Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	88R8083 AMF-D
2	2	By: Thierry H.B. No. 1812
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to authorizing school districts to provide funding using
8	8	money received under the Foundation School Program to
9	9	community-based organizations for purposes of reimbursing private
10	10	employers for paid internships provided to certain students in
11	11	career and technology education programs in the district.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
14	14	amended by adding Section 29.1871 to read as follows:
15	15	Sec. 29.1871. CONTRACT TO REIMBURSE FOR PAID INTERNSHIP.
16	16	(a) In this section, "community-based organization" has the
17	17	meaning assigned by Section 303.001, Labor Code.
18	18	(b) To encourage private employers to participate with
19	19	school districts in providing career and technology education to
20	20	assist students in developing the knowledge, skills, and
21	21	competencies necessary for a broad range of career opportunities,
22	22	the board of trustees of a school district may contract with a
23	23	community-based organization to:
24	24	(1) match students in grade 11 or 12 who are
25	25	participating in a career and technology education program in the
26	26	district with paid internships or similar programs provided by
27	27	private employers; and
28	28	(2) reimburse private employers for all or part of the
29	29	cost of providing paid internships or similar programs to students
30	30	described by Subdivision (1) using funds provided to the
31	31	community-based organization by the district.
32	32	(c) A contract described by Subsection (b) must:
33	33	(1) require each paid internship or similar program
34	34	provided to the school district's students to primarily promote a
35	35	public purpose of the district relating to career and technology
36	36	education;
37	37	(2) include provisions under which the school district
38	38	is granted sufficient control to ensure that the public purpose
39	39	under Subdivision (1) is accomplished and the district receives the
40	40	return benefit; and
41	41	(3) ensure that each student employed under a paid
42	42	internship or similar program is paid at least the minimum wage
43	43	required by law.
44	44	(d) In providing funds to a community-based organization
45	45	for the purposes of reimbursing a private employer under a contract
46	46	under Subsection (b), the school district may use funds allocated
47	47	to the district for career and technology education under Section
48	48	48.106.
49	49	(e) A community-based organization with which a school
50	50	district contracts under Subsection (b) may serve as the employer
51	51	of record for a student employed under a paid internship or similar
52	52	program provided under a contract described by Subsection (b).
53	53	(f) Completion of a paid internship or similar program
54	54	provided under a contract described by Subsection (b) may satisfy a
55	55	requirement to complete a practicum as part of a school district's
56	56	career and technology education program.
57	57	SECTION 2. Section 48.106(c), Education Code, is amended to
58	58	read as follows:
59	59	(c) At least 55 percent of the funds allocated under this
60	60	section must be used:
61	61	(1) in providing career and technology education
62	62	programs in grades 7 through 12; or
63	63	(2) in providing funding to a community-based
64	64	organization under a contract entered into under Section 29.1871
65	65	for purposes of reimbursing private employers for providing paid
66	66	internships or similar programs to students in career and
67	67	technology education programs.
68	68	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.