| 1 | 1 | | 84R14359 KKA-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: West S.B. No. 1695 |
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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 transportation allotments provided under the |
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| 8 | 8 | | Foundation School Program to school districts that permit students |
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| 9 | 9 | | to select a campus of attendance. |
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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. Section 42.155(b), Education Code, is amended by |
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| 12 | 12 | | adding Subdivision (4) to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (4) "School choice eligible student" means a student |
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| 14 | 14 | | who resides two or more miles from the student's campus of choice, |
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| 15 | 15 | | measured along the shortest route that may be traveled on public |
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| 16 | 16 | | roads, and who is not classified as a student eligible for special |
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| 17 | 17 | | education services. |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 2. Section 42.155, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 19 | 19 | | adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (c-1) This subsection applies only to a district that offers |
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| 21 | 21 | | students residing in the district a variety of choices in selecting |
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| 22 | 22 | | a campus for attendance and provides transportation to the selected |
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| 23 | 23 | | campus at no cost to the students. The choices of campus offered |
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| 24 | 24 | | must represent multiple factors, such as the sex of students |
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| 25 | 25 | | enrolled at the campus, the subject matter or learning methods |
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| 26 | 26 | | emphasized at the campus, and the degree to which athletic and other |
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| 27 | 27 | | extracurricular activities are available at the campus. In |
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| 28 | 28 | | addition to the regular transportation allotment under Subsection |
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| 29 | 29 | | (c), a district is entitled to reimbursement for the costs of |
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| 30 | 30 | | transportation provided to school choice eligible students. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Reimbursement shall be provided in the same manner that |
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| 32 | 32 | | reimbursement is provided for the costs of transporting career and |
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| 33 | 33 | | technology education students under Subsection (f). |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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