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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the consideration for public school accountability |
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purposes of certain students participating in regional day school |
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programs for the deaf. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.0551 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.0551. CERTAIN STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN REGIONAL |
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DAY SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR THE DEAF NOT CONSIDERED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY |
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PURPOSES. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, in |
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determining the performance of a school district or campus under |
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this chapter, a student participating in a regional day school |
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program for the deaf under Subchapter D, Chapter 30, whose parent or |
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person standing in parental relation to the student does not reside |
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in the school district providing program services is not considered |
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a student of the district or campus in which the program is |
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physically located. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2017. |