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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an Internet online dropout recovery education program |
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for students at risk of dropping out of school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.081, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (e-2) and adding Subsection (f-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(e-2) An Internet online dropout recovery education program |
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must: |
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(1) include as a part of its curriculum credentials, |
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certifications, or other course offerings that relate directly to |
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employment opportunities in the state; |
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(2) employ as faculty and administrators persons with |
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baccalaureate or advanced degrees; |
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(3) provide an academic coach and local advocate for |
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each student; |
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(4) use an individual learning plan to monitor each |
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student's progress; |
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(5) [establish satisfactory requirements for the
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monthly progress of students according to standards set by the
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commissioner;
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[(6)] provide a monthly report to the student's school |
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district regarding the student's progress; |
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(6) [(7)] perform satisfactorily according to |
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performance indicators and accountability standards adopted for |
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alternative education programs by the commissioner; and |
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(7) [(8)] comply with this title and rules adopted |
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under this title except as otherwise provided by this subsection. |
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(f-1) An Internet online dropout recovery education program |
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is not subject to commissioner rules applicable to an optional |
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flexible school day program under Section 29.0822 regarding minutes |
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of instruction and calculation of average daily attendance. For |
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the purposes of calculating attendance for an Internet online |
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dropout recovery education program, the commissioner shall: |
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(1) consider a student to be scheduled for and |
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receiving instruction for 55 minutes per day for each course taken |
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for purposes of determining whether the student satisfies the |
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requirements of half-day or full-day enrollment; |
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(2) consider a student who is enrolled for five |
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semester courses to be in attendance for each day of instruction in |
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the reporting period for purposes of establishing the student's |
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daily attendance; |
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(3) calculate the final average daily attendance of |
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the program based on successful student completion of semester |
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courses in which students were enrolled using course completion |
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data reported by the district; |
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(4) adjust the average daily attendance based on |
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students' failure to complete semester courses; and |
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(5) adjust the amount of funding provided under the |
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Foundation School Program during the following school year based on |
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any adjustment made under Subdivision (4). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |