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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Communities In Schools program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.154, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.154. DUTIES OF STATE DIRECTOR. The state director |
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shall: |
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(1) coordinate the efforts of the Communities In |
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Schools program with other social service organizations and |
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agencies and with public school personnel to provide services to |
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students who are at risk of dropping out of school or engaging in |
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delinquent conduct, including students who are in family conflict |
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or emotional crisis; |
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(2) set standards for the Communities In Schools |
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program and establish state performance goals, objectives, and |
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measures for the program, including performance goals, objectives, |
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and measures that consider improvement in student: |
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(A) behavior; |
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(B) academic achievement; and |
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(C) promotion, graduation, retention, and |
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dropout rates; |
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(3) obtain information to determine accomplishment of |
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state performance goals, objectives, and measures; |
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(4) promote and market the program in communities in |
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which the program is not established; |
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(5) help communities that want to participate in the |
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program establish a local funding base; and |
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(6) provide training and technical assistance for |
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participating communities and programs. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 33, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 33.1541 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.1541. FAILURE TO ACHIEVE PERFORMANCE GOALS, |
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OBJECTIVES, AND MEASURES. Notwithstanding any provision of this |
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subchapter, if the commissioner determines that a Communities In |
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Schools program consistently fails to achieve the performance |
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goals, objectives, and measures established by the state director |
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under Section 33.154(2), the commissioner may withhold funding from |
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that program and require the program to compete through a |
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competitive bidding process to receive funding to participate in |
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the program. |
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SECTION 3. Section 33.155, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.155. [DEPARTMENT] COOPERATION WITH COMMUNITIES IN |
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SCHOOLS, INC.; AGENCY POLICIES [MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING]. |
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(a) The agency[, the department,] and Communities In Schools, Inc. |
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shall work together to maximize the effectiveness of the |
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Communities In Schools program. |
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(b) The commissioner [agency and the department] shall |
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adopt policies concerning [develop and agree to a memorandum of
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understanding to clearly define the responsibilities of the agency
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and of the department under this subchapter. The memorandum must
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address]: |
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(1) the responsibility [roles] of the agency [and
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department] in encouraging local business to participate in local |
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Communities In Schools programs; |
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(2) the responsibility [role] of the agency in |
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obtaining information from participating school districts; |
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(3) the use of federal or state funds available to the |
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agency [or the department] for programs of this nature; and |
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(4) other areas concerning the program identified by |
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the agency [and the department that require clarification]. |
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(c) The commissioner [agency and the department] shall |
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adopt rules to implement the policies described by Subsection (b) |
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[memorandum] and shall update the [memorandum and] rules annually. |
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SECTION 4. Section 42.152, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (u) to read as follows: |
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(u) From the total amount of funds appropriated for |
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allotments under this section, the commissioner shall, each fiscal |
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year, withhold an amount to be determined by the commissioner, but |
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not less than $30 million for prekindergarten through high school |
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programs under Subchapter E, Chapter 33, and distribute that amount |
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as provided by Section 33.156. After deducting the amount withheld |
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under this subsection from the total amount appropriated for the |
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allotment under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall reduce each |
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district's tier one allotments in the same manner described for a |
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reduction in allotments under Section 42.253 and shall allocate |
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funds to each district accordingly. |
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SECTION 5. Subdivision (1), Section 33.151, Education Code, |
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is repealed. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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