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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of foster children to receive college |
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credit for completing the Preparation for Adult Living Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 264.121(a-6), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a-6) The department, in coordination with the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board [stakeholders], shall establish a |
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work group to develop a plan to ensure that foster youth who |
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complete [standardize] the standardized curriculum for the |
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Preparation for Adult Living Program are eligible to receive |
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college credit for completing the program. The work group must |
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include representatives from urban and rural institutions of higher |
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education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. In |
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developing its evidence-based recommendations, the work group |
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shall consider the feasibility of implementing each |
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recommendation, a foster youth's access to the Preparation for |
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Adult Living Program, and the average length of time a foster youth |
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will remain in a placement [that ensures that youth 14 years of age
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or older enrolled in the program receive relevant and
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age-appropriate information and training]. The department shall |
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report the plan to the legislature not later than November |
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[December] 1, 2020 [2018]. This subsection expires September 1, |
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2021. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |