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1	1	89R15108 RDR-D
2	2	By: Ashby H.B. No. 3672
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the creation of an extracurricular community education
10	10	grant program.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 29.251, Education Code, is amended to
13	13	read as follows:
14	14	Sec. 29.251. DEFINITION [DEFINITIONS]. In this subchapter,
15	15	"community[:
16	16	[(4) "Community] education" means the process by which
17	17	the citizens in a school district, using the resources and
18	18	facilities of the district or an eligible organization, organize to
19	19	support each other and to solve their mutual educational problems
20	20	and meet their mutual lifelong needs. Community education may
21	21	include:
22	22	(1) [(A)] educational programs, including programs
23	23	relating to cultural awareness, parenting skills education and
24	24	parental involvement in school programs, and multilevel adult
25	25	education and personal growth;
26	26	(2) [(B)] community involvement programs, including
27	27	programs for community economic development, school volunteers,
28	28	partnerships between schools and businesses, coordination with
29	29	community agencies, school-age child care, family literacy, and
30	30	community use of facilities; and
31	31	(3) [(C)] programs for youth enrolled in schools,
32	32	including [programs for] dropout prevention and recovery programs,
33	33	drug-free school programs, school-age parenting programs, and
34	34	academic enhancement programs provided both during and outside of
35	35	regular school hours.
36	36	SECTION 2. Subchapter H, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
37	37	amended by adding Section 29.258 to read as follows:
38	38	Sec. 29.258. EXTRACURRICULAR COMMUNITY EDUCATION GRANT
39	39	PROGRAM. (a) In this section, "extracurricular community
40	40	education program" means a community education program for youth
41	41	enrolled in schools that is provided outside of regular school
42	42	hours, including programs provided after school or during the
43	43	summer.
44	44	(b) The commissioner shall establish a grant program to
45	45	assist eligible organizations with providing extracurricular
46	46	community education programs that promote learning and academic
47	47	enrichment and may include activities involving art, music,
48	48	community engagement, literacy, science, technology, engineering,
49	49	math, health, mental health, or recreation.
50	50	(c) The objectives of the grant program established by this
51	51	section are to:
52	52	(1) improve student academic performance by
53	53	increasing access to after-school and summer learning and
54	54	enrichment opportunities;
55	55	(2) reduce truancy by fostering student engagement in
56	56	learning and connections to the school and community;
57	57	(3) improve student mental health by identifying those
58	58	in need and providing early intervention to students and their
59	59	families;
60	60	(4) increase student access to protective factors that
61	61	promote healthy behaviors, attitudes, and relationships, including
62	62	access to connections with caring adults;
63	63	(5) encourage students to develop the skills and
64	64	behaviors necessary to become productive adults, including those
65	65	necessary to succeed in postsecondary education or career
66	66	opportunities; and
67	67	(6) establish community partnerships to ensure
68	68	equitable access to resources for students and their families.
69	69	(d) To be eligible for a grant under this section, an
70	70	organization that provides or seeks to provide an extracurricular
71	71	community education program must submit a grant application to the
72	72	agency that includes:
73	73	(1) an assessment of community needs and existing
74	74	program resources, including a description of the extent to which:
75	75	(A) students and their families were involved in
76	76	the determination of community needs; and
77	77	(B) the program addresses or will address the
78	78	identified needs;
79	79	(2) a description of the organization's relationship
80	80	with a public school that the students participating in the program
81	81	attend, if applicable;
82	82	(3) an analysis of the extent to which the program will
83	83	further the objectives described by Subsection (c);
84	84	(4) a plan for implementing educational strategies
85	85	consistent with industry best practices and for providing program
86	86	staff with access to professional development opportunities; and
87	87	(5) a description of the data the organization will
88	88	use to evaluate the impact of the program.
89	89	(e) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to
90	90	administer the grant program established by this section, including
91	91	rules to:
92	92	(1) establish a methodology for selecting among
93	93	eligible organizations that have applied under Subsection (d) to
94	94	receive grants that prioritizes:
95	95	(A) programs primarily serving historically
96	96	underserved students;
97	97	(B) organizations partnered or otherwise
98	98	collaborating with public schools that program participants
99	99	attend; and
100	100	(C) organizations providing a wide array of
101	101	services and activities to meet community needs and the objectives
102	102	described by Subsection (c); and
103	103	(2) monitor and evaluate the performance of grant
104	104	recipients, including assessing the effectiveness of a program in
105	105	meeting the objectives described by Subsection (c).
106	106	(f) To the extent practicable, the commissioner shall award
107	107	grants under this section:
108	108	(1) equitably among the geographic areas of the state,
109	109	including urban, rural, and suburban communities; and
110	110	(2) without regard to the grade level of students
111	111	served by a program.
112	112	(g) The agency shall provide program development assistance
113	113	to organizations that receive a grant under this section, including
114	114	professional development opportunities for program leaders and
115	115	guidance on educational strategies consistent with industry best
116	116	practices.
117	117	SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date
118	118	of this Act, the commissioner of education shall establish the
119	119	extracurricular community education grant program under Section
120	120	29.258, Education Code, as added by this Act, and adopt all rules
121	121	necessary for the implementation of that section.
122	122	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
123	123	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
124	124	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
125	125	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
126	126	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.