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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishment of a pilot program to provide early |
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identification of public school students at risk of dropping out of |
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school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.096 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.096. EARLY WARNING DATA SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM. (a) |
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Using funds appropriated for that purpose, the commissioner by |
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rule shall establish a pilot program under which a participating |
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school district, with assistance from the agency, creates an early |
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warning data system to identify students likely to become at risk of |
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dropping out of school, as described by Section 29.081(d). |
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(b) The commissioner shall select to participate in the |
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pilot program school districts that have relatively high numbers of |
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students dropping out of school. |
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(c) An early warning data system created under the pilot |
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program must use student performance data and other indicators to |
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identify at the earliest possible time students likely to become at |
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risk of dropping out of school, as described by Section 29.081(d), |
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so that appropriate intervention services may be provided to the |
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students by the district. |
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(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement the pilot program. |
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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. |