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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to use of compensatory education allotment funding to |
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provide assistance with child care to students at risk of dropping |
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out of school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.152, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-3) to read as follows: |
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(c-3) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), funds allocated under |
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this section may be used to: |
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(1) provide child-care services or assistance with |
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child-care expenses for students at risk of dropping out of school, |
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as defined by Section 29.081(d)(5); or |
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(2) pay the costs of day care or associated |
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transportation provided through a life skills program in accordance |
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with Sections 29.085(b)(3), (4), and (5). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |