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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a supplemental educational services program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 29, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter O to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER O. SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES PROGRAM |
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Sec. 29.601. PROGRAM REQUIRED. The agency shall administer |
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a program for the provision of supplemental educational services |
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under 20 U.S.C. Section 6316 to eligible students at campuses that |
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receive federal funding under Title I of the Elementary and |
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Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.). |
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Sec. 29.602. NOTIFICATION OF STUDENT ELIGIBILITY. (a) The |
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agency shall notify a school district of students enrolled in the |
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district who are eligible for services under the program. |
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(b) Each school district shall notify the parents of an |
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eligible student of the availability of the services and provide |
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the parents with information regarding the applicable procedures |
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for applying to enroll the student in the program. |
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(c) To the extent that insufficient funds are available to |
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provide supplemental educational services to each eligible |
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student, services shall be provided in accordance with priorities |
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established by the school district in which a student is enrolled. |
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Sec. 29.603. ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES. (a) The agency shall |
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develop procedures under which the parent of an eligible student |
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may apply to the agency to enroll the student in the program. |
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(b) The procedures must include the availability of |
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electronic application for enrollment through the Internet. |
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Sec. 29.604. TUTORING PROVIDERS. (a) A student may receive |
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supplemental educational services under the program only through a |
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tutoring provider that: |
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(1) is certified for that purpose by the agency; and |
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(2) enters into a contract with the district and the |
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agency governing the provision of those services. |
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(b) The agency shall adopt a statewide uniform contract for |
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purposes of Subsection (a)(2). |
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(c) The agency shall set reimbursement rates for tutoring |
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providers. Each tutoring provider shall submit invoices for |
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services directly to the agency. |
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(d) The agency shall notify a school district and the |
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parents of a child receiving services from a tutoring provider if |
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the tutoring provider becomes ineligible to provide services under |
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the program. |
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Sec. 29.605. FUNDING. (a) The agency shall fund the |
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program by retaining, for each school district with students |
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eligible for services under the program, a portion of the federal |
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funding under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
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of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.) that would otherwise be |
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provided directly to the district. |
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(b) The amount retained under Subsection (a) may not exceed |
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the amount that the school district could be required to use for |
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supplemental educational services under federal law in the absence |
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of any applicable federal waiver. The agency shall determine the |
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amount to retain for each school district based on the estimated |
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number of students in the district eligible for services under the |
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program. |
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(c) Any portion of funds retained for a school district that |
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is not used to pay the costs of providing supplemental educational |
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services to eligible students in the district shall be released to |
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the district promptly. |
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Sec. 29.606. INCENTIVES FOR EFFECTIVE USE OF PROGRAM. (a) |
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The agency shall make efforts to provide incentives to school |
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districts to achieve improvements in academic achievement through |
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effective use of supplemental educational services provided under |
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the program. |
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(b) In making discretionary grants to school districts |
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under any provision of this code, the agency may give a preference |
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to a school district that demonstrates effective use of |
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supplemental educational services provided under the program. |
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Sec. 29.607. RULES. The commissioner shall adopt rules |
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necessary to implement this subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |