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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operation of a public school transportation system |
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in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 34.007, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) A board of county school trustees or a school district |
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board of trustees may establish and operate an economical public |
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school transportation system: |
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(1) in the county or district, as applicable; or |
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(2) outside the county or district, as applicable, if: |
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(A) the county or school district enters into an |
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interlocal contract as provided by Chapter 791, Government Code; or |
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(B) for a county system or school district |
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described by Subsection (a-1), students served by the county system |
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or enrolled in the school district reside outside the county or |
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district, as applicable. |
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(a-1) Subsection (a)(2)(B) applies only to a county system |
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or school district located in a county that: |
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(1) has a population of: |
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(A) less than 40,000; or |
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(B) more than 285,000 and less than 300,000; and |
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(2) is adjacent to a county with a population of more |
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than 3.3 million. |
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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. |