85R13209 CAE-D     By: Taylor of Galveston S.B. No. 2084       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to attendance of public school students in blended   learning programs and attendance through the state virtual school   network.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 42.005, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (g-1) to read as follows:          (g-1)  The commissioner shall adopt rules to calculate   average daily attendance for students participating in a blended   learning program in which classroom instruction is supplemented   with applied workforce learning opportunities, including   participation of students in internships, externships, and   apprenticeships.          SECTION 2.  Section 30A.153(a), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  A [Subject to the limitation imposed under Subsection   (a-1), a] school district or open-enrollment charter school in   which a student is enrolled is entitled to funding under Chapter 42   or in accordance with the terms of a charter granted under Section   12.101 for the student's enrollment in an electronic course offered   through the state virtual school network in the same manner that the   district or school is entitled to funding for the student's   enrollment in courses provided in a traditional classroom setting,   provided that the student successfully completes the electronic   course.          SECTION 3.  Section 30A.155(a), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may   charge a fee for enrollment in an electronic course provided   through the state virtual school network to a student who resides in   this state and[:                [(1)]  is enrolled in a school district or   open-enrollment charter school as a full-time student with a course   load greater than that normally taken by students in the equivalent   grade level in other school districts or open-enrollment charter   schools[; or                [(2)     elects to enroll in an electronic course provided   through the network for which the school district or   open-enrollment charter school in which the student is enrolled as   a full-time student declines to pay the cost, as authorized by   Section 26.0031(c-1)].          SECTION 4.  Sections 26.0031(c-1) and 30A.153(a-1),   Education Code, are repealed.          SECTION 5.  This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018   school year.          SECTION 6.  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.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.