Bill Text: TX HB2013 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a principal preparation grant program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-05 - Referred to Public Education [HB2013 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2013-Introduced.html
| By: Villarreal | H.B. No. 2013 | |
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| relating to a principal preparation grant program. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 61, Education Code, is amended by adding | ||
| Subchapter I-1 to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER I-1. Principal Preparation Grants | ||
| Sec. 61.511. PRINCIPAL PREPARATION GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The | ||
| board shall establish and administer the principal preparation | ||
| grant program to provide grants to schools of education at higher | ||
| education institutions and other non-degree granting organizations | ||
| responsible for developing and implementing innovative principal | ||
| preparation programs education. The grants shall be used to | ||
| develop and administer innovative principal preparation programs. | ||
| (b) The board by rule shall establish reasonable | ||
| eligibility criteria for grant recipients as appropriate to achieve | ||
| the purposes of this subchapter. The criteria shall prioritize | ||
| programs that demonstrate: | ||
| (1) A defined Competency Framework, including the set | ||
| of skills, knowledge, and dispositions that a principal must have | ||
| in order to drive high levels of student achievement for all | ||
| children, and a recruitment and admission strategy that reflects | ||
| the competency framework. | ||
| (2) Strategic, proactive, and targeted recruiting | ||
| strategies; | ||
| (3) Highly selective and clear criteria and rigorous | ||
| processes to evaluate applicants' disposition, skills and | ||
| knowledge; | ||
| (4) Experiential training and development; | ||
| (5) Ongoing support for graduates to help them | ||
| transition and grow on the job; and | ||
| (6) A commitment to continuous improvement and using | ||
| data to access the effectiveness of their principals and their | ||
| programs. | ||
| (c) The board by rule shall establish permissible uses for | ||
| the grants. Permissible uses shall include:: | ||
| (1) financial aid for students; | ||
| (2) rigorous assessment of program applicants through | ||
| leadership simulation experiences rated by trained assessors; | ||
| (3) acquisition and use of technology to support | ||
| measures of candidate competencies in the field; | ||
| (4) recruiting, hiring, and training educational | ||
| leaders to provide ongoing support to candidates on-site during | ||
| candidates' residency; and | ||
| (5) hiring experts to design and instruct in select | ||
| areas of the program | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
