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By: Huberty (Senate Sponsor - Creighton) |
H.B. No. 744 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2015; |
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April 28, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Education; May 7, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 7, 2015, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE VOTE |
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TaylorofGalvestonX |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of certain insurance by public school |
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districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.024(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) In compliance with this section, the board of trustees |
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of a school district may obtain insurance against bodily injuries |
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sustained by students while training for or engaging in interschool |
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athletic competition or while engaging in school-sponsored |
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activities [on a school campus]. |
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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. |
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