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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of certain requirements and |
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restrictions on funding for before-school and after-school |
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programs established by school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.9031, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) A school district shall conduct a request for proposals |
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procurement process to enable the district to determine if |
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contracting with a licensed child-care facility or a facility or |
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program that is exempt from the child-care licensing requirements |
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under Section 42.041, Human Resources Code, that provides a |
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before-school or after-school program, as defined by Section |
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42.002, Human Resources Code, to provide the district's |
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before-school or after-school program would serve the district's |
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best interests. Following the request for proposals procurement |
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process, the district may enter into a contract with a child-care |
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facility or implement a before-school or after-school program |
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operated by the district. If the district enters into a contract |
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with a child-care facility, the contract must comply with the |
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requirements of Section 44.031 and may not exceed a term of three |
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years. |
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(e) A school district may not use Foundation School Program |
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funds to establish or operate a before-school or after-school |
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program under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |