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By:  Wentworth, Lucio                                             S.B. No. 1809
	(In the Senate - Filed March 22, 2005; April 4, 2005, read 
first time and referred to Subcommittee on Higher Education; 
May 3, 2005, reported adversely, with favorable Committee 
Substitute to Committee on Education; May 6, 2005, reported 
adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute from Committee on 
Education by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 6, 2005, sent 
to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1809                                   By:  Staples


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to statewide evaluation of tech-prep consortia.                    
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 61.853, Education Code, is amended by 
adding Subsections (e), (f), and (g) to read as follows:
	(e)  An entity established after January 1, 2005, may not be 
a tech-prep consortium for purposes of this subchapter unless the 
entity is established or otherwise formed after that date as a 
result of an action taken under Subsection (f)(1) or (2).
	(f)  In accordance with rules adopted by the board, if a 
tech-prep consortium fails to meet standards established under 
Section 61.858, that consortium:
		(1)  may be consolidated with an existing consortium to 
serve the regions formerly served by both consortia; or
		(2)  may be abolished and a new consortium may be 
established to serve the region formerly served by the abolished 
consortium and to meet the goals of the abolished consortium's 
tech-prep program.
	(g)  In adopting rules for purposes of Subsection (f), the 
board shall specifically describe:
		(1)  the type of failure to meet standards that may 
result in an action being taken under Subsection (f)(1) or (2), 
including whether an action may result only from a severe or 
repeated deviation from a standard or from the failure to meet one 
or more particular standards; and
		(2)  which action authorized under Subsection (f) may 
be taken for each type of failure to meet standards.
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter T, Chapter 61, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 61.858 to read as follows:
	Sec. 61.858.  STATEWIDE EVALUATION.  (a)  In coordination 
with tech-prep consortia, including the governing board of each 
tech-prep consortium, the board shall develop and implement a 
statewide system to evaluate each consortium based on the success 
of the consortium's tech-prep program and other appropriate 
criteria.  The evaluation system must include standards that a 
tech-prep consortium, including the consortium's governing board, 
is expected to meet in administering the consortium's duties under 
this subchapter.
	(b)  Using the criteria developed under Subsection (a), the 
board shall evaluate each tech-prep consortium biennially.  Not 
later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, the board shall 
report to each tech-prep consortium the results of the evaluation.  
The report must discuss any failure of the tech-prep consortium to 
meet a standard established under Subsection (a) during the 
reporting period, recognize the achievements of the consortium, 
including the consortium's meeting of standards during the 
reporting period, identify areas in which the consortium has made 
improvement or should take steps to improve its performance, and 
identify best practices of tech-prep consortia.
	(c)  Not later than October 1, 2006, the board shall issue 
the initial reports required by this section.  This subsection 
expires October 31, 2006.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                           



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