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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain limitations on private primary or secondary |
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schools receiving state money. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 1.0025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1.0025. LIMITATIONS ON PRIVATE SCHOOLS RECEIVING STATE |
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MONEY. (a) In this section, "private school" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 5.001. |
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(b) This section applies to: |
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(1) a private school that receives state money under |
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an education savings account program or similar program established |
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under a provision of this code through which a child may use state |
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money for nonpublic primary or secondary education, regardless of |
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when that program is established; and |
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(2) a private school belonging to the same network of |
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schools as a private school described by Subdivision (1). |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a private school to which |
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this section applies may not compensate any individual who is not |
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directly related to the teaching of or caring for students enrolled |
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at the school or administering the school's academic programs. |
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This prohibition on compensation includes an individual who made a |
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financial investment directly or indirectly to the private school. |
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(d) The Texas Education Agency shall adopt rules to provide |
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for sanctions for a private school found to be not in compliance |
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with this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |