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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a research and program to focus on eliminating |
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achievement gaps among minority students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.0592 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0592 RESEARCH AND PROGRAM TO FOCUS ON MINORITY |
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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. (a) The board may enter into an agreement with |
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a foundation that is a 501(c)3, non-profit educational leadership |
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organization to: |
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(1) conduct, coordinate, collect, and evaluate |
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research relating to eliminating educational and other achievement |
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gaps among ethnic and racial minority students, with a particular |
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focus on eliminating achievement gaps among African American |
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students, and |
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(2) develop programs, policies, and strategies to |
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address those achievement gaps. |
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(3) the foundation shall report its findings, |
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including recommendations, to the agency by a date adopted by the |
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agency. |
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(b) The board shall present to the legislature and the |
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governor a report under Subsection (a)(3). |
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(c) The foundation or board may solicit and accept gifts and |
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grants from any public or private source for the benefit of this |
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research. |
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(d) The board may use money appropriated for the purposes of |
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this section and any gifts and grants received by the agency or |
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foundation under Subsection (c) for the establishment and operation |
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of the research project. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |