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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing training in personal financial literacy |
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instruction for public school teachers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8.051(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) Each regional education service center shall maintain |
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core services for purchase by school districts and campuses. The |
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core services are: |
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(1) training and assistance in: |
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(A) teaching each subject area assessed under |
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Section 39.023; and |
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(B) providing instruction in personal financial |
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literacy as required under Section 28.0021; |
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(2) training and assistance in providing each program |
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that qualifies for a funding allotment under Section 42.151, |
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42.152, 42.153, or 42.156; |
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(3) assistance specifically designed for a school |
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district rated academically unacceptable under Section 39.072(a) |
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or a campus whose performance is considered unacceptable based on |
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the indicators adopted under Section 39.051; |
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(4) training and assistance to teachers, |
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administrators, members of district boards of trustees, and members |
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of site-based decision-making committees; |
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(5) assistance specifically designed for a school |
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district that is considered out of compliance with state or federal |
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special education requirements, based on the agency's most recent |
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compliance review of the district's special education programs; and |
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(6) assistance in complying with state laws and rules. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.9021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.9021. TEACHER TRAINING IN PERSONAL FINANCIAL |
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LITERACY. The governing board of each institution of higher |
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education with an educator preparation program accredited by the |
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State Board for Educator Certification shall, to the extent |
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practicable, offer to school districts and public school campuses |
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seminars or conferences to train and assist teachers in providing |
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instruction in personal financial literacy as required under |
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Section 28.0021. The governing board of the institution that |
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provides the seminar or conference shall charge the district an |
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amount equal to the cost to the institution of providing the seminar |
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or conference. |
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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. |