88R10912 MEW-F
By: Dutton H.B. No. 4092
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the methods to achieve a college, career, or military
outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 48.110, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (f) and (h) and adding Subsection (j) to read
as follows:
(f) For purposes of this section, an annual graduate
demonstrates:
(1) college readiness if the annual graduate:
(A) both:
(i) achieves college readiness standards
used for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the
SAT, or an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and
(ii) not later than one year after
graduation from high school, earns a minimum of 12 non-remedial
semester credit hours [during a time period established by
commissioner rule, enrolls] at a postsecondary educational
institution; or
(B) earns an associate degree from a
postsecondary educational institution approved by the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board while attending high school or during
a time period established by commissioner rule;
(2) career readiness if the annual graduate:
(A) achieves college readiness standards used
for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the SAT, or
an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and
(B) not later than one year after graduation from
high school:
(i) [during a time period established by
commissioner rule,] earns a credential of value as defined by Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board rule or included in a library
of credentials established under Section 2308A.007, Government
Code;
(ii) is employed at or above a salary level
equal to 100 percent of the median wage of jobs in the graduate's
region, as determined by the commissioner using the most recent
information available from sources the commissioner considers
reliable, including the Texas Workforce Commission, the
comptroller, and the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics; or
(iii) is enrolled in or has completed an
apprenticeship program recognized or approved by the Office of
Apprenticeship of the United States Department of Labor or an
industry-recognized apprenticeship approved or certified by the
Texas Workforce Commission [an industry-accepted certificate]; and
(3) military readiness if the annual graduate:
(A) achieves a passing score set by the
applicable military branch on the Armed Services Vocational
Aptitude Battery; and
(B) during a time period established by
commissioner rule, enlists in the armed forces of the United States
or the Texas National Guard.
(h) On application by a school district, the commissioner
may allow annual graduates from the district to satisfy the
requirement for demonstrating career readiness under Subsection
(f)(2)(B)(i) [(f)(2)(B)] by successfully completing a coherent
sequence of courses required to obtain a credential of value as
described by that subparagraph [an industry-accepted certificate].
The district must demonstrate in the application that neither the
district nor a postsecondary institution located within 30 miles of
a student's campus is able [unable] to provide sufficient courses
or programs to enable students enrolled at the district to actually
earn a credential of value [an industry-accepted certificate]
within the time period established [by the commissioner] under
Subsection (f)(2)(B). The commissioner by rule shall provide the
criteria required for an application under this subsection.
(j) The commissioner shall adopt rules permitting a school
district to award to an annual graduate who voluntarily reports
information described by Subsection (f) to the district a portion
of the outcomes bonus to which the district is entitled for an
annual graduate under this section.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.