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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding for career and technology education programs in |
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public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.154, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsections (c-1) and |
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(c-2) to read as follows: |
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(a) For each full-time equivalent student in average daily |
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attendance in an approved career and technology education program |
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in grades eight [nine] through 12 or in career and technology |
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education programs for students with disabilities in grades seven |
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through 12, a district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to |
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the adjusted basic allotment multiplied by a weight of 1.35. |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), funds [Funds] |
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allocated under this section, other than an indirect cost allotment |
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established under State Board of Education rule, may [must] be used |
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only to provide [in providing] career and technology education |
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programs in grades eight [nine] through 12 or career and technology |
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education programs for students with disabilities in grades seven |
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through 12 under Sections 29.182, 29.183, and 29.184. |
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(c-1) Because career and technical student organizations |
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are an integral part of a career and technology education program, |
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funds allocated under this section may also be used to provide |
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funding to students and teachers for participation in activities |
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related to career and technical student organizations that are |
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supported by the agency and the State Board of Education. |
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(c-2) A school district is entitled to additional funding to |
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reimburse district costs related to: |
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(1) administering to students assessment instruments |
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required for licensure, certification, or credit; |
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(2) training to prepare teachers to teach a career and |
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technology education course, including costs associated with |
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certification examinations, continuing education courses, or other |
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incentives approved by the agency; and |
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(3) defraying the start-up costs associated with the |
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development of new career and technology education programs that |
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prepare students for career employment in occupations that are |
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identified by the agency as being in high-demand high technology |
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industries. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.154(a-1), Education Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2011-2012 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |