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AN ACT
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relating to the Communities In Schools program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 33.154 and 33.155, Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.154. DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER [STATE DIRECTOR]. (a) |
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The commissioner [state director] shall: |
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(1) coordinate the efforts of the Communities In |
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Schools program with other social service organizations and |
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agencies and with public school personnel to provide services to |
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students who are at risk of dropping out of school or engaging in |
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delinquent conduct, including students who are in family conflict |
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or emotional crisis; |
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(2) set standards for the Communities In Schools |
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program and establish state performance goals, objectives, and |
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measures for the program, including performance goals, objectives, |
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and measures that consider improvement in student: |
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(A) behavior; |
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(B) academic achievement; and |
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(C) promotion, graduation, retention, and |
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dropout rates; |
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(3) obtain information to determine accomplishment of |
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state performance goals, objectives, and measures; |
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(4) promote and market the program in communities in |
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which the program is not established; |
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(5) help communities that want to participate in the |
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program establish a local funding base; [and] |
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(6) provide training and technical assistance for |
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participating communities and programs; and |
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(7) adopt policies concerning: |
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(A) the responsibility of the agency in |
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encouraging local businesses to participate in local Communities In |
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Schools programs; |
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(B) the responsibility of the agency in obtaining |
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information from participating school districts; |
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(C) the use of federal or state funds available |
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to the agency for programs of this nature; and |
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(D) any other areas concerning the program |
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identified by the commissioner. |
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(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement the |
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policies described by Subsection (a)(7) and shall annually update |
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the rules. |
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(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this subchapter, if |
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the commissioner determines that a program consistently fails to |
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achieve the performance goals, objectives, and measures |
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established by the commissioner under Subsection (a)(2), the |
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commissioner may withhold funding from that program and require the |
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program to compete through a competitive bidding process to receive |
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funding to participate in the program. |
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Sec. 33.155. [DEPARTMENT] COOPERATION WITH COMMUNITIES IN |
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SCHOOLS, INC. [; MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. (a)] The agency[,
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the department,] and Communities In Schools, Inc. shall work |
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together to maximize the effectiveness of the Communities In |
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Schools program. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 33, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 33.159 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.159. AGENCY PERFORMANCE OF COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS |
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FUNCTIONS REQUIRED. The agency, through the Communities In Schools |
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State Office: |
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(1) must perform each function concerning the |
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Communities In Schools program for which the agency is responsible; |
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and |
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(2) may not contract with a private entity to perform a |
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function described by Subdivision (1). |
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SECTION 3. Section 42.152, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (u) to read as follows: |
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(u) From the total amount of funds appropriated for |
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allotments under this section, the commissioner shall, each fiscal |
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year, withhold an amount to be determined by appropriation for |
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prekindergarten through high school programs under Subchapter E, |
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Chapter 33, and distribute that amount as provided by Section |
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33.156. After deducting the amount withheld under this subsection |
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from the total amount appropriated for the allotment under |
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Subsection (a), the commissioner shall reduce each district's tier |
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one allotments in the same manner described for a reduction in |
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allotments under Section 42.253 and shall allocate funds to each |
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district accordingly. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 33.151(1), 33.153, and 33.155(b) and |
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(c), Education Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1609 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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2007, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1609 on May 24, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1609 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |