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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the methods to achieve a college, career, or military |
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outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 48.110(f), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) For purposes of this section, an annual graduate |
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demonstrates: |
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(1) college readiness if the annual graduate: |
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(A) achieves college readiness standards used |
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for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the SAT, or |
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an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and |
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(B) during a time period established by |
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commissioner rule, enrolls at a postsecondary educational |
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institution; |
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(2) career readiness if the annual graduate, during a |
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time period established by commissioner rule: |
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(A) enrolls in a technical or vocational |
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education program [achieves college readiness standards used for |
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accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the SAT, or an |
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assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board under Section 51.334]; and |
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(B) [during a time period established by |
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commissioner rule,] earns an industry-accepted certificate; and |
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(3) military readiness if the annual graduate: |
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(A) achieves a passing score set by the |
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applicable military branch on the Armed Services Vocational |
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Aptitude Battery; and |
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(B) during a time period established by |
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commissioner rule, enlists in the armed forces of the United |
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States. |
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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. |