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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting requirements by the Texas Education Agency |
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and certain school districts and open-enrollment charter schools |
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regarding student attendance during a declared disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 25, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 25.0875 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.0875. REQUIRED REPORTING OF ATTENDANCE DURING |
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DECLARED DISASTER. (a) In this section, "declared disaster" |
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means: |
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(1) a disaster declared by the president of the United |
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States; |
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(2) a state of disaster declared by the governor under |
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Section 418.014, Government Code; or |
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(3) a local state of disaster declared by the |
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presiding officer of the governing body of a political subdivision |
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under Section 418.108, Government Code. |
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(b) If the operations or in-person student attendance of a |
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school district or open-enrollment charter school are |
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substantially disrupted as a result of a declared disaster, the |
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district school shall submit a report to the agency in accordance |
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with Subsections (c) and (d). |
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(c) The report must include the total number, disaggregated |
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by student grade level, gender, race, being enrolled in a special |
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education program, being enrolled in a gifted and talented program, |
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being at risk of dropping out of school, being in foster care, |
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experiencing homelessness, being a dependent of military |
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personnel, having limited English proficiency, or being a migratory |
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child, of: |
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(1) students attending in-person; |
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(2) students attending remotely; and |
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(3) students experiencing chronic absenteeism. |
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(d) If the declared disaster lasts: |
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(1) for a period of less than 90 days, each affected |
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school district or open-enrollment charter school shall submit a |
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report to the agency not later than the 30th day following the |
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termination or expiration of the declared disaster; or |
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(2) for a period of more than 90 days, each affected |
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school district or open-enrollment charter school shall submit a |
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report to the agency every 90 days for the duration of the declared |
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disaster. |
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(e) The agency shall: |
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(1) aggregate the data received from each school |
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district and open-enrollment charter school under this section; and |
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(2) submit a report to the legislature not later than |
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30 days after each required reporting period under Subsection (d). |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022 |
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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, 2021. |