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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding |
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standardizing building designs for public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "agency" means the |
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Texas Education Agency. |
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SECTION 2. STUDY REGARDING STANDARDIZED BUILDING DESIGNS. |
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(a) The agency shall conduct a study regarding standardizing |
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building designs for public schools. |
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(b) The study conducted under this section must: |
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(1) determine the feasibility of establishing a set of |
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10 standardized building designs that a school district must choose |
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from when building a new campus; and |
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(2) evaluate the effective cost savings to individual |
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school districts from providing standardized building designs for |
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school districts building a new campus. |
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SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2026, the |
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agency shall submit a report to the governor, the lieutenant |
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governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the |
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chair of each standing committee of the legislature with primary |
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jurisdiction over education that includes the results of the study |
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conducted under this Act. |
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SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2025. |