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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligible recipients of certain grants awarded by the |
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commissioner of education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.917, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) From funds appropriated for the purpose, the |
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commissioner may award grants to organizations that provide |
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volunteers to teach classroom or after-school programs to students |
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enrolled in a school district or open-enrollment charter school to |
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enhance: |
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(1) college readiness; |
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(2) workforce readiness; |
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(3) dropout prevention; or |
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(4) personal financial literacy. |
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(d) This section does not authorize the commissioner to |
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award a grant to an organization to provide a comprehensive |
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educational program to students that serves as a substitute for a |
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regular educational program provided by a school district or |
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open-enrollment charter school. This section authorizes the |
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commissioner to award a grant to an organization only for the |
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provision of supplemental programs described by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 39.361(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) To meet the goals of the council's strategic plan, the |
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[The] commissioner of education or the commissioner of higher |
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education, as applicable, shall consider the council's |
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recommendations and based on those recommendations may award grants |
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listed in Subsection (a) to school districts, open-enrollment |
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charter schools, institutions of higher education, regional |
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education service centers, and nonprofit organizations that |
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provide technical assistance, professional development, |
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case-managed student services, and programs for the benefit of |
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students enrolled in school districts or open-enrollment charter |
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schools [to meet the goals of the council's strategic plan]. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter L, Chapter 39, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.367 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.367. CERTAIN GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS NOT |
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AUTHORIZED. This subchapter does not authorize the commissioner to |
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award a grant to a nonprofit organization for services provided as a |
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private school or to a private school. |
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SECTION 4. It is the intent of the legislature that the |
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grants that may not be awarded to an organization or nonprofit |
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organization under Sections 29.917(d) and 39.367, Education Code, |
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as added by this Act, include dropout recovery grants, such as the |
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grants awarded in 2008 in response to the Texas Education Agency's |
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Request for Applications (RFA) 701-08-116. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |