Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1		-	By: Huberty, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Huffman) H.B. No. 357
2		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2017;
3		-	May 19, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on State
4		-	Affairs; May 19, 2017, rereferred to Committee on Intergovernmental
5		-	Relations; May 22, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:
6		-	Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 22, 2017, sent to printer.)
7		-	Click here to see the committee vote
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10		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
11	4		AN ACT
12	5		relating to the eligibility of the children of certain first
13	6		responders for free prekindergarten programs in public schools.
14	7		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
15	8		SECTION 1. Section 29.153(b), Education Code, is amended to
16	9		read as follows:
17	10		(b) A child is eligible for enrollment in a prekindergarten
18	11		class under this section if the child is at least three years of age
19	12		and:
20	13		(1) is unable to speak and comprehend the English
21	14		language;
22	15		(2) is educationally disadvantaged;
23	16		(3) is a homeless child, as defined by 42 U.S.C.
24	17		Section 11434a, regardless of the residence of the child, of either
25	18		parent of the child, or of the child's guardian or other person
26	19		having lawful control of the child;
27	20		(4) is the child of an active duty member of the armed
28	21		forces of the United States, including the state military forces or
29	22		a reserve component of the armed forces, who is ordered to active
30	23		duty by proper authority;
31	24		(5) is the child of a member of the armed forces of the
32	25		United States, including the state military forces or a reserve
33	26		component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while
34	27		serving on active duty; [or]
35	28		(6) is or ever has been in the conservatorship of the
36	29		Department of Family and Protective Services following an adversary
37	30		hearing held as provided by Section 262.201, Family Code; or
38	31		(7) is the child of a person eligible for the Star of
39	32		Texas Award as:
40	33		(A) a peace officer under Section 3106.002,
41	34		Government Code;
42	35		(B) a firefighter under Section 3106.003,
43	36		Government Code; or
44	37		(C) an emergency medical first responder under
45	38		Section 3106.004, Government Code.
46	39		SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018
47	40		school year.
48	41		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
49	42		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
50	43		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
51	44		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
52	45		Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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	46	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	47	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	48	+	I certify that H.B. No. 357 was passed by the House on April
	49	+	20, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 13, 1 present, not
	50	+	voting.
	51	+	______________________________
	52	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	53	+	I certify that H.B. No. 357 was passed by the Senate on May
	54	+	24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
	55	+	______________________________
	56	+	Secretary of the Senate
	57	+	APPROVED: _____________________
	58	+	Date
	59	+	_____________________
	60	+	Governor