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Floor Packet Page No. 132                                                   

	
Amend CSHB 2 in ARTICLE 1, PART A, by inserting the following 
appropriately-numbered SECTION:
	"SECTION 1A.    . Section 29.086, Education Code is amended to 
read as follows:
	Sec. 29.086. BASIC SKILLS PROGRAMS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. 
(a) A school district shall [may] apply to the commissioner for 
funding of special programs for students in grade nine who are at 
risk of not earning sufficient credit or who have not earned 
sufficient credit to advance to grade 10 and who fail to meet 
minimum skills levels established by the commissioner. A school 
district may, with the consent of a student's parent or guardian, 
assign a student to a program under this section. A program under 
this section may no exceed 210 instructional days.
	(b)  A program under this section must emphasize basic skills 
in areas of the required curriculum under Section 28.002 and must 
offer students the opportunity to increase credits required for 
high school graduation under state or school district policy. A 
program under this section may be provided by a school district or 
an entity contracting with a school district to provide the 
program.
	(c)  The commissioner shall award funds to districts in 
accordance with a competitive grant process developed by the 
commissioner. A grant may be made to a consortium of school 
districts. The criteria by which the commissioner awards a grant 
must include the quality of the proposed program and the school 
district's demonstrated need for the program. An approved program 
must include criteria that permit measurement of student progress, 
and the district shall:
		(1)  annually evaluate the progress of students in the 
program; and         
		(2)  submit the results of the evaluation to the 
commissioner at the end of the school year.
	(d)  The commissioner shall establish minimum levels of 
student enrollment and standards of student progress required for 
continued funding of a program under this section. The commissioner 
may eliminate funding for a program in a subsequent school year if 
the program fails to achieve sufficient levels of student progress.
	(e)  The amount of a grant under this section must take into 
account funds distributed to the school district under Chapter 42.
	(f)  The commissioner may adopt rules for the administration 
of programs under this section."