Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2615 Compare Versions

Version 1 (Old)

Version 2 (New)

Old	New	Differences
1	1	88R25712 DIO-F
2	2	By: Gates, Harris of Anderson, Burrows, H.B. No. 2615
3	3	Canales, Allen, et al.
4	4	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2615:
5	5	By: Buckley C.S.H.B. No. 2615
6	6
7	7
8	8	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
9	9	AN ACT
10	10	relating to the operation by a school district of a foundation and
11	11	trade diploma program to provide eligible high school students with
12	12	educational training under a plan for the issuance of a high school
13	13	diploma and the application of certain student-based allotments
14	14	under the public school finance system.
15	15	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
16	16	ARTICLE 1. FOUNDATION AND TRADE DIPLOMA PROGRAMS
17	17	SECTION 1.01. Subtitle F, Title 2, Education Code, is
18	18	amended by adding Chapter 30B to read as follows:
19	19	CHAPTER 30B. FOUNDATION AND TRADE DIPLOMA PROGRAMS
20	20	Sec. 30B.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "board" means
21	21	the State Board of Education.
22	22	Sec. 30B.002. PURPOSE. The purpose of a foundation and
23	23	trade diploma program operated under this chapter and authorized as
24	24	a campus or campus program under Subchapter C, Chapter 12, is to
25	25	provide public education to high school students:
26	26	(1) whose educational needs are better served by
27	27	tailored education and training; and
28	28	(2) for whom a P-TECH program established under
29	29	Subchapter N, Chapter 29, is not academically appropriate or would
30	30	not provide adequate opportunities.
31	31	Sec. 30B.003. FOUNDATION AND TRADE DIPLOMA PROGRAM. (a)
32	32	Each foundation and trade diploma program authorized under
33	33	Subchapter C, Chapter 12, and operating under this chapter shall
34	34	offer students who reside in the district a program that is:
35	35	(1) aligned with mathematics, English language, and
36	36	other skills and content adequate for the foundation and trade
37	37	diploma program, including essential knowledge and skills in
38	38	English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies;
39	39	(2) designed to allow students to satisfy requirements
40	40	related to:
41	41	(A) industry-recognized credentials and
42	42	certificates included in the inventory required by Section 312.003,
43	43	Labor Code; or
44	44	(B) industry-defined and industry-recognized
45	45	skill standards developed under Section 2308.109, Government Code;
46	46	and
47	47	(3) tailored to serve as an entry point to high-wage
48	48	and high-growth jobs and industries as determined by the agency.
49	49	(a-1) In determining high-wage and high-growth jobs and
50	50	industries under Subsection (a)(3), the agency shall consider:
51	51	(1) the average salary or wages and available work
52	52	opportunities for the applicable career, based on valid and
53	53	reliable data; and
54	54	(2) to the extent feasible, the variety of
55	55	opportunities available to foundation and trade diploma students.
56	56	(b) The board shall require the successful completion of 24
57	57	credits, as provided by Subsection (c), for graduation and the
58	58	issuance of a foundation and trade diploma under Section 30B.004.
59	59	(c) Before the issuance to a student of a foundation and
60	60	trade diploma, the board shall require the successful completion
61	61	of:
62	62	(1) one credit in English I;
63	63	(2) one credit in English II;
64	64	(3) one credit in Algebra I;
65	65	(4) one additional mathematics credit;
66	66	(5) one credit in biology;
67	67	(6) one additional science credit;
68	68	(7) one credit in United States history;
69	69	(8) one credit in a course providing instruction
70	70	regarding the relationship between business and the federal
71	71	government;
72	72	(9) one credit in physical education;
73	73	(10) one credit in a language course in a language
74	74	other than English;
75	75	(11) one credit in fine arts;
76	76	(12) one credit in a course that provides instruction
77	77	in basic knowledge and skills necessary to successfully run an
78	78	independent business;
79	79	(13) one credit in a course that provides instruction
80	80	in basic knowledge and skills necessary to develop
81	81	entrepreneurship;
82	82	(14) one credit in a course that provides instruction
83	83	regarding financial education;
84	84	(15) nine credits in career and technical education
85	85	courses related to industry-defined and industry-recognized skill
86	86	standards developed under Section 2308.109, Government Code; and
87	87	(16) one credit for an internship of no less than 120
88	88	hours in a job or industry approved by the board.
