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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility of certain students for Foundation School |
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Program benefits and the calculation of average daily attendance |
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for those students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 42.003(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A student is entitled to the benefits of the Foundation |
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School Program if, on September 1 of the school year, the student: |
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(1) is 5 years of age or older and under 21 years of age |
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and has not graduated from high school, or is at least 21 years of |
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age and under 26 years of age and has been admitted by a school |
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district to complete the requirements for a high school diploma; |
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[or] |
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(2) is at least 19 years of age and under 26 years of |
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age and is enrolled in an adult high school diploma and industry |
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certification charter school pilot program under Section 29.259; or |
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(3) is at least 18 years of age and under 26 years of |
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age and is enrolled in a workforce training program provided by a |
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school district off campus. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.005, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h-1) to read as follows: |
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(h-1) For a student described by Section 42.003(a)(3), time |
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that the student spends participating in a program under that |
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subdivision shall be counted as part of the minimum number of |
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instructional hours required for a student to be considered a |
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full-time student in average daily attendance for purposes of this |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |