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1	1	S.B. No. 2258
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4	4	AN ACT
5	5	relating to intensive summer programs for public school students
6	6	and to college readiness programs at public institutions of higher
7	7	education.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Section 29.098, Education Code, is amended to
10	10	read as follows:
11	11	Sec. 29.098. INTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAMS. (a) In this
12	12	section, "pilot program" means the intensive summer pilot program
13	13	for students identified as being at risk of dropping out of school
14	14	or college.
15	15	(b) The [From funds appropriated for that purpose, the]
16	16	commissioner [of education and the commissioner of higher education
17	17	by rule] shall establish a pilot program to award grants to
18	18	participating campuses to provide intensive academic instruction
19	19	during the period in which school is recessed for the summer
20	20	[semester] to promote college and workforce readiness to students
21	21	identified as being at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by
22	22	Section 29.081 [or college]. A grant awarded under this section may
23	23	be used to fund any of the following categories of programs:
24	24	(1) [a program administered by an institution of
25	25	higher education to provide intensive academic instruction in
26	26	English language arts, mathematics, and science to facilitate the
27	27	student's transition from high school to a postsecondary
28	28	institution;
29	29	[(2)] a program administered by a school district in
30	30	partnership with an institution of higher education to provide
31	31	intensive academic instruction in English language arts,
32	32	mathematics, and science to promote high school completion and
33	33	college readiness; and
34	34	(2) [(3)] a program administered by a school district
35	35	in partnership with an institution of higher education to provide
36	36	intensive academic instruction in reading and mathematics to
37	37	students in grades six through eight to promote high school
38	38	completion and college readiness.
39	39	(c) The commissioner [of education] may select for
40	40	participation in the pilot program only a campus that is eligible
41	41	under the criteria established under Section 39.358.
42	42	(d) [A grant may be awarded to an institution of higher
43	43	education for a program administered under Subsection (b)(1) only
44	44	if at least 50 percent of the students served in the program:
45	45	[(1) have a score on the Scholastic Assessment Test
46	46	(SAT) or American College Test (ACT) that is equal to a score less
47	47	than the national mean score;
48	48	[(2) have been awarded a grant under the federal Pell
49	49	grant program;
50	50	[(3) are at least 20 years of age on the date the
51	51	student initially enrolls in the institution of higher education;
52	52	or
53	53	[(4) have enrolled or will initially enroll as a
54	54	part-time student.
55	55	[(e) A program supported by a grant to provide intensive
56	56	summer instruction under this section must:
57	57	[(1) provide rigorous academic instruction;
58	58	[(2) provide at least four weeks of instruction; and
59	59	[(3) for a program described by Subsection (b)(2) or
60	60	(3), be designed and implemented in partnership with an institution
61	61	of higher education.
62	62	[(f) To the extent practicable, an institution of higher
63	63	education shall create work-study opportunities for students
64	64	enrolled in teacher preparation programs to assist in providing
65	65	instruction in programs described by this section.
66	66	[(g)] A grant awarded under this section:
67	67	(1) may not exceed $750 for each participating
68	68	student; and
69	69	(2) must be matched by not less than $250 for each
70	70	participating student in other federal, state, or local funds,
71	71	including private donations.
72	72	(e) [(h)] For purposes of Subsection (d)(2) [(g)(2)], a
73	73	school district is encouraged to use funds allocated under Section
74	74	42.2516(b)(3).
75	75	(f) [(i)] A grant awarded under this section may not be used
76	76	to replace federal, state, or local funds previously spent on a
77	77	summer intensive program, but may be used to expand an existing
78	78	program.
79	79	(g) [(j)] The entire amount of a grant awarded under this
80	80	section:
81	81	(1) must fund the program described in the application
82	82	for the grant; and
83	83	(2) may be used for:
84	84	(A) instructional materials;
85	85	(B) technology used primarily for the delivery of
86	86	supplementary instruction;
87	87	(C) teacher training and professional
88	88	development, including educator stipends; and
89	89	(D) other necessary costs, as determined by the
90	90	commissioner [of education].