89	89	(d) In providing curriculum requirements described by
90	90	Subsection (c)(15) the board may only require career and technical
91	91	education courses in:
92	92	(1) computer programming and software development;
93	93	(2) cybersecurity;
94	94	(3) plumbing and pipefitting;
95	95	(4) electricity;
96	96	(5) welding;
97	97	(6) diesel and heavy equipment;
98	98	(7) aviation maintenance;
99	99	(8) applied agricultural engineering;
100	100	(9) heating, ventilation, and air conditioning;
101	101	(10) property management; and
102	102	(11) residential construction.
103	103	(e) In providing the curriculum requirements under
104	104	Subsection (c), the board may not require curriculum based on
105	105	essential knowledge and skills identified for a course of
106	106	instruction intended for students enrolled in a P-TECH program
107	107	established under Subchapter N, Chapter 29. The curriculum
108	108	requirements under Subsection (c) may only be based on essential
109	109	knowledge and skills identified by the board and described by
110	110	Subsection (a)(1).
111	111	(f) The board by rule shall provide curriculum standards for
112	112	the courses described by Subsection (c). The agency shall provide
113	113	support to the board in establishing curriculum requirements under
114	114	that subsection.
115	115	(g) In offering a foundation and trade diploma program under
116	116	this chapter, a school district may form partnerships between the
117	117	district and public junior colleges, public technical institutes,
118	118	public state colleges, and any other public postsecondary
119	119	institutions in this state offering academic or technical education
120	120	or training under a certificate program or an associate degree
121	121	program.
122	122	(h) A school district may use state funding received under
123	123	Chapter 48 that is available for the purpose to pay tuition costs
124	124	for district students enrolled in the district's foundation and
125	125	trade diploma program and receiving academic or technical education
126	126	or training from a college or institution under a partnership
127	127	entered into under Subsection (g).
128	128	Sec. 30B.004. FOUNDATION AND TRADE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
129	129	Notwithstanding any other law, agency rule, or school district
130	130	policy, a student enrolled in a district's foundation and trade
131	131	diploma program is entitled to receive a high school diploma from
132	132	the district if the student:
133	133	(1) successfully completes the required curriculum
134	134	established by the board under Section 30B.003;
135	135	(2) satisfies any other high school graduation
136	136	requirements provided by commissioner rule for students obtaining a
137	137	high school diploma under the district's foundation and trade
138	138	diploma program; and
139	139	(3) either:
140	140	(A) achieves satisfactory performance on each
141	141	end-of-course assessment instrument administered to the student
142	142	under Section 39.023(c); or
143	143	(B) is determined to be qualified to graduate by
144	144	the student's individual graduation committee established under
145	145	Section 28.0258 for the student by the district operating the
146	146	foundation and trade diploma program.
147	147	Sec. 30B.005. ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILITY. A student is
148	148	eligible to enroll in a school district's foundation and trade
149	149	diploma program if:
150	150	(1) the district has received the form indicating
151	151	informed consent for the student under Section 30B.006; and
152	152	(2) the student attends a high school campus of the
153	153	district and has completed the student's 10th grade year.
154	154	Sec. 30B.006. INFORMED CONSENT. (a) Before a student may
155	155	enroll in a school district's foundation and trade diploma program,
156	156	the student and the student's parent, guardian, or other person
157	157	standing in parental relation to the student must be advised by a
158	158	school counselor concerning:
159	159	(1) specific benefits of graduating under the
160	160	foundation high school program established under Section 28.025;
161	161	(2) specific benefits of graduating under a foundation
162	162	and trade diploma program with a diploma and earning
163	163	industry-recognized credentials through the program;
164	164	(3) the differences between the curriculum
165	165	requirements for obtaining a diploma under a foundation and trade
166	166	diploma program and the curriculum requirements for obtaining a
167	167	diploma under the foundation high school program, including
168	168	specific foundation high school program courses that will be
169	169	replaced by foundation and trade diploma program courses; and
170	170	(4) the number of additional credits that may be
171	171	required to graduate under the foundation high school program if
172	172	the student chooses to cease participation in a foundation and
173	173	trade diploma program and resume participation in the foundation
174	174	high school program.
175	175	(b) After receiving the required counseling described by
176	176	Subsection (a), the student's parent, guardian, or other person
177	177	standing in parental relation to the student may provide written
178	178	permission for the student to enroll in the school district's
179	179	foundation and trade diploma program, on a form adopted by the
180	180	agency, to the school counselor.
181	181	Sec. 30B.007. ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS. (a) A school
182	182	district may adopt and administer assessment instruments necessary
183	183	for a student enrolled in the district's foundation and trade
184	184	diploma program to earn an industry-recognized license,
185	185	credential, or certificate.
186	186	(b) A student enrolled in a district's foundation and trade
187	187	diploma program shall be administered the end-of-course assessment
188	188	for each secondary level course in which the student enrolls that is
189	189	listed in Section 39.023(c), as provided by that section.
190	190	(c) The commissioner may not waive the application of
191	191	Subsection (b) under Section 7.056 or any other law. This
192	192	subsection does not prohibit the commissioner from waiving the
193	193	administration of assessment instruments otherwise required to be
194	194	administered to students under federal law in accordance with
195	195	waiver authority granted to the commissioner by the United States
196	196	Department of Education.
197	197	Sec. 30B.008. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN EXAMS. (a)
198	198	Subject to Subsection (b), a student enrolled in a school
199	199	district's foundation and trade diploma program is entitled to
200	200	reimbursement from the district for the cost paid by the student for
201	201	an exam administered under Section 30B.007 that qualifies the
202	202	student for an industry-recognized license, credential, or
203	203	certificate.
204	204	(b) A student may receive reimbursement under this section
205	205	for the cost paid for one examination in each school year.
206	206	Sec. 30B.009. ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS. (a) The
207	207	commissioner shall adopt a set of achievement indicators for school
208	208	district students enrolled in a district's foundation and trade
209	209	diploma program based on recommendations provided by the Texas
210	210	Workforce Investment Council.
211	211	(b) The achievement indicators adopted by the commissioner
212	212	must measure outcomes for a school district's foundation and trade
213	213	diploma program with respect to:
214	214	(1) preparing students for success in:
215	215	(A) achieving industry-recognized licenses,
216	216	credentials, and certificates;
217	217	(B) training in postsecondary occupational
218	218	programs; and
219	219	(C) entering the workforce;
220	220	(2) reducing outcome differentials among students
221	221	from different racial and ethnic groups and socioeconomic
222	222	backgrounds; and
223	223	(3) informing parents and employers regarding the
224	224	performance of school district foundation and trade diploma
225	225	programs and students who enroll in those programs.
226	226	(c) Each school district that operates a foundation and
227	227	trade diploma program under this chapter shall submit to the
228	228	commissioner all relevant information the commissioner determines
229	229	necessary to evaluate the district's foundation and trade diploma
230	230	program based on the achievement indicators adopted under this
231	231	section.
232	232	(c-1) Each year, the commissioner shall determine for each
233	233	foundation and trade diploma program operated under this chapter a
234	234	cohort to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the
235	235	foundation and trade diploma program.
236	236	(d) The commissioner shall annually publish a report on the
237	237	performance of foundation and trade diploma programs operated under
238	238	this chapter based on the achievement indicators and the evaluation
239	239	of the cohorts established under Subsection (c-1).
240	240	Sec. 30B.010. MINIMUM INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS. (a) A
241	241	person employed by a school district as a foundation and trade
242	242	diploma program instructor must have demonstrated subject matter
243	243	expertise related to the subject taught, including:
244	244	(1) professional work experience;
245	245	(2) formal training and education;
246	246	(3) holding a relevant, active, industry-recognized
247	247	license, credential, or certificate; or
248	248	(4) any combination of Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3).
249	249	(b) A person employed by a school district as a foundation
250	250	and trade diploma program instructor must have received at least 20
251	251	hours of classroom management training as determined by the board
252	252	of trustees of the district.
253	253	Sec. 30B.011. MEMBERSHIP IN TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF
254	254	TEXAS. A school district employee who provides services under the
255	255	district's foundation and trade diploma program and qualifies for
256	256	membership in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas shall be
257	257	covered under the system to the same extent another qualified
258	258	employee of a school district is covered.
