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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to adult high school diploma and industry certification |
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charter school pilot program requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.259(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding any other law and in addition to the |
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number of charters allowed under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, a |
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charter under the pilot program may, on the basis of an application |
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submitted, be granted to a single nonprofit entity described by |
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Subsection (e) to provide an adult education program for [not more
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than 150] individuals described by Subsection (g) to successfully |
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complete: |
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(1) a high school program that can lead to a diploma; |
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and |
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(2) career and technology education courses that can |
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lead to industry certification. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |