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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to operation of public schools on certain election days. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.081, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A school district may not provide student instruction in |
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odd-numbered years on the uniform election date in November |
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provided by Section 41.001, Election Code, or in even-numbered |
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years on the date of the general election for state and county |
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officers provided by Section 41.002, Election Code. A school |
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district may choose to designate a date described by this |
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subsection as a school holiday or a staff development day. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016 |
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school year. |
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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, 2015. |