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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an early childhood literacy plan for students enrolled |
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in a dual language program in a public school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.185(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Each plan adopted under Subsection (a) shall [may] set |
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separate goals for students in a bilingual education [or special |
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language] program using a dual language immersion/one-way or |
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two-way program model under Subchapter B, Chapter 29, including |
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goals for student achievement in both program languages. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |