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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to preparation of public school students to enter the |
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workforce. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (n-1) to read as follows: |
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(n-1) The State Board of Education shall by rule ensure that |
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the career and technology education curriculum under Subsection |
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(a)(2)(F) offered at the high school level includes essential |
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knowledge and skills specifically designed to prepare students to |
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enter the workforce. The essential knowledge and skills must |
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address the social and emotional aspects of entering the workforce, |
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as well as practical aspects such as interviewing skills, workforce |
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etiquette, and dress and grooming standards. |
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SECTION 2. Section 28.002(n-1), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the 2010-2011 school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2009. |