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AN ACT
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relating to the period of time allowed for issuance of decisions by |
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the commissioner of education in certain appeals against 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 7.057(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) In an appeal against a school district, the commissioner |
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shall, not later than the 240th day after the date the appeal is |
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filed, issue a decision based on a review of the record developed at |
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the district level under a substantial evidence standard of review. |
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The parties to the appeal may agree in writing to extend, by not |
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more than 60 days, the date by which the commissioner must issue a |
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decision under this subsection. A school district's disclosure of |
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the record to the commissioner under this subsection is not an |
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offense under Section 551.146, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an appeal filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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appeal filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect at the time the appeal was filed, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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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, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2952 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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2013, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2952 was passed by the Senate on May |
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17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |