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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of certain insurance by public school |
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districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.024(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) In compliance with this section, the board of trustees |
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of a school district may obtain insurance against bodily injuries |
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sustained by students while training for or engaging in interschool |
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athletic competition or while engaging in school-sponsored |
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activities [on a school campus]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016 |
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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, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 744 was passed by the House on April |
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23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 2, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 744 was passed by the Senate on May |
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12, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |