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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Texas Education Agency's online clearinghouse of |
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information concerning best practices for public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.009, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) In coordination with the Legislative Budget Board, the |
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agency shall establish an online clearinghouse of information |
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relating to best practices of campuses, [and] school districts, and |
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open-enrollment charter schools. The agency shall determine the |
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appropriate topic categories for which a campus, district, or |
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charter school may submit best [regarding instruction, dropout
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prevention, public school finance, resource allocation, and
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business] practices. To the extent practicable, the agency shall |
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ensure that information provided through the online clearinghouse |
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is specific, actionable information relating to the best practices |
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of high-performing and highly efficient campuses and school |
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districts rather than general guidelines relating to campus and |
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school district operation. The information must be accessible by |
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campuses, school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and |
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interested members of the public. |
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(b) The agency shall solicit and collect from the |
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Legislative Budget Board, centers for education research |
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established under Section 1.005, and [exemplary or recognized] |
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school districts, campuses, and open-enrollment charter schools[,
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as rated under Section 39.072,] examples of best practices as |
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determined by the agency under Subsection (a) [relating to
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instruction, dropout prevention, public school finance, resource
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allocation, and business practices, including best practices
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relating to curriculum, scope and sequence, compensation and
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incentive systems, bilingual education and special language
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programs, compensatory education programs, and the effective use of
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instructional technology, including online courses]. |
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(e) The agency shall create an incentive award to recognize |
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school districts, campuses, and open-enrollment charter schools |
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that submit eligible practices to the clearinghouse. |
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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, 2009. |