H.B. No. 2247
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of the adjutant general's department to
receive Foundation School Program funding for students enrolled in
the Texas ChalleNGe Academy.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 431, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 431.0401 to read as follows:
Sec. 431.0401. TEXAS CHALLENGE ACADEMY. (a) For each
student enrolled in the Texas ChalleNGe Academy, the department is
entitled to allotments from the Foundation School Program under
Chapter 42, Education Code, as if the academy were a school district
without a tier one local share for purposes of Section 42.253,
Education Code.
(b) The department shall contract with an appropriate
school district for the provision of educational services for
students enrolled in the academy. The school district with which
the department contracts shall be responsible for ensuring
compliance with any applicable regulatory requirements imposed
under the Education Code and enforced by the commissioner of
education and the Texas Education Agency.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2247 was passed by the House on May
11, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2247 was passed by the Senate on May
25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0
.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor