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| 1 | 1 | 82R27304 CAE-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Nelson, et al. S.B. No. 224 | |
| 3 | 3 | (Eissler) | |
| 4 | 4 | Substitute the following for S.B. No. 224: No. | |
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| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the award of a distinction designation to a public | |
| 10 | 10 | school campus. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 39.203, Education Code, is amended by | |
| 13 | 13 | amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as | |
| 14 | 14 | follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (c) In addition to the distinction designations described | |
| 16 | 16 | by Subsections (a) and (b), a campus that satisfies the criteria | |
| 17 | 17 | developed under Section 39.204 shall be awarded a distinction | |
| 18 | 18 | designation by the commissioner for the following programs or the | |
| 19 | 19 | following specific categories of performance: | |
| 20 | 20 | (1) academic achievement in English language arts, | |
| 21 | 21 | mathematics, science, or social studies; | |
| 22 | 22 | (2) fine arts; | |
| 23 | 23 | (3) physical and health education and wellness; | |
| 24 | 24 | (4) 21st Century Workforce Development program; and | |
| 25 | 25 | (5) second language acquisition program. | |
| 26 | 26 | (d) The commissioner may establish partnerships with | |
| 27 | 27 | private and nonprofit entities to provide monetary and in-kind | |
| 28 | 28 | rewards to campuses that receive a distinction designation under | |
| 29 | 29 | this section. | |
| 30 | 30 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |