By: Turner of Dallas H.B. No. 2030
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of certain children in prekindergarten
programs in public schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 29.153, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) A child who is eligible for enrollment in a
prekindergarten class under Subsection (b) and enrolls in a
prekindergarten class at three years of age remains eligible for
the following school year.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020
school year.
SECTION 3. 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, 2019.