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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to training for school district and open-enrollment |
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charter school liaisons who assist students in the conservatorship |
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of the state with school enrollments and transfers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.904, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.904. LIAISON FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN IN |
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CONSERVATORSHIP OF STATE. (a) Each school district and |
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open-enrollment charter school shall: |
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(1) appoint at least one employee to act as a liaison |
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officer to facilitate the enrollment in or transfer to a public |
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school or open-enrollment charter school of a child in the district |
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or area served by the charter school who is in the conservatorship |
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of the state; and |
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(2) submit the liaison's name and contact information |
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to the agency in a format and under the schedule determined by the |
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commissioner. |
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(b) The agency shall provide information to the liaisons on |
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practices for facilitating the enrollment in or transfer to a |
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public school or open-enrollment charter school of children who are |
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in the conservatorship of the state. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2013. |