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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study conducted by the Texas Education Agency on the |
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financial costs of providing educational services to persons who |
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are not lawfully present in the United States. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. STUDY ON COST OF PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES |
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TO PERSONS NOT LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES. The Texas |
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Education Agency shall conduct a study to determine the financial |
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costs incurred by the agency and by public school districts |
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statewide during the 2017-2018 school year as a result of providing |
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educational services to persons who are not lawfully present in the |
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United States. |
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SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2018, the |
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agency shall deliver a report of the agency's findings to the |
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governor, lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives. The agency shall publish the report on the |
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agency's Internet website. |
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SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires February 1, 2019. |
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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, 2017. |