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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to educational requirements for certain incarcerated |
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students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 19, Government Code is amended by adding |
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Section 19.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 19.013 EDUCATIONALREQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN |
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INCARCERATED STUDENTS. (a) The Windham School District shall |
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provide a course of instruction that includes the required |
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curriculum leading to a standard high school diploma for |
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consideration to each incarcerated student who is younger than 18 |
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years of age or younger than 22 years of age if receiving special |
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education services. Referrals to the standard high school diploma |
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program or the high school equivalency program will take into |
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consideration time remaining on sentence, current educational |
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functioning level and recommendations by the Admissions, Review and |
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Dismissal Committee. The Texas Education Agency shall collaborate |
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with the department in providing necessary materials for |
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instruction. |
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(b) The department may enter into an agreement with the |
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Windham School District for purposes of complying with this |
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section. |
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(c) The board may adopt rules as necessary to implement this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2021. |