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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that school districts and open-enrollment |
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charter schools report certain information regarding children with |
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disabilities who reside in residential facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.012, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) The commissioner by rule shall require each school |
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district and open-enrollment charter school to include in the |
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district's or school's Public Education Information Management |
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System (PEIMS) report the number of children with disabilities |
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residing in a residential facility who: |
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(1) are required to be tracked by the Residential |
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Facility Monitoring (RFM) System; and |
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(2) receive educational services from the district or |
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school. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect only if a specific |
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appropriation for the implementation of the Act is provided in a |
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general appropriations act of the 85th Legislature. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |