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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the instructional requirements for education services |
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provided in a juvenile residential facility operated by a juvenile |
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board or under contract with the Texas Youth Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 37, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 37.0062 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.0062. INSTRUCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE |
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EDUCATION SERVICES IN JUVENILE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES. (a) The |
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commissioner shall determine the instructional requirements for |
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education services provided by a school district or open-enrollment |
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charter school in a pre-adjudication secure detention facility or a |
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post-adjudication secure correctional facility operated by a |
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juvenile board or a post-adjudication secure correctional facility |
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operated under contract with the Texas Youth Commission, including |
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requirements relating to: |
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(1) the length of the school day; |
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(2) the number of days of instruction provided to |
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students each school year; and |
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(3) the curriculum of the educational program. |
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(b) The commissioner shall coordinate with: |
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(1) the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission in |
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determining the instructional requirements for education services |
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provided under Subsection (a) in a pre-adjudication secure |
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detention facility or a post-adjudication secure correctional |
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facility operated by a juvenile board; and |
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(2) the Texas Youth Commission in determining the |
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instructional requirements for education services provided under |
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Subsection (a) in a post-adjudication secure correctional facility |
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operated under contract with the Texas Youth Commission. |
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(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to |
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administer this section. The rules must ensure that: |
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(1) a student who receives education services in a |
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pre-adjudication secure detention facility described by this |
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section is offered courses that enable the student to maintain |
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progress toward completing high school graduation requirements; |
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and |
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(2) a student who receives education services in a |
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post-adjudication secure correctional facility described by this |
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section is offered, at a minimum, the courses necessary to enable |
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the student to complete high school graduation requirements. |
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(d) The Texas Juvenile Probation Commission or the Texas |
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Youth Commission, as applicable, shall coordinate with the |
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commissioner in establishing standards for: |
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(1) ensuring security in the provision of education |
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services in the facilities; and |
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(2) providing children in the custody of the |
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facilities access to education services. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the commissioner of education by rule shall determine |
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the instructional requirements for education services provided by a |
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school district or open-enrollment charter school in a |
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pre-adjudication or post-adjudication juvenile residential |
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facility, as required by Section 37.0062, Education Code, as added |
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by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |