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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to attendance of public school students in blended |
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learning programs and attendance through the state virtual school |
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network. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.005, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g-1) to read as follows: |
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(g-1) The commissioner shall adopt rules to calculate |
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average daily attendance for students participating in a blended |
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learning program in which classroom instruction is supplemented |
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with applied workforce learning opportunities, including |
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participation of students in internships, externships, and |
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apprenticeships. |
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SECTION 2. Section 30A.153(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A [Subject to the limitation imposed under Subsection
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(a-1), a] school district or open-enrollment charter school in |
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which a student is enrolled is entitled to funding under Chapter 42 |
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or in accordance with the terms of a charter granted under Section |
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12.101 for the student's enrollment in an electronic course offered |
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through the state virtual school network in the same manner that the |
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district or school is entitled to funding for the student's |
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enrollment in courses provided in a traditional classroom setting, |
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provided that the student successfully completes the electronic |
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course. |
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SECTION 3. Section 30A.155(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may |
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charge a fee for enrollment in an electronic course provided |
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through the state virtual school network to a student who resides in |
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this state and[:
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[(1)] is enrolled in a school district or |
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open-enrollment charter school as a full-time student with a course |
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load greater than that normally taken by students in the equivalent |
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grade level in other school districts or open-enrollment charter |
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schools[; or
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[(2)
elects to enroll in an electronic course provided
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through the network for which the school district or
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open-enrollment charter school in which the student is enrolled as
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a full-time student declines to pay the cost, as authorized by
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Section 26.0031(c-1)]. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 26.0031(c-1) and 30A.153(a-1), |
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Education Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 5. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 6. 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, 2017. |