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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to extending the high school innovation grant initiative |
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to middle and junior high schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 39.115, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.115. [HIGH SCHOOL] INNOVATION GRANT INITIATIVE FOR |
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MIDDLE, JUNIOR HIGH, AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 39.115(a), (b), and (d), Education |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) From funds appropriated for that purpose, the |
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commissioner may establish a grant program under which grants are |
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awarded to middle, junior high, and high school [secondary] |
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campuses and school districts to support: |
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(1) the implementation of innovative [high school] |
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improvement programs that are based on the best available research |
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regarding middle, junior high, or high school reform, dropout |
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prevention, and preparing students for postsecondary coursework or |
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employment; |
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(2) enhancing education practices that have been |
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demonstrated by significant evidence of effectiveness; and |
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(3) the alignment of grants and programs to the |
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strategic plan adopted under Section 39.357. |
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(b) Before awarding a grant under this section, the |
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commissioner may require a campus or school district to: |
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(1) obtain local matching funds; or |
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(2) meet other conditions, including developing a |
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personal graduation plan under Section 28.0212 for each student |
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enrolled at the campus or in a district middle, junior high, or high |
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school. |
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(d) The commissioner may use funds appropriated under this |
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section to support technical assistance services for school |
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districts and open-enrollment charter schools to implement an [a
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high school] improvement program under this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |