By Ellis S.B. No. 1625 77R3290 CAS-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to Texas Education Agency guidelines for certain 1-3 after-school and summer programs. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Section 7.025 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 7.025. GUIDELINES FOR CERTAIN AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER 1-8 PROGRAMS. (a) In this section, "student at risk of dropping out 1-9 of school" has the meaning assigned by Section 29.081. 1-10 (b) The agency shall adopt guidelines for effectively using 1-11 money from public and private sources in after-school and summer 1-12 programs for students at risk of dropping out of school or students 1-13 identified as likely not to be promoted to the next grade level. 1-14 (c) In developing guidelines under Subsection (b), the 1-15 agency shall: 1-16 (1) use data from current educational research on 1-17 effective after-school programs; 1-18 (2) use agency data from after-school programs for 1-19 middle school students; and 1-20 (3) consult: 1-21 (A) federal entities; 1-22 (B) other state agencies; 1-23 (C) local entities, including local parks and 1-24 recreation departments; 2-1 (D) institutions of higher education; and 2-2 (E) any other entities the agency determines 2-3 would be helpful. 2-4 (d) The agency shall conduct research on evaluation 2-5 instruments to use in evaluating the effectiveness of after-school 2-6 and summer programs and determine which instruments are effective. 2-7 (e) The agency shall post on the agency's Internet website: 2-8 (1) guidelines adopted under this section; and 2-9 (2) the type of evaluation instruments that the agency 2-10 recommends using in evaluating the effectiveness of after-school 2-11 and summer programs. 2-12 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2-13 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-14 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-15 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-16 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.