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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transfer of a student from the school district of |
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the student's residence to another district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.036, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) Any child, other than a high school graduate, who is |
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younger than 21 years of age and eligible for enrollment on |
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September 1 of any school year may transfer [annually] from the |
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child's school district of residence to another district in this |
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state if both the receiving district and the applicant parent or |
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guardian or person having lawful control of the child jointly |
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approve and timely agree in writing to the transfer. |
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(c) The transfer agreement may authorize the receiving |
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school district to revoke, at any time during the school year, the |
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approval of the child to transfer if the child: |
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(1) fails to comply with a condition specified in the |
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agreement that is: |
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(A) a circumstance specified in the student code |
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of conduct under Section 37.001(a)(1); |
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(B) a condition specified in the student code of |
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conduct under Section 37.001(a)(2); |
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(C) conduct for which a student is required or |
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permitted to be removed from class and placed in a disciplinary |
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alternative education program under Section 37.006; or |
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(D) conduct for which a student is required or |
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permitted to be expelled from school under Section 37.007; or |
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(2) fails to maintain a specified school attendance |
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rate. |
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(d) If a transfer approval is revoked under Subsection (c), |
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the receiving school district shall refund an amount of any tuition |
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fee paid under Section 25.038 proportionate to any portion of the |
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school year remaining after the revocation and for which the fee was |
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paid. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2011-2012 |
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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, 2011. |