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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain counties that are required to operate a |
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juvenile justice alternative education program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.011(a-2), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a-2) Notwithstanding Subsection (a-1), for [For] purposes |
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of this section and Section 37.010(a), a county [with a population
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greater than 125,000] is considered to be a county with a population |
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greater than [of] 125,000 [or less] if the county: |
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(1) has a population greater than 125,000 and less |
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than [of] 180,000 [or less]; |
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(2) is adjacent to two counties, each of which has a |
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population of more than 1.7 million; and |
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(3) has seven or more school districts located wholly |
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within the county's boundaries. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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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, 2019. |