Bill Text: TX HB4410 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of a Texas Commission on High School Outcomes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-21 - Referred to Public Education [HB4410 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB4410-Introduced.html
88R13694 AMF-F | ||
By: Dutton | H.B. No. 4410 |
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relating to the creation of a Texas Commission on High School | ||
Outcomes. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "commission" means the | ||
Texas Commission on High School Outcomes. | ||
SECTION 2. TEXAS COMMISSION ON HIGH SCHOOL OUTCOMES. (a) | ||
The commission is established to develop and make recommendations | ||
for improvements to the current public high school structure or | ||
practices to improve the college, career, or military readiness of | ||
students. | ||
(b) The commission is composed of 16 members, consisting of: | ||
(1) seven members appointed by the governor; | ||
(2) four members appointed by the lieutenant governor; | ||
(3) four members appointed by the speaker of the house | ||
of representatives; and | ||
(4) a member of the State Board of Education, as | ||
designated by the chair of that board. | ||
(c) The members appointed by the governor must have an | ||
interest in public education and include at least: | ||
(1) one person who is a current or retired classroom | ||
teacher with at least 10 years of teaching experience; | ||
(2) one person who is a member of the business or civic | ||
community in North Texas; | ||
(3) one person who is a member of the business or civic | ||
community in West Texas; and | ||
(4) one person who is a member of the business or civic | ||
community in South Texas. | ||
(d) The appointments made by the lieutenant governor and the | ||
speaker of the house of representatives must each consist of: | ||
(1) three members of the applicable legislative | ||
chamber; and | ||
(2) an administrator for a public school or a member of | ||
the board of trustees of a school district. | ||
(e) In making appointments under Subsections (b)(1), (2), | ||
and (3) of this section, the governor, lieutenant governor, and | ||
speaker of the house of representatives shall coordinate to ensure | ||
that the membership of the commission reflects, to the extent | ||
possible, the ethnic and geographic diversity of this state. | ||
(f) The governor shall designate the presiding officer of | ||
the commission. | ||
SECTION 3. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT. A member of the | ||
commission is not entitled to compensation for service on the | ||
commission but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and | ||
necessary expenses incurred in performing commission duties. | ||
SECTION 4. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND FUNDING. (a) The | ||
Texas Education Agency shall provide administrative support for the | ||
commission. | ||
(b) Funding for the administrative and operational expenses | ||
of the commission shall be provided by legislative appropriation | ||
made to the Texas Education Agency for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 5. STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) The commission | ||
shall study and develop recommendations under this Act to address | ||
issues related to the college, career, and military readiness of | ||
public high school students in this state, including: | ||
(1) the purpose and role of public high schools in | ||
preparing students for the modern economy; | ||
(2) the postsecondary preferences of students and | ||
young adults and the ways public high schools can be adapted to | ||
support those preferences; | ||
(3) changes that could be made to current high school | ||
graduation requirements to improve student postsecondary outcomes | ||
and better reflect the needs of the modern economy; | ||
(4) changes that could be made to the current public | ||
school finance system to: | ||
(A) equip and encourage public schools to adopt | ||
innovative educational models and career and technology programs; | ||
and | ||
(B) support the improvement of postsecondary | ||
outcomes; | ||
(5) barriers to implementing innovative programs of | ||
study or courses, including career-focused or technical programs or | ||
courses, that support students in achieving postsecondary success; | ||
and | ||
(6) the state's current approach to industry | ||
certifications and whether students are being offered credentials | ||
of value that will lead to high-wage, high-demand jobs. | ||
(b) The commission may establish one or more working groups | ||
composed of not more than six members of the commission to study, | ||
discuss, and address specific policy issues and recommendations to | ||
refer to the commission for consideration. | ||
SECTION 6. REPORT. Not later than December 31, 2024, the | ||
commission shall prepare and deliver a report to the governor and | ||
the legislature that recommends statutory changes to improve | ||
outcomes for public high school students and ensure every student | ||
is prepared for college, a career, or military service immediately | ||
upon graduation. | ||
SECTION 7. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION. (a) The | ||
commission may hold public meetings as needed to fulfill its duties | ||
under this Act. | ||
(b) The commission is subject to Chapters 551 and 552, | ||
Government Code. | ||
SECTION 8. COMMISSION ABOLISHED. The commission is | ||
abolished January 1, 2025. | ||
SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. 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. |