TITLE: Relating to an application for an exception to the bilingual education program.

SUMMARY: Relating to an application for an exception to the bilingual education program.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to an application for an exception to the bilingual education program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 29.054(c), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) An exception shall be granted under this section on an individual district basis and is valid for three years [only one year].Application for an exception for a second or succeeding period [year] must be accompanied by the documentation prescribed by Subsection (b). An application for an exception for a second or succeeding period may be for the same teacher or a different teacher as in a preceding period. SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 school year. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.