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By: Bell of Kaufman, et al. |
H.B. No. 2210 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Powell) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 2019; |
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May 10, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Education; May 17, 2019, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 17, 2019, sent to printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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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 receiving residential services in |
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state hospitals. |
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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 39.0552 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.0552. CERTAIN STUDENTS RECEIVING RESIDENTIAL |
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SERVICES IN STATE HOSPITALS 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 receiving residential services in a state |
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hospital is not considered a student of the school district or |
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campus in which the state hospital is 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, 2019. |
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