| 1 | 1 | | H.B. No. 1959 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are |
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| 6 | 6 | | children of peace officers. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 25, Education Code, is |
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| 9 | 9 | | amended by adding Section 25.0344 to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | Sec. 25.0344. TRANSFER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE CHILDREN OF |
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| 11 | 11 | | PEACE OFFICERS. (a) In this section, "peace officer" has the |
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| 12 | 12 | | meaning assigned by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code. |
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| 13 | 13 | | (b) On request of a peace officer who is a parent of or |
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| 14 | 14 | | person standing in parental relation to a student, the board of |
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| 15 | 15 | | trustees of a school district or the board's designee shall |
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| 16 | 16 | | transfer the student to another district campus or to another |
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| 17 | 17 | | school district under an agreement under Section 25.035. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (c) A transfer under this section must be to the campus or |
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| 19 | 19 | | school district, as applicable, selected by the peace officer |
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| 20 | 20 | | making the request. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (d) A school district is not required to provide |
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| 22 | 22 | | transportation to a student who transfers to another campus or |
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| 23 | 23 | | school district under this section. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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| 25 | 25 | | school year. |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 27 | 27 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 28 | 28 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 29 | 29 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 30 | 30 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 31 | 31 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 32 | 32 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 33 | 33 | | I certify that H.B. No. 1959 was passed by the House on April |
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| 34 | 34 | | 20, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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| 35 | 35 | | voting. |
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| 36 | 36 | | ______________________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 38 | 38 | | I certify that H.B. No. 1959 was passed by the Senate on May |
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| 39 | 39 | | 16, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 42 | 42 | | APPROVED: _____________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Date |
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| 44 | 44 | | _____________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Governor |
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