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               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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               AN ACT
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            relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are  | 
         
         
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            children of peace officers. | 
         
         
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                   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 25, Education Code, is  | 
         
         
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            amended by adding Section 25.0344 to read as follows: | 
         
         
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                   Sec. 25.0344.  TRANSFER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE CHILDREN OF  | 
         
         
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            PEACE OFFICERS.  (a)  In this section, "peace officer" has the  | 
         
         
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            meaning assigned by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code. | 
         
         
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                   (b)  On request of a peace officer who is a parent of or  | 
         
         
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            person standing in parental relation to a student, the board of  | 
         
         
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            trustees of a school district or the board's designee shall  | 
         
         
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            transfer the student to another district campus or to another  | 
         
         
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            school district under an agreement under Section 25.035. | 
         
         
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                   (c)  A transfer under this section must be to the campus or  | 
         
         
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            school district, as applicable, selected by the peace officer  | 
         
         
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            making the request. | 
         
         
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                   (d)  A school district is not required to provide  | 
         
         
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            transportation to a student who transfers to another campus or  | 
         
         
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            school district under this section.  | 
         
         
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                   SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024  | 
         
         
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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, 2023. |