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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, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (f) and (h) and adding Subsection (j) to read |
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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) both: |
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(i) achieves college readiness standards |
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used for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the |
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SAT, or an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and |
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(ii) not later than one year after |
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graduation from high school, earns a minimum of 12 non-remedial |
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semester credit hours [during a time period established by |
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commissioner rule, enrolls] at a postsecondary educational |
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institution; or |
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(B) earns an associate degree from a |
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postsecondary educational institution approved by the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board while attending high school or during |
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a time period established by commissioner rule; |
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(2) career 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) not later than one year after graduation from |
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high school: |
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(i) [during a time period established by |
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commissioner rule,] earns a credential of value as defined by Texas |
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Higher Education Coordinating Board rule or included in a library |
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of credentials established under Section 2308A.007, Government |
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Code; |
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(ii) is employed at or above a salary level |
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equal to 100 percent of the median wage of jobs in the graduate's |
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region, as determined by the commissioner using the most recent |
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information available from sources the commissioner considers |
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reliable, including the Texas Workforce Commission, the |
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comptroller, and the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics; or |
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(iii) is enrolled in or has completed an |
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apprenticeship program recognized or approved by the Office of |
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Apprenticeship of the United States Department of Labor or an |
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industry-recognized apprenticeship approved or certified by the |
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Texas Workforce Commission [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 States |
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or the Texas National Guard. |
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(h) On application by a school district, the commissioner |
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may allow annual graduates from the district to satisfy the |
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requirement for demonstrating career readiness under Subsection |
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(f)(2)(B)(i) [(f)(2)(B)] by successfully completing a coherent |
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sequence of courses required to obtain a credential of value as |
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described by that subparagraph [an industry-accepted certificate]. |
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The district must demonstrate in the application that neither the |
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district nor a postsecondary institution located within 30 miles of |
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a student's campus is able [unable] to provide sufficient courses |
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or programs to enable students enrolled at the district to actually |
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earn a credential of value [an industry-accepted certificate] |
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within the time period established [by the commissioner] under |
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Subsection (f)(2)(B). The commissioner by rule shall provide the |
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criteria required for an application under this subsection. |
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(j) The commissioner shall adopt rules permitting a school |
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district to award to an annual graduate who voluntarily reports |
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information described by Subsection (f) to the district a portion |
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of the outcomes bonus to which the district is entitled for an |
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annual graduate under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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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, 2023. |