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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a career and technical education |
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reporting grant program by the Texas Education Agency. |
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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 Section 29.195 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.195. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION REPORTING GRANT |
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PROGRAM. (a) From funds appropriated or otherwise available for |
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the purpose, the agency shall establish and administer a career and |
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technical education reporting grant program to award grants to |
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school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to facilitate |
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the collection, analysis, and reporting of career- and technical |
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education-related data to enhance program effectiveness and |
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student outcomes at the local and state levels. |
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(b) The agency shall adopt rules to establish and administer |
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the grant program under this section, including rules: |
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(1) establishing application procedures and |
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deadlines; |
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(2) establishing grant eligibility criteria; and |
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(3) prioritizing grant applications that demonstrate |
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the potential for significant positive effects on: |
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(A) career and technical education program |
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outcomes; and |
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(B) workforce readiness of students. |
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(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may |
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use a grant awarded under this section to: |
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(1) implement strategies and procure software for |
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collecting and analyzing career and technical education data, |
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including: |
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(A) tracking student engagement in experiences |
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provided by career technical student organizations outside the |
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classroom, including: |
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(i) community service or other events; |
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(ii) competitions; and |
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(iii) awards; |
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(B) tracking student hours worked, training |
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plans, and teacher visits in work-based learning classes offered by |
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the district or school; |
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(C) tracking student results on industry-based |
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certifications, including information regarding the applicable |
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course and teacher and the cost for the certification; |
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(D) identifying students who demonstrate |
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college, career, or military readiness and tracking which |
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performance measures the students meet in real time; and |
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(E) maintaining information regarding enrollment |
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in career and technical education courses and programs of study, |
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disaggregated by: |
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(i) race; |
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(ii) ethnicity; |
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(iii) gender; and |
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(iv) special populations; |
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(2) train district or school employees in the use of |
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data analytics software; and |
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(3) to the extent possible, improve the integration of |
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career and technical education data with the Public Education |
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Information Management System (PEIMS). |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Education Agency shall establish the career |
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and technical education reporting grant program required by Section |
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29.195, Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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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, 2025. |