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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a grant program for school |
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districts or open-enrollment charter school campuses that are |
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designated as full-service community schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 33, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 33.910 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.910. GRANT PROGRAM FOR FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY |
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SCHOOLS. (a) From funds appropriated or otherwise available for |
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that purpose, the commissioner shall establish a program to provide |
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grants to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools with |
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campuses designated by the commissioner as full-service community |
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schools. |
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(b) The commissioner may designate a school district or |
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open-enrollment charter school campus as a full-service community |
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school if the campus provides comprehensive academic, social, and |
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health services for students, students' family members, and |
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community members that result in improved educational outcomes. |
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Services provided by a campus may include: |
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(1) high-quality early learning programs and |
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services; |
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(2) compensatory and remedial education services, |
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aligned with academic supports and other enrichment activities to |
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provide students with a comprehensive academic program; |
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(3) family engagement, including parental |
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involvement, parental leadership, family literacy, and parent |
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education programs; |
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(4) mentoring and other youth development programs; |
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(5) community service and service learning |
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opportunities; |
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(6) programs that provide assistance to students who |
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have: |
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(A) been chronically absent; |
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(B) engaged in truant behavior; or |
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(C) been suspended or expelled; |
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(7) job training and career counseling services; |
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(8) nutrition services and physical activities; |
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(9) primary health and dental care services; |
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(10) mental health services; |
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(11) activities that improve access to and use of |
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social service programs; |
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(12) programs that promote family financial |
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stability; and |
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(13) adult education programs, including programs for |
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providing instruction in English as a second language to adults. |
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(c) The commissioner may solicit and accept gifts, grants, |
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and donations from any public or private source for the purposes of |
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this section. |
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(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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establish and administer the grant program for full-service |
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community schools under this section. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Education Agency shall adopt rules for the |
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administration of Section 33.910, Education Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2023. |