Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1		86R13611 MM-D
2	2		By: White H.B. No. 507
	3	+	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 507:
	4	+	By: Dutton C.S.H.B. No. 507
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5	7		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	8		AN ACT
7	9		relating to a task force to coordinate and make recommendations on
8	10		parent engagement and education programs provided by state
9	11		agencies.
10	12		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	13		SECTION 1. Chapter 531, Government Code, is amended by
12	14		adding Subchapter L-1 to read as follows:
13	15		SUBCHAPTER L-1. TASK FORCE ON PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION
14	16		PROGRAMS
15	17		Sec. 531.431. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "task
16	18		force," unless the context requires otherwise, means the task force
17	19		on parent engagement and education programs established under
18	20		Section 531.432.
19	21		Sec. 531.432. ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE. The task force
20	22		on parent engagement and education programs is established to:
21	23		(1) enhance coordination of parent engagement and
22	24		evidence-based parent education programs across state agencies;
23	25		and
24	26		(2) develop comprehensive, statewide best practices
25	27		for engaging parents as their children's first and best teachers.
26	28		Sec. 531.433. COMPOSITION OF TASK FORCE. The task force is
27	29		composed of 13 members as follows:
28	30		(1) the executive commissioner;
29	31		(2) the commissioner of the Department of Family and
30	32		Protective Services;
31	33		(3) the executive director of the Texas Workforce
32	34		Commission;
33	35		(4) the commissioner of the Texas Education Agency;
34	36		(5) the executive director of the Texas Department of
35	37		Criminal Justice;
36	38		(6) the executive director of the Texas Juvenile
37	39		Justice Department;
38	40		(7) one representative of the Hurricane Harvey Task
39	41		Force on School Mental Health Supports appointed by the governor
40	42		or, if the task force described by this subdivision does not exist,
41	43		one person appointed by the governor who has experience in the
42	44		mental health field;
43	45		(8) one representative of a county juvenile board or
44	46		juvenile probation department appointed by the presiding officer of
45	47		the task force;
46	48		(9) one representative of a faith-based organization
47	49		appointed by the presiding officer of the task force;
48	50		(10) one person appointed by the presiding officer of
49	51		the task force who has experienced challenges meant to be addressed
50	52		by a parent engagement or education program;
51	53		(11) one representative of the law enforcement
52	54		community appointed by the presiding officer of the task force; and
53	55		(12) two persons appointed by the presiding officer of
54	56		the task force, each of whom is a parent of or person standing in
55	57		parental relation to a school-age child.
56	58		Sec. 531.434. PRESIDING OFFICER. The executive
57	59		commissioner shall serve as presiding officer.
58	60		Sec. 531.435. VACANCY. A vacancy for an appointed member of
59	61		the task force shall be filled in the same manner as the original
60	62		appointment.
61	63		Sec. 531.436. MEETINGS. The task force shall meet at least
62	64		quarterly at the call of the presiding officer. The task force
63	65		shall meet at other times as determined by the presiding officer.
64	66		Sec. 531.437. DUTIES. The task force shall:
65	67		(1) receive reports and testimony from individuals,
66	68		state and local governmental agencies, community-based
67	69		organizations, and other public and private organizations
68	70		regarding parent engagement and evidence-based parent education
69	71		programs;
70	72		(2) identify parent engagement and evidence-based
71	73		parent education programs that are being implemented in this state
72	74		and describe opportunities for improved coordination among those
73	75		programs to:
74	76		(A) maximize the programs' effectiveness and
75	77		funding; and
76	78		(B) align program outcomes; and
77	79		(3) develop policy and other recommendations for:
78	80		(A) expanding access to parent engagement and
79	81		evidence-based parent education programs;
80	82		(B) establishing comprehensive statewide best
81	83		practice guidelines for those programs; and
82	84		(C) establishing methods for using existing
83	85		administrative and program data to identify and target program
84	86		services to:
85	87		(i) appropriate parents in this state;
86	88		(ii) communities with the greatest need for
87	89		the program services; and
88	90		(iii) families exhibiting high levels of
89	91		risk factors, which include a preterm birth, poverty, having low
90	92		parent educational attainment, having one or more teenage parents,
91	93		having poor maternal health, and having parent unemployment or
92	94		underemployment.
93	95		Sec. 531.438. REPORT. (a) The task force shall prepare a
94	96		report that includes:
95	97		(1) a description of the activities of the task force;
96	98		(2) the findings and recommendations of the task
97	99		force, including recommendations described by Section 531.437(3);
98	100		and
99	101		(3) proposed legislation or recommendations or
100	102		information on any other relevant matter that the task force
101	103		considers appropriate.
102	104		(b) Not later than December 1, 2020, the task force shall
103	105		submit the report prepared under this section to the governor, the
104	106		lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
105	107		and the presiding officers of the standing committees of the senate
106	108		and house of representatives having primary jurisdiction over
107	109		issues relating to parent engagement and education.
108	110		Sec. 531.439. RESPONSIBILITY OF COMMISSION. The commission
109	111		shall provide reasonably necessary administrative and technical
110	112		support to the task force.
111	113		Sec. 531.440. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. Appointed
112	114		members of the task force serve without compensation and may not be
113	115		reimbursed for travel or other expenses incurred while conducting
114	116		the business of the task force.
115	117		Sec. 531.441. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Chapter 2110
116	118		does not apply to the task force.
117	119		Sec. 531.442. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The commission
118	120		may accept on behalf of the task force a gift, grant, or donation
119	121		from any source to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
120	122		Sec. 531.443. EXPIRATION. The task force is abolished and
121	123		this subchapter expires September 1, 2021.
122	124		SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
123	125		of this Act, the governor and the executive commissioner of the
124	126		Health and Human Services Commission shall appoint the members of
125	127		the task force on parent engagement and education programs as
126	128		required by Section 531.433, Government Code, as added by this Act.
127	129		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
128	130		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
129	131		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
130	132		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
131	133		Act takes effect September 1, 2019.