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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to calculation of average daily attendance for public |
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school students in blended learning programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.005, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g-1) to read as follows: |
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(g-1) The commissioner shall adopt rules to calculate |
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average daily attendance for students participating in a blended |
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learning program in which classroom instruction is supplemented |
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with applied workforce learning opportunities, including |
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participation of students in internships, externships, and |
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apprenticeships. |
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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 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. |