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AN ACT
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relating to the Employers for Education Excellence Award. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 7, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 7.113 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.113. EMPLOYERS FOR EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AWARD. |
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(a) The board shall create the Employers for Education Excellence |
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Award to honor employers that implement a policy to encourage and |
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support employees who actively participate in activities of |
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schools. |
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(b) An employer that meets the criteria described by this |
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section may apply for consideration to receive the award. |
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(c) The board shall establish the following levels of |
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recognition for employers: |
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(1) bronze for an employer that implements a policy to |
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encourage and support employees who attend parent-teacher |
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conferences; |
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(2) silver for an employer that: |
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(A) meets the requirements of bronze; and |
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(B) implements a policy to encourage and support |
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employees who volunteer in school activities; and |
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(3) gold for an employer that: |
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(A) meets the requirements of silver; and |
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(B) implements a policy to encourage and support |
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employees who participate in student mentoring programs in schools. |
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(d) The board shall establish criteria to certify |
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businesses to receive the Employers for Education Excellence Award |
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at the appropriate level of recognition. The commissioner shall |
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review the applications submitted by employers under Subsection (b) |
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and make recommendations to the board regarding businesses that |
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should be recognized and the level at which a business should be |
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recognized. The board may approve or modify the commissioner's |
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recommendation. |
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(e) The board shall honor the recipient of an Employers for |
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Education Excellence Award by presenting the recipient with a |
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suitable certificate that includes the business's level of |
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recognition and other appropriate information. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1433 passed the Senate on |
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April 19, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1433 passed the House on |
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May 23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |