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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of an adult education pilot program |
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by the Windham School District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 19, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 19.0052 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 19.0052. ADULT EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The |
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Windham School District shall establish a pilot program under which |
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one or more nonprofit entities provide an adult education program |
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under Subchapter G, Chapter 12, to enable persons described by |
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Subsection (b) to successfully complete a high school program that |
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can lead to a diploma. |
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(b) A person confined or imprisoned in the department who is |
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at least 26 years of age and not more than 50 years of age is |
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eligible to enroll in an adult education program operated under the |
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pilot program if the person: |
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(1) has failed to complete the curriculum requirements |
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for high school graduation; |
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(2) has failed to perform satisfactorily on an |
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assessment instrument required for high school graduation; or |
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(3) has failed to earn a high school equivalency |
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certificate. |
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(c) The district shall enter into a memorandum of |
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understanding with at least one nonprofit entity described by |
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Section 12.256, Education Code, to provide an adult education |
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program under the pilot program. The district shall require the |
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nonprofit entity to identify each region of this state in which the |
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entity is able to operate an adult education program under the pilot |
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program. |
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(d) The district, in consultation with each nonprofit |
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entity with which the district enters into a memorandum of |
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understanding under this section, shall identify at least three |
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schools operated by the district that are suitable to serve as sites |
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for the pilot program. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2024, the Windham |
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School District shall establish and implement the pilot program |
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required by Section 19.0052, Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |