Texas Education Code

§ 29.157 — READY TO READ GRANTS

ED § 29.157Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 29. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS · Art. E. KINDERGARTEN AND PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS

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(a)From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner shall make grants as provided by this section in support of pre-reading instruction.

(b)The commissioner shall establish a competitive grant program for distribution of at least 95 percent of the available appropriated funds. Grants shall be used to provide scientific, research-based pre-reading instruction for the purpose of directly improving pre-reading skills and for identifying cost-effective models for pre-reading intervention. The commissioner shall distribute the grants in amounts not less than $50,000 or more than $150,000 to eligible applicants to be used for:

(1)professional staff development in pre-reading instruction;

(2)pre-reading curriculum and materials;

(3)pre-reading skills assessment materials; and

(4)employment of pre-reading instructors.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 402, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Renumbered from Sec. 29.155 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(17), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.