Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1		-	~~87R21727~~ TSS-D
	1	+	87R10233 TSS-D
2	2		By: Dutton H.B. No. 3204
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3204:
4		-	By: Dutton C.S.H.B. No. 3204
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7	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	6		AN ACT
9	7		relating to the methods to achieve a college, career, or military
10	8		outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program.
11	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	10		SECTION 1. Section 48.110, Education Code, is amended by
13	11		amending Subsections (f) and (h) and adding Subsection (j) to read
14	12		as follows:
15	13		(f) For purposes of this section, an annual graduate
16	14		demonstrates:
17	15		(1) college readiness if the annual graduate:
18	16		(A) achieves college readiness standards used
19	17		for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the SAT, or
20	18		an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher Education
21	19		Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and
22	20		(B) during a time period established by
23	21		commissioner rule, enrolls at a postsecondary educational
24	22		institution;
25	23		(2) career readiness if the annual graduate:
26	24		(A) both:
27	25		(i) achieves college readiness standards
28	26		used for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the
29	27		SAT, or an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher
30	28		Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and
31	29		(ii) [(B)] during a time period established
32	30		by commissioner rule, earns an industry-accepted certificate; or
33	31		(B) during a time period established by
34		-	commissioner rule, is employed at or above a salary level equal to
35		-	150 percent of the median wage of jobs in this state, as determined
36		-	by commissioner rule; and
	32	+	commissioner rule, is employed at or above a minimum salary level,
	33	+	as established by commissioner rule; and
37	34		(3) military readiness if the annual graduate:
38	35		(A) achieves a passing score set by the
39	36		applicable military branch on the Armed Services Vocational
40	37		Aptitude Battery; and
41	38		(B) during a time period established by
42	39		commissioner rule, enlists in the armed forces of the United
43	40		States.
44	41		(h) On application by a school district, the commissioner
45	42		may allow annual graduates from the district to satisfy the
46	43		requirement for demonstrating career readiness under Subsection
47	44		(f)(2)(A)(ii) [(f)(2)(B)] by successfully completing a coherent
48	45		sequence of courses required to obtain an industry-accepted
49	46		certificate. The district must demonstrate in the application that
50	47		the district is unable to provide sufficient courses or programs to
51	48		enable students enrolled at the district to earn an
52	49		industry-accepted certificate within the time period established
53	50		by the commissioner under Subsection (f)(2)(A)(ii) [(f)(2)(B)].
54	51		The commissioner by rule shall provide the criteria required for an
55	52		application under this subsection.
56	53		(j) The commissioner shall adopt rules permitting a school
57	54		district to award to an annual graduate who voluntarily reports the
58	55		graduate's employment and salary information to the district a
59	56		portion of the outcomes bonus to which the district is entitled for
60	57		an annual graduate demonstrating career readiness under Subsection
61	58		(f)(2)(B).
62	59		SECTION 2. Section 48.1101(a), Education Code, is amended
63	60		to read as follows:
64	61		(a) The agency shall conduct a study on alternative career
65	62		readiness measures for small and rural school districts to
66	63		determine if annual graduates demonstrate career readiness under
67	64		Section 48.110(f)(2)(A)(ii) [48.110(f)(2)(B)].
68	65		SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
69	66		school year.
70	67		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.