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By: Bohac (Senate Sponsor - Hughes) |
H.B. No. 1593 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2017; |
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May 3, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Education; May 22, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 22, 2017, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the engagement strategies included in a school |
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district's family engagement plan. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.168(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The agency shall collaborate with other state agencies, |
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including the Health and Human Services Commission, that provide |
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services for children from birth through five years of age to |
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establish prioritized family engagement strategies to be included |
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in a school district's family engagement plan. A parent-teacher |
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organization, community group, or faith-based institution may |
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submit to the agency recommendations regarding the establishment of |
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family engagement strategies, and the agency, in establishing the |
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family engagement strategies, shall consider any received |
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recommendations. The engagement strategies must [be]: |
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(1) be based on empirical research; [and] |
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(2) be proven to demonstrate significant positive |
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short-term and long-term outcomes for early childhood education; |
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and |
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(3) include programs and interventions that engage a |
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family in supporting a student's learning at home. |
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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, 2017. |
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