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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the reporting of certain information |
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regarding prekindergarten programs provided by or on behalf of |
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school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.1544 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.1544. REPORTING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING |
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PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS; AGENCY REPORT. (a) The agency by rule |
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shall require each school district that offers a prekindergarten |
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program under Section 29.153 and each private entity that provides |
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a prekindergarten program under contract with a school district to |
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report the following information in the form and manner prescribed |
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by the agency for each prekindergarten class offered by the |
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district or private entity: |
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(1) the number of students in each prekindergarten |
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class; |
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(2) the number of certified teachers in each |
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prekindergarten class; |
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(3) the number of teacher's aides in each |
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prekindergarten class; |
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(4) whether each prekindergarten class is full-day or |
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half-day; and |
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(5) if the district offers half-day classes, whether |
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the district offers two half-day classes per day. |
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(b) From the information submitted under Subsection (a), |
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the agency shall determine the total number of teachers and |
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teacher's aides in prekindergarten classes in this state. |
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(c) From the information submitted under Subsection (a) and |
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for purposes of calculating the student/teacher ratio for each |
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prekindergarten class offered by a school district or private |
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entity that provides a prekindergarten program under contract with |
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a school district, the agency shall count each teacher or teacher's |
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aide: |
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(1) once for a full-day class; and |
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(2) twice for a half-day class if the district offers |
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two half-day classes per day. |
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(d) Not later than August 1 of each year, the agency shall |
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prepare and submit a report to the legislature based on the |
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information collected under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Not later than August 1, 2020, the Texas |
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Education Agency shall submit the initial report required under |
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Section 29.1544, Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |