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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to career and technology programs and certain articulation |
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agreements in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 28.0024 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.0024. REVIEW OF CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION |
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PROGRAMS AND CERTAIN ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS. (a) Not later than |
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November 1, 2007, the agency shall establish a panel of individuals |
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with expertise in career and technology education programs and |
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industry employers that hire students who complete career and |
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technology education programs to: |
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(1) review and recommend revisions to the career and |
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technology education curriculum under Section 28.002(a)(2)(F); and |
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(2) review articulation agreements with junior |
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colleges and technical colleges entered into under Subchapter T, |
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Chapter 61. |
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(b) A member of the panel shall serve on a voluntary basis |
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without compensation. |
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(c) Not later than May 1, 2008, the panel shall complete the |
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review of the career and technology education curriculum as |
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required by Subsection (a)(1) and make recommendations concerning |
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revision of the curriculum to the State Board of Education. Not |
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later than September 1, 2008, the State Board of Education by rule |
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shall revise the essential knowledge and skills of the career and |
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technology education curriculum identified under Section 28.002(c) |
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on the basis of the recommendations. The State Board of Education |
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shall require school districts to provide instruction in the |
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revised career and technology education curriculum beginning with |
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the 2009-2010 school year. |
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(d) Not later than May 1, 2008, the panel shall complete the |
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review of articulation agreements as required by Subsection (a)(2) |
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and make recommendations concerning the articulation agreements to |
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the agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. |
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(e) This section expires September 1, 2010. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.154, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, |
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the commissioner shall develop and implement a pilot program under |
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which a school district is entitled to additional funding for each |
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student receiving career and technology instruction in grade eight. |
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The commissioner shall select the Region 6 education service center |
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and the Region 20 education service center for participation in the |
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pilot program. For each full-time equivalent student in grade |
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eight in average daily attendance in an approved career and |
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technology education program, a school district that is located |
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primarily in the service region of a regional education service |
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center described by this subsection is entitled to an annual |
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allotment equal to the adjusted basic allotment multiplied by a |
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weight of 1.35. Funds allocated under this subsection, other than |
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an indirect cost allotment established under State Board of |
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Education rule, must be used in providing career and technology |
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programs in grade eight under Sections 29.182, 29.183, and 29.184. |
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A school district is entitled to an allotment under this section for |
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each school year through the completion of the 2011-2012 school |
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year. Not later than January 1, 2013, the agency shall prepare and |
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deliver to each member of the legislature a report describing the |
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effectiveness of the pilot program described by this subsection. |
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This subsection expires February 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |