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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing the safety protection grant program under |
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which the parent of a student whose safety is in jeopardy may elect |
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to transfer the student to another public school campus or receive |
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funding for the student to attend private school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 38, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter J to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER J. SAFETY PROTECTION GRANT PROGRAM |
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Sec. 38.501. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "program" |
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means the safety protection grant program established under this |
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subchapter. |
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Sec. 38.502. SCHOOL CHOICE. Under the safety protection |
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grant program, the parent of an eligible student may elect for the |
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student to: |
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(1) be transferred to another school district campus |
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as provided by Section 38.504; or |
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(2) receive a safety protection grant to offset the |
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cost of educating the student in a private school, including a home |
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school, as provided by Section 38.505. |
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Sec. 38.503. ELIGIBILITY. (a) A student is eligible to |
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participate in the program if: |
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(1) the student is enrolled in a school district; and |
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(2) the student's parent determines that the student's |
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safety is in jeopardy at the school in which the student is |
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enrolled. |
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(b) A student may participate in the program until the |
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earliest of the following dates: |
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(1) the date on which the student graduates from high |
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school; or |
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(2) the date on which the student is no longer eligible |
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to attend a public school under Section 25.001. |
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Sec. 38.504. TRANSFER. (a) On request of the parent of an |
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eligible student, the board of trustees of the school district in |
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which the student is enrolled shall transfer the student to: |
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(1) another district campus; or |
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(2) another school district. |
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(b) A transfer under this section must be to a campus or |
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school district, as applicable, agreeable to the student's parent. |
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(c) Section 25.034 does not apply to a transfer under this |
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section. |
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(d) A receiving school district may not charge a tuition fee |
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under Section 25.038 to a student who transfers to the district |
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under this section. |
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(e) A school district to which a student seeks to transfer |
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under this section may accept or reject the transfer request in |
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accordance with district policy. |
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Sec. 38.505. FINANCING. (a) A student who transfers to a |
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school district other than the district in which the student |
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resides under the program is included in the average daily |
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attendance of the district in which the student attends school. |
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(b) A school district is entitled to the allotment provided |
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by Section 48.1075 for each eligible student participating in the |
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program. If the district has a local revenue level greater than the |
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guaranteed local revenue level but less than the level established |
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under Section 48.257, a school district is entitled under rules |
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adopted by the commissioner to additional state aid in an amount |
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equal to the difference between the cost to the district of |
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providing services to a student participating in the program and |
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the sum of the state aid received because of the allotment under |
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Section 48.1075 and money from the available school fund |
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attributable to the student. |
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(c) A school district is entitled to additional facilities |
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assistance under Section 48.3015 if the district agrees to: |
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(1) accept a number of students participating in the |
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program that is at least one percent of the district's average daily |
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attendance for the preceding school year; and |
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(2) provide services to each student participating in |
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the program until the student: |
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(A) voluntarily decides to attend another |
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school; |
Statutes affected:
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