86R1346 CAE-D
By: Thierry H.B. No. 612
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to providing free full-day prekindergarten for certain
children.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 29.153(c), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(c) A prekindergarten class under this section shall be
operated on a full-day [half-day] basis. A district is not required
to provide transportation for a prekindergarten class, but
transportation, if provided, is included for funding purposes as
part of the regular transportation system.
SECTION 2. Section 29.1531(a), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) A school district may offer on a tuition basis or use
district funds to provide[:
[(1) an additional half-day of prekindergarten
classes to children eligible for classes under Section 29.153; and
[(2)] half-day and full-day prekindergarten classes
to children not eligible for classes under Section 29.153.
SECTION 3. Section 29.166(a), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) A school district is eligible for full-day [half-day]
funding under the Foundation School Program for each student who
satisfies eligibility requirements under Section 29.153(b) and who
is enrolled in a program class.
SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020
school year.
SECTION 5. 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.