H.B. No. 2137
AN ACT
relating to eligibility of certain persons for enrollment in school
district summer school courses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 25, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 25.008 to read as follows:
Sec. 25.008. ENROLLMENT IN SUMMER SCHOOL COURSE BY PERSON
NOT ENROLLED IN DISTRICT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection
(b), a school district shall permit a person who is eligible under
Section 25.001 to attend school in the district but who is not
enrolled in school in the district to enroll in a district summer
school course on the same basis as a district student, including:
(1) satisfaction of any course eligibility
requirement; and
(2) payment of any fee authorized under Section 11.158
that is charged in connection with the course.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to enrollment in a program
under Section 29.088, 29.090, or 29.098 or in a similar intensive
program.
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, 2013.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2137 was passed by the House on April
26, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2137 was passed by the Senate on May
17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor