1-1     By:  Ellis                                            S.B. No. 1625
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed March 9, 2001; March 14, 2001, read
 1-3     first time and referred to Committee on Education; April 17, 2001,
 1-4     reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0;
 1-5     April 17, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-7                                   AN ACT
 1-8     relating to Texas Education Agency guidelines for certain
 1-9     after-school and summer programs.
1-10           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11           SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is
1-12     amended by adding Section 7.025 to read as follows:
1-13           Sec. 7.025.  GUIDELINES FOR CERTAIN AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER
1-14     PROGRAMS.  (a)  In this section, "student at risk of dropping out
1-15     of school" has the meaning assigned by Section 29.081.
1-16           (b)  The agency shall adopt guidelines for effectively  using
1-17     money from public and private sources in after-school and summer
1-18     programs for students at risk of dropping out of school or students
1-19     identified as likely not to be promoted to the next grade level.
1-20           (c)  In developing guidelines under Subsection (b), the
1-21     agency shall:
1-22                 (1)  use data from current educational research on
1-23     effective after-school programs;
1-24                 (2)  use agency data from after-school programs for
1-25     middle school students; and
1-26                 (3)  consult:
1-27                       (A)  federal entities;
1-28                       (B)  other state agencies;
1-29                       (C)  local entities, including local parks and
1-30     recreation departments;
1-31                       (D)  institutions of higher education; and
1-32                       (E)  any other entities the agency determines
1-33     would be helpful.
1-34           (d)  The agency shall conduct research on evaluation
1-35     instruments to use in evaluating the effectiveness of after-school
1-36     and summer programs and determine which instruments are effective.
1-37           (e)  The agency shall post on the agency's Internet website:
1-38                 (1)  guidelines adopted under this section; and
1-39                 (2)  the type of evaluation instruments that the agency
1-40     recommends using in evaluating the effectiveness of after-school
1-41     and summer programs.
1-42           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-43     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-44     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-45     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-46     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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