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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the funding and continuation of the supplemental |
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special education services and instructional materials program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.042(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The agency by rule shall establish and administer a |
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supplemental special education services and instructional |
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materials program for students who meet the eligibility |
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requirements for participation in the program. The [Subject to |
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Subsection (c), the] agency shall provide each student approved as |
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provided by this subchapter a grant of not more than $1,500 to |
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purchase supplemental special education services and supplemental |
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special education instructional materials. |
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SECTION 2. The following provisions of the Education Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Section 29.042(c); and |
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(2) Section 29.050. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |