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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transportation allotments provided under the |
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Foundation School Program to school districts that permit students |
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to select a campus of attendance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.155(b), Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (4) to read as follows: |
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(4) "School choice eligible student" means a student |
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who resides two or more miles from the student's campus of choice, |
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measured along the shortest route that may be traveled on public |
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roads, and who is not classified as a student eligible for special |
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education services. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.155, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) This subsection applies only to a district that offers |
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students residing in the district a variety of choices in selecting |
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a campus for attendance and provides transportation to the selected |
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campus at no cost to the students. The choices of campus offered |
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must represent multiple factors, such as the sex of students |
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enrolled at the campus, the subject matter or learning methods |
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emphasized at the campus, and the degree to which athletic and other |
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extracurricular activities are available at the campus. In |
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addition to the regular transportation allotment under Subsection |
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(c), a district is entitled to reimbursement for the costs of |
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transportation provided to school choice eligible students. |
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Reimbursement shall be provided in the same manner that |
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reimbursement is provided for the costs of transporting career and |
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technology education students under Subsection (f). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |