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1	1	81R2049 PAM-D
2	2	By: Deshotel H.B. No. 160
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the creation and administration of a community-based
8	8	at-risk youth program.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Chapter 33, Education Code, is amended by adding
11	11	Subchapter G to read as follows:
12	12	SUBCHAPTER G. EDUCATION AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM
13	13	Sec. 33.251. PROGRAM. The agency, in conjunction with the
14	14	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, shall administer the
15	15	Education and Self-Sufficiency Program as described by this
16	16	subchapter.
17	17	Sec. 33.252. STATE DIRECTOR. The commissioner shall
18	18	designate a state director for the Education and Self-Sufficiency
19	19	Program.
20	20	Sec. 33.253. DUTIES OF STATE DIRECTOR. The state director
21	21	shall coordinate community-based efforts to:
22	22	(1) assist students at risk of dropping out of school,
23	23	as defined by Section 29.081, to develop a foundation for a
24	24	well-balanced and appropriate education from early childhood
25	25	education through middle and junior high school through the use of:
26	26	(A) small school campuses that permit highly
27	27	personal learning environments and that offer a culturally
28	28	sensitive curriculum;
29	29	(B) a variety of instructional and interactive
30	30	methods to develop self-respect, self-confidence, and students'
31	31	leadership skills; and
32	32	(C) after-school enrichment programs to help
33	33	students complete homework and improve academic skills;
34	34	(2) provide at least two years of mentoring for high
35	35	school students qualified and planning to pursue a postsecondary
36	36	education;
37	37	(3) provide vocational education training for high
38	38	school students who do not plan to pursue a postsecondary
39	39	education; and
40	40	(4) provide high school graduates who do not plan to
41	41	pursue a postsecondary education and parents of students adult job
42	42	training, including job readiness training and vocational
43	43	education training, and job placement assistance to assist those
44	44	high school graduates and parents in transitioning from job
45	45	training into the workforce.
46	46	Sec. 33.254. PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM. A community-based
47	47	organization may participate in the program if the organization has
48	48	a proven track record of successfully working independently in an
49	49	area identified in Section 33.253.
50	50	Sec. 33.255. FUNDING; DONATIONS. (a) The state director
51	51	shall solicit and may accept federal funds, state funds, private
52	52	contributions, grants, and public and school district funds to
53	53	support the activities of the Education and Self-Sufficiency
54	54	Program.
55	55	(b) The state director may accept a donation of services or
56	56	money or other property that the state director determines furthers
57	57	the lawful objectives of the program. Each donation, with the name
58	58	of the donor and the purpose of the donation, must be reported in
59	59	the public records of the program.
60	60	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
61	61	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
62	62	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
63	63	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
64	64	Act takes effect September 1, 2009.