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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to conditioning the implementation of a school choice |
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program on federal reimbursement of state expenses relating to |
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securing the border. |
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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 1.015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1.015. IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM |
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CONDITIONED ON FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT OF BORDER EXPENSES. |
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Notwithstanding any other law, an education savings account program |
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or a similar program through which a child may use state money for |
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nonpublic primary or secondary education may not be implemented |
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until the comptroller certifies to the legislature that this state |
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has received reimbursement from the federal government for the cost |
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of securing the border for the period beginning September 1, 2015, |
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to present, as determined by the comptroller. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |