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Amend SB 204 (house committee printing) on page 1 as follows:
(1) Strike line 4 and substitute the following:
SECTION 1. Section 34.007, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (c) to
(2) On line 9, strike "or" and substitute "[or]".
(3) Strike lines 10 through 14 and substitute the following:
(2) outside the county or district, as applicable, if the county or school district enters into an interlocal contract as provided by Chapter 791, Government Code; or
(3) outside the district if students enrolled in the district reside outside the district and the district:
(A) has an active policy adopted by the board that prohibits screening transfer students who reside outside the district based on the student's academic performance, disciplinary history, or attendance record, regardless of any relevant district or innovation plan adopted by the board or authorization to screen transfer students under any other authority; and
(B) certifies that the district has:
(i) an overall performance rating of C or higher under Section 39.054 for the preceding school year;
(ii) an overall accountability score of 70 or higher for the preceding school year as calculated by the agency for purposes of determining the district's overall performance rating under Section 39.054; and
(iii) the same or better overall performance rating under Section 39.054 for the preceding school year as the school district from which the district will transport students under this subdivision.
(4) Between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
(a-1) A school district shall make publicly available on the district's Internet website information regarding the district's compliance with the requirements under Subsection (a)(3).
(c) This section may not be construed to prohibit a board of county school trustees or a school district board of trustees from operating a transportation system in another county or district, as applicable, to ensure the most efficient routes for transporting students who reside in the operating county or district.