259	259	Sec. 30B.012. BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS. (a) To
260	260	ensure students have sufficient opportunities to participate in
261	261	apprenticeship training programs and other workplace-based
262	262	education, a school district operating a foundation and trade
263	263	diploma program under this chapter may partner with:
264	264	(1) private sector businesses; and
265	265	(2) institutions of higher education that offer
266	266	workforce development training programs that culminate in the
267	267	attainment of an industry-recognized certification upon
268	268	satisfactory completion, including Texas State Technical College.
269	269	(b) A partnership under Subsection (a) may allow for the use
270	270	of the partnering entity's facilities for purposes of a foundation
271	271	and trade diploma program operated under this chapter.
272	272	(c) A school district may sponsor apprenticeship training
273	273	programs under Chapter 133 for students enrolled in the district's
274	274	foundation and trade diploma program.
275	275	Sec. 30B.013. LIMITATION ON CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
276	276	ALLOTMENT. For each student enrolled in a school district's
277	277	foundation and trade diploma program, the district's entitlement to
278	278	the career and technology education allotment under Section 48.106
279	279	is limited to the amount determined by the commissioner for a campus
280	280	designated as a P-TECH school, in accordance with Subsection (a-1)
281	281	of that section.
282	282	Sec. 30B.0131. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN GRANT PROGRAM. (a) A
283	283	school district operating a foundation and trade diploma program
284	284	under this chapter may apply to the grant program established under
285	285	Section 29.556 in the same manner a school district that implements
286	286	or seeks to implement a P-TECH program may apply to the grant
287	287	program under that section.
288	288	(b) Funds obtained under Subsection (a) may only be used for
289	289	the purposes described by Section 30B.003(h).
290	290	Sec. 30B.014. STUDY ON IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF
291	291	FOUNDATION AND TRADE DIPLOMA PROGRAMS. (a) The board shall conduct
292	292	an annual study on the implementation and effectiveness of
293	293	foundation and trade diploma programs operated under this chapter.
294	294	(b) Not later than December 31 of each year, the board shall
295	295	submit to the legislature and the special committee established
296	296	under Section 30B.015 a report on the results of the study and any
297	297	recommendations for legislative or other action.
298	298	(c) The agency shall provide support to the board in
299	299	conducting the study under Subsection (a).
300	300	Sec. 30B.015. LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. (a) The
301	301	legislative oversight committee on foundation and trade diploma
302	302	programs is composed of six members as follows:
303	303	(1) three members of the senate appointed by the
304	304	lieutenant governor; and
305	305	(2) three members of the house of representatives
306	306	appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
307	307	(b) The committee shall:
308	308	(1) meet at least twice a year; and
309	309	(2) receive the report issued under Section 30B.014
310	310	and any other information regarding the implementation and
311	311	effectiveness of the foundation and trade diploma programs operated
312	312	under this chapter, including information regarding rules relating
313	313	to foundation and trade diploma programs adopted or proposed for
314	314	adoption by the board.
315	315	(c) The committee may request reports and other information
316	316	from the agency, the board, or a school district relating to the
317	317	operation of foundation and trade diploma programs under this
318	318	chapter.
319	319	(d) The committee shall review specific recommendations for
320	320	legislation related to this chapter that are contained in the
321	321	report submitted under Section 30B.014 or that are otherwise
322	322	proposed by the agency, the board, a school district, or relevant
323	323	stakeholders.
324	324	(e) The committee shall monitor the operation of the
325	325	foundation and trade diploma programs under this chapter with
326	326	emphasis on the manner of implementation and effectiveness of the
327	327	programs to achieve the purpose described by Section 30B.002.
328	328	(f) Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year,
329	329	the committee shall file a report with the governor, lieutenant
330	330	governor, and speaker of the house of representatives.
331	331	(g) The report under Subsection (f) must include a
332	332	description of any problems identified by the committee with
333	333	respect to the implementation and effectiveness of foundation and
334	334	trade diploma programs operated under this chapter and the
335	335	committee's recommendations regarding proposed legislative actions
336	336	to address those problems.
