| 1 | 1 | | 81R263 PAM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Villarreal H.B. No. 956 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the provision by the Texas Education Agency of federal |
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| 8 | 8 | | earned income tax credit educational materials to school districts |
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| 9 | 9 | | for distribution to students' parents. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended by adding Section 7.032 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 7.032. DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL EARNED INCOME TAX |
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| 14 | 14 | | CREDIT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. (a) On or before January 1 of each |
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| 15 | 15 | | year, the agency shall provide to each school district for |
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| 16 | 16 | | distribution to students' parents educational materials relating |
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| 17 | 17 | | to the federal earned income tax credit. Before February 1 of each |
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| 18 | 18 | | year, each school district shall provide a complete package of the |
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| 19 | 19 | | materials: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (1) to students' parents; or |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) to each student to deliver to the student's parent. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) The educational materials required under this section |
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| 23 | 23 | | must include: |
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| 24 | 24 | | (1) information relating to the availability of |
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| 25 | 25 | | services for preparation of federal income taxes at no charge; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2) either Internal Revenue Service publications |
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| 27 | 27 | | relating to the federal earned income tax credit or information |
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| 28 | 28 | | relating to that credit available from the comptroller under |
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| 29 | 29 | | Section 403.025, Government Code. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010 |
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| 31 | 31 | | school year. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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