Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3134 Compare Versions

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12 By: Middleton H.B. No. 3134
2- Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3134:
3- By: Meyer C.S.H.B. No. 3134
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65 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
76 AN ACT
8- relating to the operation of a public school transportation system
9- in certain counties.
7+ relating to the operation of a public school transportation system.
108 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11- SECTION 1. Section 34.007, Education Code, is amended by
12- amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
13- follows:
9+ SECTION 1. Section 34.007(a), Education Code, is amended to
10+ read as follows:
1411 (a) A board of county school trustees or a school district
1512 board of trustees may establish and operate an economical public
1613 school transportation system:
1714 (1) in the county or district, as applicable; or
1815 (2) outside the county or district, as applicable, if:
1916 (A) the county or school district enters into an
2017 interlocal contract as provided by Chapter 791, Government Code; or
21- (B) for a county system or school district
22- described by Subsection (a-1), students served by the county system
23- or enrolled in the school district reside outside the county or
18+ (B) students served by the county system or
19+ enrolled in the school district reside outside the county or
2420 district, as applicable.
25- (a-1) Subsection (a)(2)(B) applies only to a county system
26- or school district located in a county that:
27- (1) has a population of:
28- (A) less than 40,000; or
29- (B) more than 285,000 and less than 300,000; and
30- (2) is adjacent to a county with a population of more
31- than 3.3 million.
3221 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
3322 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
3423 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
3524 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
3625 Act takes effect September 1, 2019.