| 1 | 1 | | By: Alonzo H.B. No. 4122 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to the establishment of a collaborative language |
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| 7 | 7 | | acquisition pilot program. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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| 10 | 10 | | amended by adding Section 29.070 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 29.070. ESTABLISHMENT OF COLLABORATIVE LANGUAGE |
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| 12 | 12 | | ACQUISITION PILOT PROGRAM. (a) From available funds that may be |
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| 13 | 13 | | used for that purpose, the commissioner shall grant $1 million to |
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| 14 | 14 | | the Texas Center for Education Policy of the University of Texas at |
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| 15 | 15 | | Austin for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of an |
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| 16 | 16 | | after-school language acquisition pilot program for students of |
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| 17 | 17 | | limited English proficiency. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (b) The Texas Center for Education Policy shall partner with |
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| 19 | 19 | | at least one independent school district and a municipal or |
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| 20 | 20 | | community entity in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of |
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| 21 | 21 | | the pilot program. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (c) Subject to Subsection (d), the Texas Center for |
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| 23 | 23 | | Education Policy may use funds allocated for this program to |
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| 24 | 24 | | collaborate and contract with entities in public or private |
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| 25 | 25 | | institutions of higher education to promote the expansion of the |
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| 26 | 26 | | pilot program across the state. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (d) A pilot program established under this section shall: |
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| 28 | 28 | | (1) adhere, to the extent practicable, to the La Clase |
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| 29 | 29 | | Mgica program model, also known as The Magic Classroom, including |
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| 30 | 30 | | any fundamental, programmatic, and data collection requirements of |
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| 31 | 31 | | that model; |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2) prepare students to perform satisfactorily on |
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| 33 | 33 | | assessment instruments administered under Section 39.023 by |
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| 34 | 34 | | implementing an after-school curriculum that develops a principled |
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| 35 | 35 | | understanding of reading, science, and mathematics content; |
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| 36 | 36 | | (3) build literacy skills in English and the student's |
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| 37 | 37 | | native language; |
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| 38 | 38 | | (4) promote digital literacy skills; |
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| 39 | 39 | | (5) promote financial literacy skills; |
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| 40 | 40 | | (6) promote college aspirations by: |
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| 41 | 41 | | (A) increasing knowledge about and encouraging |
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| 42 | 42 | | positive attitudes toward higher education; and |
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| 43 | 43 | | (B) providing consistent peer interactions with |
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| 44 | 44 | | university mentors; |
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| 45 | 45 | | (7) expand the student's ability to communicate in any |
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| 46 | 46 | | educational or professional setting; |
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| 47 | 47 | | (8) communicate information under this section to the |
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| 48 | 48 | | school, students, students' parents, and the community; and |
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| 49 | 49 | | (9) inform students' parents regarding school district |
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| 50 | 50 | | standards and requirements and state requirements regarding |
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| 51 | 51 | | assessment instruments administered under Section 39.023. |
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| 52 | 52 | | (e) The Texas Center for Education Policy must match funds |
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| 53 | 53 | | provided in this section with other private, federal, state, or |
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| 54 | 54 | | local funds, including: |
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| 55 | 55 | | (1) gifts, grants, or donations of funds; |
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| 56 | 56 | | (2) contributions of property that may be used in |
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| 57 | 57 | | providing the program; |
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| 58 | 58 | | (3) in-kind financial support to implement the program |
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| 59 | 59 | | from collaborating or contracted public entities or private |
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| 60 | 60 | | institutions of higher education; |
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| 61 | 61 | | (4) in-kind financial support to implement the program |
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| 62 | 62 | | from municipalities, school districts, or community entities |
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| 63 | 63 | | partnering in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the |
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| 64 | 64 | | program; |
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| 65 | 65 | | (5) university faculty and staff time allocated |
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| 66 | 66 | | towards the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the |
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| 67 | 67 | | program. |
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| 68 | 68 | | (f) Not later than January 1, 2011, the Texas Center for |
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| 69 | 69 | | Education Policy shall prepare and deliver to the governor, the |
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| 70 | 70 | | lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, |
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| 71 | 71 | | and the presiding officers of the standing committees of each house |
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| 72 | 72 | | of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over public education |
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| 73 | 73 | | a report addressing the success of the pilot program under this |
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| 74 | 74 | | section. This subsection expires September 1, 2011. |
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| 75 | 75 | | SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010 |
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| 76 | 76 | | school year. |
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| 77 | 77 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 78 | 78 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 79 | 79 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 80 | 80 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 81 | 81 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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