Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	88R10912 MEW-F
2	2	By: Dutton H.B. No. 4092
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the methods to achieve a college, career, or military
8	8	outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 48.110, Education Code, is amended by
11	11	amending Subsections (f) and (h) and adding Subsection (j) to read
12	12	as follows:
13	13	(f) For purposes of this section, an annual graduate
14	14	demonstrates:
15	15	(1) college readiness if the annual graduate:
16	16	(A) both:
17	17	(i) achieves college readiness standards
18	18	used for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the
19	19	SAT, or an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher
20	20	Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and
21	21	(ii) not later than one year after
22	22	graduation from high school, earns a minimum of 12 non-remedial
23	23	semester credit hours [during a time period established by
24	24	commissioner rule, enrolls] at a postsecondary educational
25	25	institution; or
26	26	(B) earns an associate degree from a
27	27	postsecondary educational institution approved by the Texas Higher
28	28	Education Coordinating Board while attending high school or during
29	29	a time period established by commissioner rule;
30	30	(2) career readiness if the annual graduate:
31	31	(A) achieves college readiness standards used
32	32	for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the SAT, or
33	33	an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher Education
34	34	Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and
35	35	(B) not later than one year after graduation from
36	36	high school:
37	37	(i) [during a time period established by
38	38	commissioner rule,] earns a credential of value as defined by Texas
39	39	Higher Education Coordinating Board rule or included in a library
40	40	of credentials established under Section 2308A.007, Government
41	41	Code;
42	42	(ii) is employed at or above a salary level
43	43	equal to 100 percent of the median wage of jobs in the graduate's
44	44	region, as determined by the commissioner using the most recent
45	45	information available from sources the commissioner considers
46	46	reliable, including the Texas Workforce Commission, the
47	47	comptroller, and the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics; or
48	48	(iii) is enrolled in or has completed an
49	49	apprenticeship program recognized or approved by the Office of
50	50	Apprenticeship of the United States Department of Labor or an
51	51	industry-recognized apprenticeship approved or certified by the
52	52	Texas Workforce Commission [an industry-accepted certificate]; and
53	53	(3) military readiness if the annual graduate:
54	54	(A) achieves a passing score set by the
55	55	applicable military branch on the Armed Services Vocational
56	56	Aptitude Battery; and
57	57	(B) during a time period established by
58	58	commissioner rule, enlists in the armed forces of the United States
59	59	or the Texas National Guard.
60	60	(h) On application by a school district, the commissioner
61	61	may allow annual graduates from the district to satisfy the
62	62	requirement for demonstrating career readiness under Subsection
63	63	(f)(2)(B)(i) [(f)(2)(B)] by successfully completing a coherent
64	64	sequence of courses required to obtain a credential of value as
65	65	described by that subparagraph [an industry-accepted certificate].
66	66	The district must demonstrate in the application that neither the
67	67	district nor a postsecondary institution located within 30 miles of
68	68	a student's campus is able [unable] to provide sufficient courses
69	69	or programs to enable students enrolled at the district to actually
70	70	earn a credential of value [an industry-accepted certificate]
71	71	within the time period established [by the commissioner] under
72	72	Subsection (f)(2)(B). The commissioner by rule shall provide the
73	73	criteria required for an application under this subsection.
74	74	(j) The commissioner shall adopt rules permitting a school
75	75	district to award to an annual graduate who voluntarily reports
76	76	information described by Subsection (f) to the district a portion
77	77	of the outcomes bonus to which the district is entitled for an
78	78	annual graduate under this section.
79	79	SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
80	80	school year.
81	81	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
82	82	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
83	83	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
84	84	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
85	85	Act takes effect September 1, 2023.