85R11534 MK-D     By: Tinderholt H.B. No. 2709       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   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.  If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for   immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017.