TITLE: Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Education Agency on the financial costs of providing educational services to persons who are not lawfully present in the United States.

SUMMARY: Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Education Agency on the financial costs of providing educational services to persons who are not lawfully present in the United States.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a study conducted by the Texas Education Agency on the financial costs of providing educational services to persons who are not lawfully present in the United States. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. STUDY ON COST OF PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO PERSONS NOT LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES. The Texas Education Agency shall conduct a study to determine the financial costs incurred by the agency and by public school districts statewide during the 2017-2018 school year as a result of providing educational services to persons who are not lawfully present in the United States. SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2018, the agency shall deliver a report of the agency's findings to the governor, lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives. The agency shall publish the report on the agency's Internet website. SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires February 1, 2019. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 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.