Amend CSHB 130 (house committee printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and 
renumbering the remaining SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____. Subchapter E, Chapter 29, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 29.1534 to read as follows:
	Sec. 29.1534. NOTIFICATION OF PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS. (a) 
In this section, "prekindergarten program" includes 
prekindergarten programs provided by a private entity through a 
partnership with the school district.
	(b) The agency shall develop joint strategies with other 
state agencies regarding methods to increase community awareness of 
prekindergarten programs through programs that provide information 
relating to public assistance programs.
	(c) The agency may develop outreach materials for use by 
school districts to increase community awareness of 
prekindergarten programs.
	(d) Each school district shall report annually to the agency 
the strategies implemented by the school district to increase 
community awareness of prekindergarten programs offered by the 
district.  The district shall report the information on a form 
prescribed by the commissioner.  A report required by this 
subsection may be combined, at the discretion of the commissioner, 
with another report that the district submits to the agency.
	(e) Not later than the 90th day after the date the agency 
receives a report from a school district as required by Subsection 
(d), the agency shall post the report on the agency's Internet 
website.
	(f) Not later than April 1, 2010, the agency shall conduct a 
study to identify effective methods to communicate to the parent of 
an eligible child the availability of prekindergarten programs.  
The study must include research on providing information regarding 
prekindergarten programs through public, private, and nonprofit 
institutions that provide assistance and support to families with 
children eligible for prekindergarten programs.  Not later than May 
1, 2010, the agency shall make recommendations to school districts 
based on the study regarding the most effective methods to increase 
communication regarding the availability of prekindergarten 
programs.  This subsection expires June 1, 2010.
	(g) Not later than December 1, 2010, the agency shall prepare 
and deliver to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of 
representatives, and the presiding officer of each legislative 
standing committee with primary jurisdiction over primary and 
secondary education a report detailing strategies developed under 
Subsection (b) to increase community awareness of prekindergarten 
programs.  This subsection expires January 1, 2011.