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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility for free prekindergarten programs in |
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public schools of certain children who are eligible for the |
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subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce |
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Commission. |
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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 (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), any child who is at |
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least three years of age is eligible for enrollment in a |
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prekindergarten class under this section if: |
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(1) the class is provided through a partnership |
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between a school district or open-enrollment charter school and a |
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community-based child-care provider described by Subsection (g); |
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and |
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(2) the child is eligible for subsidized child-care |
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services provided through the child-care services program |
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administered by the Texas Workforce Commission. |
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SECTION 2. Section 29.153(b-1), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the 2023-2024 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, 2023. |