Bill Text: TX HB1879 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the use of money appropriated out of the general revenue fund for the provision of postsecondary educational programs to persons confined or imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-21 - Left pending in committee [HB1879 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB1879-Introduced.html
  82R4937 KCR-D
 
  By: Madden H.B. No. 1879
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the use of money appropriated out of the general revenue
  fund for the provision of postsecondary educational programs to
  persons confined or imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal
  Justice.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 19.005(a), Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  Any person confined or imprisoned in the department who
  is not a high school graduate is eligible for programs or services
  under this chapter paid for with money from the foundation school
  fund. [To the extent space is available, the district may also
  offer programs or services under this chapter paid for with money
  from the foundation school fund to persons confined or imprisoned
  in the department who are high school graduates.]
         SECTION 2.  Chapter 19, Education Code, is amended by adding
  Section 19.0071 to read as follows:
         Sec. 19.0071.  CERTAIN USE OF APPROPRIATED MONEY PROHIBITED.
  (a)  In this section, "appropriated money" means money:
               (1)  appropriated to the district from the general
  revenue fund, including money from the foundation school fund; and
               (2)  received by the district from the department under
  Section 19.007 that was appropriated to the department from the
  general revenue fund.
         (b)  The district may not use appropriated money to provide,
  or contract for the provision of, postsecondary educational
  programs, including vocational training programs, to persons who
  are confined or imprisoned in the department and are high school
  graduates or have high school equivalency certificates.
         SECTION 3.  Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Section 493.030 to read as follows:
         Sec. 493.030.  TRANSFER OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATED MONEY
  PROHIBITED. The department may not transfer any money appropriated
  to the department from the general revenue fund to the Windham
  School District operated under Chapter 19, Education Code, for the
  purpose of the district providing, or contracting for the provision
  of, postsecondary educational programs, including vocational
  training programs, to persons who are confined or imprisoned in the
  department and are high school graduates or have high school
  equivalency certificates.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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