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By: West |
S.B. No. 1679 |
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(In the Senate - Filed March 6, 2019; March 14, 2019, read |
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first time and referred to Committee on Education; April 8, 2019, |
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reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the |
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following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; April 8, 2019, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1679 |
By: West |
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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 under Subsection (b) at the age of three and |
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enrolls in a prekindergarten class at the age of three remains |
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eligible for enrollment in a prekindergarten class for the |
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following 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. |
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