337	337	ARTICLE 2. OPERATION OF FOUNDATION AND TRADE DIPLOMA PROGRAM AS
338	338	CAMPUS OR CAMPUS PROGRAM
339	339	SECTION 2.01. Section 12.056, Education Code, is amended by
340	340	adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
341	341	(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), requirements related to
342	342	high school graduation under Section 28.025 do not apply to the
343	343	issuance of a diploma under a foundation and trade diploma program
344	344	under Chapter 30B operated as a campus or campus program under this
345	345	subchapter if the program is administered in accordance with
346	346	Chapter 30B and any applicable rules adopted by the agency or the
347	347	State Board of Education under that chapter.
348	348	SECTION 2.02. Section 28.016(b), Education Code, is amended
349	349	to read as follows:
350	350	(b) The instruction must include information regarding:
351	351	(1) the creation of a high school personal graduation
352	352	plan under Section 28.02121;
353	353	(2) the distinguished level of achievement described
354	354	by Section 28.025(b-15);
355	355	(3) each endorsement described by Section
356	356	28.025(c-1);
357	357	(4) college readiness standards; [and]
358	358	(5) potential career choices and the education needed
359	359	to enter those careers; and
360	360	(6) programs of study offered through a foundation and
361	361	trade diploma program under Chapter 30B operated as a campus or
362	362	campus program under Subchapter C, Chapter 12.
363	363	SECTION 2.03. Section 29.182(b), Education Code, is amended
364	364	to read as follows:
365	365	(b) The state plan must include procedures designed to
366	366	ensure that:
367	367	(1) all secondary and postsecondary students have the
368	368	opportunity to participate in career and technology education
369	369	programs;
370	370	(2) the state complies with requirements for
371	371	supplemental federal career and technology education funding;
372	372	(3) career and technology education is established as
373	373	a part of the total education system of this state and constitutes
374	374	an option for student learning that provides a rigorous course of
375	375	study consistent with the required curriculum under Section 28.002
376	376	and under which a student may receive specific education in a career
377	377	and technology program that:
378	378	(A) incorporates competencies leading to
379	379	academic and technical skill attainment;
380	380	(B) leads to:
381	381	(i) an industry-recognized license,
382	382	credential, or certificate; or
383	383	(ii) at the postsecondary level, an
384	384	associate or baccalaureate degree;
385	385	(C) includes opportunities for students to earn
386	386	college credit for coursework; [and]
387	387	(D) includes, as an integral part of the program,
388	388	participation by students and teachers in activities of career and
389	389	technical student organizations supported by the agency and the
390	390	State Board of Education; and
391	391	(E) includes the opportunity for students to
392	392	participate in a foundation and trade diploma program under Chapter
393	393	30B operated as a campus or campus program under Subchapter C,
394	394	Chapter 12; and
395	395	(4) a school district provides, to the greatest extent
396	396	possible, to a student participating in a career and technology
397	397	education program opportunities to enroll in dual credit courses
398	398	designed to lead to a degree, license, or certification as part of
399	399	the program.
400	400	ARTICLE 3. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN STUDENT-BASED ALLOTMENTS
401	401	REGARDING FOUNDATION AND TRADE DIPLOMA PROGRAM STUDENTS
402	402	SECTION 3.01. Section 48.106, Education Code, is amended by
403	403	amending Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (a-2) to
404	404	read as follows:
405	405	(a) Subject to Subsection (a-2), for [For] each full-time
406	406	equivalent student in average daily attendance in an approved
407	407	career and technology education program in grades 7 through 12, a
408	408	district is entitled to an annual allotment equal to the basic
409	409	allotment, or, if applicable, the sum of the basic allotment and the
410	410	allotment under Section 48.101 to which the district is entitled,
411	411	multiplied by:
412	412	(1) 1.1 for a full-time equivalent student in career
413	413	and technology education courses not in an approved program of
414	414	study;
415	415	(2) 1.28 for a full-time equivalent student in levels
416	416	one and two career and technology education courses in an approved
417	417	program of study, as identified by the agency; and
418	418	(3) 1.47 for a full-time equivalent student in levels
419	419	three and four career and technology education courses in an
420	420	approved program of study, as identified by the agency.
