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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting student enrollment in tech-prep programs and |
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evaluating tech-prep consortia. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.185, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.185. CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND |
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PROCEDURES [RULES]. (a) The agency shall prescribe requirements |
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for career and technology education in public schools as necessary |
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to comply with federal law. |
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(b) The agency shall establish procedures for each school |
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district and open-enrollment charter school to: |
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(1) accurately identify students who are enrolled in a |
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tech-prep program as described by Section 61.852; and |
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(2) report the accurate number of tech-prep program |
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students to the agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.858, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.858. TECH-PREP CONSORTIUM [STATEWIDE] EVALUATION. |
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(a) The [In coordination with tech-prep consortia, including the
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governing board of each tech-prep consortium, the] board shall |
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develop and implement a statewide system to evaluate each tech-prep |
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consortium. The evaluation must include: |
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(1) an assessment of the consortium's performance |
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during the past year in comparison to the goals and objectives |
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stated in the five-year plan contained in the consortium's grant |
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application to the board under Section 61.856; |
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(2) an identification of any concerns the board has |
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regarding the consortium's performance; and |
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(3) recommendations for improvement by the consortium |
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in the next year [based on the success of the consortium's tech-prep
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program and other appropriate criteria.
The evaluation system must
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include standards that a tech-prep consortium, including the
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consortium's governing board, is expected to meet in administering
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the consortium's duties under this subchapter]. |
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(b) The [Using the criteria developed under Subsection (a),
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the] board shall evaluate each tech-prep consortium annually |
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[biennially]. At least once every four years, or more frequently as |
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provided by board rule, the annual evaluation shall be conducted |
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on-site. |
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(c) Not later than November [October] 1 of each |
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[even-numbered] year, the board shall provide a written report to |
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each tech-prep consortium with the results of the evaluation. The |
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report must: |
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(1) contain the findings, concerns, and |
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recommendations resulting from the evaluation required under |
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Subsections (a) and (b); |
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(2) communicate to the consortium the results of the |
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board's evaluation, specifically including the elements required |
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by Subsection (a); |
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(3) [discuss any failure of the tech-prep consortium
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to meet a standard established under Subsection (a) during the
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reporting period, recognize the achievements of the consortium,
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including the consortium's meeting of standards during the
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reporting period,] identify areas in which the consortium has made |
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improvement or should take steps to improve its performance;[,] and |
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(4) identify best practices of tech-prep consortia. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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