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| 9 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 10 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 11 | 7 | | relating to establishing residency for purposes of admission into |
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| 12 | 8 | | public schools. |
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| 13 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 14 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 25.001, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 15 | 11 | | adding Subsections (c-1) and (c-2) to read as follows: |
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| 16 | 12 | | (c-1) A person whose parent or guardian is an active-duty |
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| 17 | 13 | | member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state |
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| 18 | 14 | | military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces, may |
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| 19 | 15 | | establish residency for purposes of Subsection (b) by providing to |
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| 20 | 16 | | the school district a copy of a military order requiring the |
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| 21 | 17 | | parent's or guardian's transfer to a military installation in or |
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| 22 | 18 | | adjacent to the district's attendance zone. |
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| 23 | 19 | | (c-2) A person who establishes residency as provided by |
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| 24 | 20 | | Subsection (c-1) shall provide to the school district proof of |
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| 25 | 21 | | residence in the district's attendance zone not later than the 10th |
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| 26 | 22 | | day after the arrival date specified in the order described by that |
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| 27 | 23 | | subsection. For purposes of this subsection, "residence" includes |
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| 28 | 24 | | residence in a military temporary lodging facility. |
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| 29 | 25 | | SECTION 2. Section 12.104(b), Education Code, as amended by |
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| 30 | 26 | | Chapters 324 (S.B. 1488), 522 (S.B. 179), and 735 (S.B. 1153), Acts |
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| 31 | 27 | | of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, is reenacted and |
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| 32 | 28 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 33 | 29 | | (b) An open-enrollment charter school is subject to: |
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| 34 | 30 | | (1) a provision of this title establishing a criminal |
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| 35 | 31 | | offense; and |
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| 36 | 32 | | (2) a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as |
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| 37 | 33 | | applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this |
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| 38 | 34 | | title, relating to: |
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| 39 | 35 | | (A) the Public Education Information Management |
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| 40 | 36 | | System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary to monitor compliance with |
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| 41 | 37 | | this subchapter as determined by the commissioner; |
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| 42 | 38 | | (B) criminal history records under Subchapter C, |
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| 43 | 39 | | Chapter 22; |
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| 44 | 40 | | (C) reading instruments and accelerated reading |
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| 45 | 41 | | instruction programs under Section 28.006; |
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| 46 | 42 | | (D) accelerated instruction under Section |
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| 47 | 43 | | 28.0211; |
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| 48 | 44 | | (E) high school graduation requirements under |
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| 49 | 45 | | Section 28.025; |
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| 50 | 46 | | (F) special education programs under Subchapter |
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| 51 | 47 | | A, Chapter 29; |
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| 52 | 48 | | (G) bilingual education under Subchapter B, |
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| 53 | 49 | | Chapter 29; |
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| 54 | 50 | | (H) prekindergarten programs under Subchapter E |
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| 55 | 51 | | or E-1, Chapter 29; |
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| 56 | 52 | | (I) extracurricular activities under Section |
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| 57 | 53 | | 33.081; |
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| 58 | 54 | | (J) discipline management practices or behavior |
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| 59 | 55 | | management techniques under Section 37.0021; |
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| 60 | 56 | | (K) health and safety under Chapter 38; |
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| 61 | 57 | | (L) public school accountability under |
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| 62 | 58 | | Subchapters B, C, D, F, G, and J, Chapter 39, and Chapter 39A; |
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| 63 | 59 | | (M) the requirement under Section 21.006 to |
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| 64 | 60 | | report an educator's misconduct; |
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| 65 | 61 | | (N) intensive programs of instruction under |
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| 66 | 62 | | Section 28.0213; |
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| 67 | 63 | | (O) the right of a school employee to report a |
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| 68 | 64 | | crime, as provided by Section 37.148; [and] |
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| 69 | 65 | | (P) bullying prevention policies and procedures |
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| 70 | 66 | | under Section 37.0832; |
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| 71 | 67 | | (Q) the right of a school under Section 37.0052 |
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| 72 | 68 | | to place a student who has engaged in certain bullying behavior in a |
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| 73 | 69 | | disciplinary alternative education program or to expel the student; |
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| 74 | 70 | | [and] |
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| 75 | 71 | | (R) the right under Section 37.0151 to report to |
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| 76 | 72 | | local law enforcement certain conduct constituting assault or |
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| 77 | 73 | | harassment; |
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| 78 | 74 | | (S) [(P)] a parent's right to information |
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| 79 | 75 | | regarding the provision of assistance for learning difficulties to |
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| 80 | 76 | | the parent's child as provided by Sections 26.004(b)(11) and |
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| 81 | 77 | | 26.0081(c) and (d); and |
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| 82 | 78 | | (T) establishment of residency under Section |
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| 83 | 79 | | 25.001. |
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| 84 | 80 | | SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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| 85 | 81 | | school year. |
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| 86 | 82 | | SECTION 4. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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| 87 | 83 | | over another Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, |
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| 88 | 84 | | relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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| 89 | 85 | | codes. |
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| 90 | 86 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 91 | 87 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 92 | 88 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 93 | 89 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 94 | 90 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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