421	421	(a-2) For each full-time equivalent student in average
422	422	daily attendance in a foundation and trade diploma program operated
423	423	under Chapter 30B and authorized under Subchapter C, Chapter 12,
424	424	only the first 10 hours of instructional hours provided to those
425	425	students under the program each week qualify toward the district's
426	426	entitlement to the allotment under Subsection (a)(1), and the
427	427	commissioner shall proportionately reduce the amount of the
428	428	entitlement accordingly to an amount that reflects the limitation
429	429	on qualified instructional hours per week using a method adopted by
430	430	the commissioner.
431	431	(c) At least 65 [55] percent of the funds allocated under
432	432	this section must be used in providing career and technology
433	433	education programs in grades 7 through 12.
434	434	SECTION 3.02. Sections 48.110(b), (f), and (h), Education
435	435	Code, are amended to read as follows:
436	436	(b) For purposes of the outcomes bonus under this section,
437	437	the commissioner shall determine the threshold percentage as
438	438	provided by Subsection (g) for college, career, or military
439	439	readiness as described by Subsection (f) for each of the following
440	440	cohorts:
441	441	(1) annual graduates who are educationally
442	442	disadvantaged;
443	443	(2) annual graduates who are not educationally
444	444	disadvantaged; [and]
445	445	(3) annual graduates who are enrolled in a special
446	446	education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, regardless of
447	447	whether the annual graduates are educationally disadvantaged; and
448	448	(4) annual graduates who are enrolled in a foundation
449	449	and trade diploma program under Chapter 30B.
450	450	(f) For purposes of this section, an annual graduate
451	451	demonstrates:
452	452	(1) college readiness if the annual graduate:
453	453	(A) both:
454	454	(i) achieves college readiness standards
455	455	used for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the
456	456	SAT, or an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher
457	457	Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and
458	458	(ii) during a time period established by
459	459	commissioner rule, enrolls at a postsecondary educational
460	460	institution; or
461	461	(B) earns an associate degree from a
462	462	postsecondary educational institution approved by the Texas Higher
463	463	Education Coordinating Board while attending high school or during
464	464	a time period established by commissioner rule;
465	465	(2) career readiness if:
466	466	(A) the annual graduate:
467	467	(i) [(A)] achieves college readiness
468	468	standards used for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the
469	469	ACT, the SAT, or an assessment instrument designated by the Texas
470	470	Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and
471	471	(ii) [(B)] during a time period established
472	472	by commissioner rule, earns an industry-accepted certificate; or
473	473	(B) the annual graduate earns an
474	474	industry-recognized license, credential, or certificate under a
475	475	foundation and trade diploma program under Chapter 30B; and
476	476	(3) military readiness if the annual graduate:
477	477	(A) achieves a passing score set by the
478	478	applicable military branch on the Armed Services Vocational
479	479	Aptitude Battery; and
480	480	(B) during a time period established by
481	481	commissioner rule, enlists in the armed forces of the United States
482	482	or the Texas National Guard.
483	483	(h) On application by a school district, the commissioner
484	484	may allow annual graduates from the district to satisfy the
485	485	requirement for demonstrating career readiness under Subsection
486	486	(f)(2)(A)(ii) [(f)(2)(B)] by successfully completing a coherent
487	487	sequence of courses required to obtain an industry-accepted
488	488	certificate. The district must demonstrate in the application that
489	489	the district is unable to provide sufficient courses or programs to
490	490	enable students enrolled at the district to earn an
491	491	industry-accepted certificate within the time period established
492	492	by the commissioner under Subsection (f)(2)(A)(ii) [(f)(2)(B)].
493	493	The commissioner by rule shall provide the criteria required for an
494	494	application under this subsection.
495	495	ARTICLE 4. TRANSITION; EFFECTIVE DATE
496	496	SECTION 4.01. Not later than December 1, 2024, the
497	497	appropriate appointing authority shall appoint the members to the
498	498	legislative oversight committee on foundation and trade diploma
499	499	programs as required by Section 30B.015, Education Code, as added
500	500	by this Act.
501	501	SECTION 4.02. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
502	502	school year.
503	503	SECTION 4.03. This Act takes effect immediately if it
504	504	receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
505	505	house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
506	506	If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
507	507	effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023.