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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility of certain children for free |
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prekindergarten programs in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.153, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) A child who is eligible for enrollment in a |
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prekindergarten class at the age of three remains eligible for |
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enrollment at the age of four. |
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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. |