| 4 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 7 | | relating to military-connected students, including providing a |
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| 6 | 8 | | designation for certain school district campuses that take actions |
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| 7 | 9 | | to assist those students. |
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| 8 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 25.006(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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| 10 | 12 | | read as follows: |
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| 11 | 13 | | (d) In this section, "military-connected student" means a |
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| 12 | 14 | | student enrolled in a school district or open-enrollment charter |
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| 13 | 15 | | school who: |
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| 14 | 16 | | (1) is a dependent of a current or former member of: |
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| 15 | 17 | | (A) [(1)] the United States military [serving in |
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| 16 | 18 | | the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard on active |
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| 17 | 19 | | duty]; |
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| 18 | 20 | | (B) [(2)] the Texas National Guard; or |
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| 19 | 21 | | (C) [(3)] a reserve force of the United States |
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| 20 | 22 | | military; or |
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| 21 | 23 | | (2) was a dependent of a member of a military or |
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| 22 | 24 | | reserve force described by Subdivision (1) who was killed in the |
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| 23 | 25 | | line of duty. |
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| 24 | 26 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is |
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| 25 | 27 | | amended by adding Section 33.909 to read as follows: |
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| 26 | 28 | | Sec. 33.909. PURPLE STAR CAMPUS. (a) In this section, |
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| 27 | 29 | | "military-connected student" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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| 28 | 30 | | 25.006. |
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| 29 | 31 | | (b) The agency shall designate a school district campus as a |
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| 30 | 32 | | Purple Star Campus if the campus applies and qualifies for the |
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| 31 | 33 | | designation under this section. |
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| 32 | 34 | | (c) To qualify as a Purple Star Campus, a campus must: |
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| 33 | 35 | | (1) designate a staff member as a military liaison, |
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| 34 | 36 | | whose duties include: |
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| 35 | 37 | | (A) identifying military-connected students |
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| 36 | 38 | | enrolled at the campus through the Public Education Information |
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| 37 | 39 | | Management System (PEIMS); |
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| 38 | 40 | | (B) serving as the point of contact between the |
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| 39 | 41 | | campus and military-connected students and their families; |
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| 40 | 42 | | (C) determining appropriate campus services |
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| 41 | 43 | | available to military-connected students; and |
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| 42 | 44 | | (D) assisting in coordinating campus programs |
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| 43 | 45 | | relevant to military-connected students; |
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| 44 | 46 | | (2) maintain on the campus Internet website an easily |
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| 45 | 47 | | accessible web page that includes resources for military-connected |
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| 46 | 48 | | students and their families, including information regarding: |
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| 47 | 49 | | (A) relocation to, enrollment at, registration |
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| 48 | 50 | | at, and transferring records to the campus; |
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| 49 | 51 | | (B) academic planning, course sequences, and |
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| 50 | 52 | | advanced classes available at the campus; |
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| 51 | 53 | | (C) counseling and other support services |
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| 52 | 54 | | available for military-connected students enrolled at the campus; |
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| 53 | 55 | | and |
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| 54 | 56 | | (D) the military liaison designated under |
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| 55 | 57 | | Subdivision (1) and the liaison's duties under that subdivision; |
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| 56 | 58 | | (3) maintain a transition program led by students, |
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| 57 | 59 | | where appropriate, that assists military-connected students in |
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| 58 | 60 | | transitioning into the campus; |
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| 59 | 61 | | (4) offer professional development for staff members |
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| 60 | 62 | | on issues related to military-connected students; and |
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| 61 | 63 | | (5) offer at least one of the following initiatives: |
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| 62 | 64 | | (A) a resolution showing support for |
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| 63 | 65 | | military-connected students and their families; |
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| 64 | 66 | | (B) recognition of the Month of the Military |
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| 65 | 67 | | Child or Military Family Month with relevant events hosted by the |
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| 66 | 68 | | campus; or |
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| 67 | 69 | | (C) a partnership with a local military |
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| 68 | 70 | | installation that provides opportunities for active duty military |
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| 69 | 71 | | members to volunteer at the campus, speak at an assembly, or host a |
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| 70 | 72 | | field trip. |
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| 71 | 73 | | (d) To comply with a requirement under Subsection (c)(2), |
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| 72 | 74 | | (4), or (5), a school district campus may partner with the district |
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| 73 | 75 | | to provide: |
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| 74 | 76 | | (1) an Internet website web page required under |
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| 75 | 77 | | Subsection (c)(2) if the campus does not have an Internet website; |
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| 76 | 78 | | (2) professional development required under |
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| 77 | 79 | | Subsection (c)(4); or |
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| 78 | 80 | | (3) an initiative required under Subsection (c)(5). |
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| 79 | 81 | | (e) The agency shall adopt rules as necessary to administer |
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| 80 | 82 | | this section. |
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| 81 | 83 | | SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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| 82 | 84 | | school year. |
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| 83 | 85 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 84 | 86 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 85 | 87 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 86 | 88 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 87 | 89 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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