| 1 | 1 | | 81R3303 EAH-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Leibowitz H.B. No. 1754 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the Texas Education Agency's online clearinghouse of |
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| 8 | 8 | | information concerning best practices for public schools. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 7.009, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 11 | 11 | | amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read |
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| 12 | 12 | | as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (a) In coordination with the Legislative Budget Board, the |
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| 14 | 14 | | agency shall establish an online clearinghouse of information |
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| 15 | 15 | | relating to best practices of campuses, [and] school districts, and |
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| 16 | 16 | | open-enrollment charter schools. The agency shall determine the |
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| 17 | 17 | | appropriate topic categories for which a campus, district, or |
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| 18 | 18 | | charter school may submit best [regarding instruction, dropout |
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| 19 | 19 | | prevention, public school finance, resource allocation, and |
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| 20 | 20 | | business] practices. To the extent practicable, the agency shall |
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| 21 | 21 | | ensure that information provided through the online clearinghouse |
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| 22 | 22 | | is specific, actionable information relating to the best practices |
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| 23 | 23 | | of high-performing and highly efficient campuses and school |
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| 24 | 24 | | districts rather than general guidelines relating to campus and |
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| 25 | 25 | | school district operation. The information must be accessible by |
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| 26 | 26 | | campuses, school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and |
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| 27 | 27 | | interested members of the public. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (b) The agency shall solicit and collect from the |
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| 29 | 29 | | Legislative Budget Board, centers for education research |
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| 30 | 30 | | established under Section 1.005, and [exemplary or recognized] |
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| 31 | 31 | | school districts, campuses, and open-enrollment charter schools[, |
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| 32 | 32 | | as rated under Section 39.072,] examples of best practices as |
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| 33 | 33 | | determined by the agency under Subsection (a) [relating to |
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| 34 | 34 | | instruction, dropout prevention, public school finance, resource |
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| 35 | 35 | | allocation, and business practices, including best practices |
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| 36 | 36 | | relating to curriculum, scope and sequence, compensation and |
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| 37 | 37 | | incentive systems, bilingual education and special language |
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| 38 | 38 | | programs, compensatory education programs, and the effective use of |
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| 39 | 39 | | instructional technology, including online courses]. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (e) The agency shall create an incentive award to recognize |
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| 41 | 41 | | school districts, campuses, and open-enrollment charter schools |
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| 42 | 42 | | that submit eligible practices to the clearinghouse. |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 44 | 44 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 45 | 45 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 46 | 46 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 47 | 47 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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