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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Employers for Education Excellence Award. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 7, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 7.113 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.113. EMPLOYERS FOR EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AWARD. |
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(a) The board shall create the Employers for Education Excellence |
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Award to honor employers that implement a policy to support |
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employees who attend parent-teacher conferences. |
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(b) An employer that meets the criteria described by this |
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section may apply for consideration to receive the award. |
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(c) The board shall establish the following levels of |
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recognition for employers: |
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(1) bronze for an employer that implements a policy to |
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support employees who attend parent-teacher conferences; |
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(2) silver for an employer that: |
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(A) meets the requirements of bronze; and |
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(B) implements a policy to support employees who |
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volunteer at school; and |
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(3) gold for an employer that: |
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(A) meets the requirements of silver; and |
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(B) implements a policy to support employees who |
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participate in school mentoring programs. |
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(d) The board shall establish criteria to certify |
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businesses to receive the Employers for Education Award at the |
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appropriate level of recognition. The commissioner shall review |
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the applications and make recommendations to the board regarding |
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which businesses should be recognized and at which level. The board |
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may approve or modify the commissioners recommendation. |
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(e) The board shall honor the recipient of an Employers for |
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Education Award by presenting the recipient with a suitable |
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certificate that includes the business's level of recognition and |
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other appropriate information. |
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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. |