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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transfer of a student from the school district of |
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the student's residence to another district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.036, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Any child, other than a high school graduate, who is |
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younger than 21 years of age and eligible for enrollment on |
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September 1 of any school year may transfer [annually] from the |
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child's school district of residence to another district in this |
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state if both the receiving district and the applicant parent or |
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[guardian or] person standing in parental relation to [having
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lawful control of] the child jointly approve and timely agree in |
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writing to the transfer. |
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(c) The transfer agreement must authorize the receiving |
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school district or the parent or person standing in parental |
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relation to the child who executes a transfer agreement to |
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terminate the agreement at any time during the school year. |
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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. |