Texas Education Code
§ 29.096 — COLLABORATIVE DROPOUT REDUCTION PILOT PROGRAM
ED § 29.096Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 29. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS · Art. C. COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Statute text
View on source(a)Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 439 (S.B. 1376), Sec. 4.01(a)(4), eff. June 4, 2019.
(b)Using funds appropriated for that purpose in an amount not to exceed $4 million each year, the commissioner shall establish a pilot program under which a school district or open-enrollment charter school may receive a grant to implement a local collaborative dropout reduction program.
(c)A school district or open-enrollment charter school is eligible to participate and receive a grant under this section under the eligibility criteria established under Section 39.408.
(d)The commissioner shall establish application criteria for receiving a grant under this section. The criteria must require a school district or open-enrollment charter school that applies for a grant to collaborate with local businesses, other local governments or law enforcement agencies, nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations, and institutions of higher education to deliver proven, research-based intervention services. The goal of the program is to coordinate services and programs among local entities to:
(1)comprehensively reduce the number of students who drop out of school in that community; and
(2)increase the job skills, employment opportunities, and continuing education opportunities of students who might otherwise have dropped out of school.
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 37, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 21(a), eff. June 10, 2013. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 439 (S.B. 1376), Sec. 1.04, eff. June 4, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 439 (S.B. 1376), Sec. 4.01(a)(4), eff. June 4, 2019.