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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the implementation of certain rules regarding public |
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school accountability adopted by the commissioner of education or |
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the Texas Education Agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 39.001, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the implementation of a |
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rule adopted by the commissioner or the agency that affects methods |
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or procedures for administering provisions of this chapter may be |
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delayed until the second school year after the school year the rule |
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is adopted unless the commissioner or the agency is required by law |
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to adopt and implement such a rule in a shorter period. |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.001(c), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a rule adopted on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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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, 2021. |