91	91	(h) [(k)] Instructional materials adopted by the State
92	92	Board of Education shall be used for instruction in a program under
93	93	this section [Subsection (b)(2) or (3)]. The State Board of
94	94	Education may adopt any additional instructional materials as
95	95	necessary for a program under this section [Subsection (b)(2) or
96	96	(3). The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt
97	97	instructional materials as necessary for students enrolled in a
98	98	program under Subsection (b)(1)].
99	99	(i) [(l)] The State Board of Education [and the Texas Higher
100	100	Education Coordinating Board] shall include information technology
101	101	instructional resources that incorporate established best
102	102	practices for instruction among approved instructional materials
103	103	for intensive summer programs under this section to enhance the
104	104	effectiveness of the programs.
105	105	SECTION 2. Section 61.0762, Education Code, is amended to
106	106	read as follows:
107	107	Sec. 61.0762. PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE STUDENT SUCCESS. (a) To
108	108	implement the college readiness and success strategic action plan
109	109	adopted under Section 61.0761 and to enhance the success of
110	110	students at institutions of higher education, the board by rule
111	111	shall [develop]:
112	112	(1) develop [summer] higher education bridge programs
113	113	in the subject areas of mathematics, science, social science, or
114	114	[and] English language arts to increase student success by reducing
115	115	the need for developmental education;
116	116	(2) develop incentive programs for institutions of
117	117	higher education that implement research-based, innovative
118	118	developmental education initiatives;
119	119	(3) develop a pilot program to award grants to
120	120	institutions of higher education for intensive programs designed to
121	121	address the needs of students at risk of dropping out of college
122	122	[financial assistance programs for educationally disadvantaged
123	123	students, as defined by Section 5.001, who take college entrance
124	124	and college readiness assessment instruments];
125	125	(4) develop professional development programs for
126	126	faculty of institutions of higher education on college readiness
127	127	standards and the implications of such standards on instruction;
128	128	and
129	129	(5) develop other programs as determined by the board
130	130	that support the participation and success goals in "Closing the
131	131	Gaps," the state's master plan for higher education.
132	132	(b) The board may award a grant under Subsection (a)(3) to
133	133	an institution of higher education only if at least 50 percent of
134	134	the students served in the program:
135	135	(1) have a score on the Scholastic Assessment Test
136	136	(SAT) or American College Test (ACT) that is less than the national
137	137	mean score for that test;
138	138	(2) have been awarded a grant under the federal Pell
139	139	grant program;
140	140	(3) are at least 20 years of age on the date the
141	141	student enrolls as a first-time freshman in the institution of
142	142	higher education;
143	143	(4) have enrolled or will initially enroll as a
144	144	part-time student; or
145	145	(5) meet any other requirements established by the
146	146	board.
147	147	SECTION 3. Section 39.363, Education Code, is amended to
148	148	read as follows:
149	149	Sec. 39.363. FUNDING FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. (a) From funds
150	150	appropriated, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall
151	151	allocate $8.75 million each year to establish mathematics, science,
152	152	and technology teacher preparation academies under Section 21.462,
153	153	provide funding to the commissioner of education to [and] implement
154	154	and administer the program under Section 29.098, and award grants
155	155	under Section 61.0762(a)(3).
156	156	(b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall
157	157	establish mathematics, science, and technology teacher preparation
158	158	academies under Section 21.462, provide funding to the commissioner
159	159	of education to [and] implement and administer the program under
160	160	Section 29.098, and award grants under Section 61.0762(a)(3) in a
161	161	manner consistent with the goals of this subchapter and the goals in
162	162	"Closing the Gaps," the state's master plan for higher education.
163	163	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
164	164	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
165	165	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
166	166	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
167	167	Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
168	168	______________________________ ______________________________
169	169	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
170	170	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2258 passed the Senate on
171	171	May 4, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
172	172	______________________________
173	173	Secretary of the Senate
174	174	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2258 passed the House on
175	175	May 27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, one
176	176	present not voting.
177	177	______________________________
178	178	Chief Clerk of the House
179	179	Approved:
180	180	______________________________
181	181	Date
182	182	______________________________
183	183	Governor