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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 certain military servicemembers. |
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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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SERVICEMEMBERS. (a) In this section, "servicemember" means a |
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member of the armed forces of the United States, a reserve component |
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of the armed forces of the United States, or the Texas National |
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Guard. |
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(b) On request of a servicemember 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 servicemember |
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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. |