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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a student's eligibility to enroll in courses provided |
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through the state virtual school network. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 30A.002(a) and (c), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A student is eligible to enroll in one or more courses [a
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course] provided through the state virtual school network or, |
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except as provided by Section 30A.107(c), enroll full-time in |
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courses provided through the network only if the student: |
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(1) on September 1 of the school year: |
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(A) is younger than 21 years of age; or |
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(B) is younger than 26 years of age and entitled |
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to the benefits of the Foundation School Program under Section |
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42.003; |
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(2) has not graduated from high school; and |
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(3) is otherwise eligible to enroll in a public school |
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in this state. |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(3) [or (b)], a student |
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is eligible to enroll in one or more courses provided through the |
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state virtual school network or enroll full-time in courses |
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provided through the network if the student: |
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(1) is a dependent of a member of the United States |
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military; |
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(2) was previously enrolled in high school in this |
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state; and |
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(3) does not reside in this state due to a military |
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deployment or transfer. |
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SECTION 2. Section 30A.002(b), Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |