85R12462 MK-F
By: Huberty H.B. No. 3347
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to before-school and after-school programs established by
public school districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 33.9031 to read as follows:
Sec. 33.9031. BEFORE-SCHOOL AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. (a)
The board of trustees of a school district may establish
before-school or after-school programs for students enrolled in
elementary or middle school grades. A program established under
this section may operate before, after, or before and after school
hours.
(b) A student is eligible to participate in a school
district's before-school or after-school program if the student:
(1) is enrolled in a public or private school; or
(2) resides within the boundaries of the school
district.
(c) A school district may not use state or local funds
appropriated to the district for educational purposes to support a
before-school or after-school program established under this
section.
(d) A school district may contract with a licensed
child-care facility that provides a before-school or after-school
program, as defined by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code, to
provide the district's before-school or after-school program.
(e) The board of trustees of a school district may adopt
rules in accordance with Section 11.165 to provide access to school
campuses before or after school hours for the purpose of providing a
before-school or after-school 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, 2017.