a) The agency, with the participation of appropriate |
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stakeholders, shall conduct a study regarding transportation |
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services provided by school districts in this state and the extent |
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to which available state and local resources are sufficient to meet |
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the costs of providing those services. |
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(b) The study must include an evaluation of the |
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transportation allotment provided under Section 42.155, Education |
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Code. |
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(c) The agency may enter into one or more contracts with an |
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individual or a public or private entity, including an institution |
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of higher education, for services relating to the study. |
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SECTION 3. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than December |
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1, 2014, the agency shall submit a report to the legislature that |
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includes the results of the study and any associated |
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recommendations. |
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SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |