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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting of certain information on career and |
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technology education in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 29.195 and 29.196 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.195. PEIMS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CAREER AND |
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TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. (a) Each school district and |
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open-enrollment charter school shall include the following |
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information regarding career and technology courses offered by the |
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district or school in the district's or school's Public Education |
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Information Management System (PEIMS) report: |
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(1) a list of the career and technology courses |
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offered by the district or school; |
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(2) the number of career and technology classroom |
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teachers in the district or school: |
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(A) certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21; or |
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(B) issued a school district teaching permit |
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under Section 21.055; and |
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(3) the number of contracts the district or school has |
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entered into with other districts or schools, public or private |
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postsecondary educational institutions, or trade or technical |
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schools to provide career and technology courses. |
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(b) The information included in a school district's or |
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open-enrollment charter school's Public Education Information |
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Management System (PEIMS) report under this section may not include |
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student information. |
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(c) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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Sec. 29.196. CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION REPORT. (a) |
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Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the agency shall |
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submit a report to the legislature on career and technology |
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education. The report must include: |
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(1) the number of school districts and open-enrollment |
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charter schools offering career and technology education programs; |
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(2) the courses of study provided at each district or |
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school as part of the district's or school's career and technology |
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education program; |
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(3) the number of students in each district or school |
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who have taken a career and technology education course, are |
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seeking to complete a career and technology education program, or |
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have completed a career and technology education program, |
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disaggregated by: |
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(A) region of the state; and |
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(B) the type of career and technology education |
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course or program; |
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(4) the number of classroom teachers teaching a career |
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and technology education course who are: |
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(A) certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21; or |
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(B) issued a school district teaching permit |
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under Section 21.055; |
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(5) the number of classroom teachers teaching career |
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and technology education courses in each regional education service |
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center; |
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(6) the funds received by each district and school |
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from the career and technology education allotment and the |
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percentage of those funds spent to provide career and technology |
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education; |
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(7) the location of each facility operated by a |
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district or school for career and technology education; |
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(8) the number of districts and schools that have |
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entered into a contract with other districts or schools, public or |
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private postsecondary educational institutions, or trade or |
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technical schools to provide career and technology education for |
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students in the district or school; |
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(9) a description of available career and technology |
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certifications, the availability of each certification throughout |
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the state, and the number of students who have earned each |
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certification since the previous report was filed; |
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(10) a description of available industry-based |
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credentials, the availability of each credential throughout the |
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state, and the number of students who have earned each credential |
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since the previous report was filed; |
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(11) using data available from the Texas Workforce |
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Commission, information on each industry or occupation in which a |
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career and technology certification or industry-based credential |
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is available, including: |
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(A) median annual wage; |
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(B) annual rate of occupation growth; |
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(C) average annual employment; and |
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(D) educational requirements; |
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(12) the number of student contact hours in each |
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career and technology education program; |
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(13) the percentage of students participating in |
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career and technology education programs in districts and schools, |
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aggregated by district or school type as determined by the |
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commissioner; and |
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(14) any additional information or data that the |
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agency determines necessary to provide the legislature with a |
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complete understanding of career and technology education programs |
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in this state. |
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(b) The agency may use information and data collected from |
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school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, or the Texas |
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Workforce Commission to prepare the report required by Subsection |
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(a). |
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(c) The agency may, using existing resources: |
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(1) acquire software to assist in the creation of the |
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report required under Subsection (a); and |
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(2) conduct a survey of school districts and |
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open-enrollment charter schools on the barriers to providing career |
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and technology education encountered by districts and schools. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |