H.B. No. 2263
AN ACT
relating to extending the high school innovation grant initiative
to middle and junior high schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 39.115, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 39.115. [HIGH SCHOOL] INNOVATION GRANT INITIATIVE FOR
MIDDLE, JUNIOR HIGH, AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES.
SECTION 2. Sections 39.115(a), (b), and (d), Education
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) From funds appropriated for that purpose, the
commissioner may establish a grant program under which grants are
awarded to middle, junior high, and high school [secondary]
campuses and school districts to support:
(1) the implementation of innovative [high school]
improvement programs that are based on the best available research
regarding middle, junior high, or high school reform, dropout
prevention, and preparing students for postsecondary coursework or
employment;
(2) enhancing education practices that have been
demonstrated by significant evidence of effectiveness; and
(3) the alignment of grants and programs to the
strategic plan adopted under Section 39.357.
(b) Before awarding a grant under this section, the
commissioner may require a campus or school district to:
(1) obtain local matching funds; or
(2) meet other conditions, including developing a
personal graduation plan under Section 28.0212 for each student
enrolled at the campus or in a district middle, junior high, or high
school.
(d) The commissioner may use funds appropriated under this
section to support technical assistance services for school
districts and open-enrollment charter schools to implement an [a
high school] improvement program under this section.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2263 was passed by the House on April
9, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2263 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor