By Seaman H.B. No. 2196
77R6694 BDH-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to an award issued to a public school student for
1-3 distinguished achievement in career and technology education.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
1-6 amended by adding Section 29.187 to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 29.187. AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN CAREER
1-8 AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION; PROGRAM. (a) In addition to the
1-9 authority granted under Section 29.183, the board of trustees of a
1-10 school district may develop and offer a program under which a
1-11 student may:
1-12 (1) receive specific education in a career and
1-13 technology profession that:
1-14 (A) leads to postsecondary education; or
1-15 (B) meets or exceeds business or industry
1-16 standards; and
1-17 (2) obtain from the district an award for
1-18 distinguished achievement in career and technology education and a
1-19 stamp or other notation on the student's transcript that indicates
1-20 receipt of the award.
1-21 (b) An award granted under this section is not in lieu of a
1-22 diploma or certificate of coursework completion issued under
1-23 Section 28.025.
1-24 (c) In developing a program under this section, the board of
2-1 trustees of a school district shall consider the state plan for
2-2 career and technology education required under Section 29.182.
2-3 (d) The board of trustees of a school district may contract
2-4 with an entity listed in Section 29.184(a) for assistance in
2-5 developing the program or providing instruction to district
2-6 students participating in the program.
2-7 (e) The board of trustees of a school district may also
2-8 contract with a local business, a local institution of higher
2-9 education, or a local workforce development board for assistance in
2-10 developing or operating a program under this section. A program
2-11 may provide education in areas of technology unique to the local
2-12 area.
2-13 (f) The board of trustees of a school district may provide
2-14 insurance to protect a business that contracts with the district
2-15 under Subsection (e) against liability for a bodily injury
2-16 sustained by or the death of a district student while working for
2-17 the business as part of a program established under this section.
2-18 The amount of insurance the district provides must be reasonable
2-19 considering the financial condition of the district. The insurance
2-20 must be:
2-21 (1) obtained from a reliable insurer authorized to
2-22 engage in business in the state; and
2-23 (2) submitted on a form approved by the commissioner
2-24 of insurance.
2-25 (g) The board of trustees of a school district must submit a
2-26 proposed program under this section to the commissioner in
2-27 accordance with criteria established by the commissioner.
3-1 (h) To the extent that funds appropriated for that purpose
3-2 are available, a school district is entitled to receive $1,000 for
3-3 each district student who receives an award under this section.
3-4 The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer this
3-5 subsection.
3-6 (i) The board of trustees of a school district shall include
3-7 in the annual performance report required under Section 39.053 a
3-8 statement of the number of awards granted under this section during
3-9 the school year.
3-10 SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2001-2002
3-11 school year.
3-12 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
3-13 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
3-14 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
3-15 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
3-16 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.