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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing school districts to reimburse under the |
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Foundation School Program private employers for paid internships |
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provided to certain students in career and technology education |
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programs in the district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.1871 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.1871. CONTRACT TO REIMBURSE FOR PAID INTERNSHIP. |
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(a) To encourage private employers to participate with school |
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districts in providing career and technology education to assist |
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students in developing the knowledge, skills, and competencies |
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necessary for a broad range of career opportunities, a school |
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district may contract with a private employer to reimburse the |
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employer for all or part of the cost of providing a paid internship |
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or similar program to a student participating in a career and |
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technology education program in the district. |
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(b) A contract described by Subsection (a) must: |
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(1) require the private employer to provide to the |
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school district's student a paid internship or similar program that |
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primarily promotes a public purpose of the district relating to |
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career and technology education; and |
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(2) include provisions under which the school district |
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is granted sufficient control to ensure that the public purpose |
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under Subdivision (1) is accomplished and the district receives the |
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return benefit. |
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(c) In reimbursing a private employer under a contract under |
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Subsection (a), the school district may use funds allocated to the |
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district for career and technology education under Section 42.154. |
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SECTION 2. Section 42.154(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Funds allocated under this section, other than an |
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indirect cost allotment established under State Board of Education |
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rule, must be used: |
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(1) in providing career and technology education |
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programs in grades nine through 12 or career and technology |
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education programs for students with disabilities in grades seven |
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through 12 under Sections 29.182, 29.183, and 29.184; or |
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(2) to reimburse private employers for providing paid |
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internships or similar programs to students in career and |
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technology education programs as provided by Section 29.1871. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2019. |