Bill Text: TX HB2909 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to access to public alternative high schools and high-school-level disciplinary alternative education programs for advising concerning postsecondary educational and training opportunities.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-19 - Referred to Public Education [HB2909 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2909-Introduced.html
| 83R7946 CAS-D | ||
| By: Dutton | H.B. No. 2909 | |
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| relating to access to public alternative high schools and | ||
| high-school-level disciplinary alternative education programs for | ||
| advising concerning postsecondary educational and training | ||
| opportunities. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 29, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 29.0823 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 29.0823. ADVISING CONCERNING POSTSECONDARY | ||
| EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. A high school that | ||
| provides a flexible school day program under Section 29.0822 or a | ||
| similar alternative high school program shall allow access to the | ||
| school by counselors and advisors representing postsecondary | ||
| educational institutions to make presentations and advise the | ||
| program's students concerning opportunities for college and other | ||
| postsecondary education and training, student financial aid, | ||
| college tours, and early college education programs. The school may | ||
| adopt reasonable policies for administering this section, | ||
| including policies as to the periods during the school day when | ||
| access is allowed. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 37.008, Education Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsection (n) to read as follows: | ||
| (n) A disciplinary alternative education program for | ||
| students at the high school level shall allow access to the program | ||
| by counselors and advisors representing postsecondary educational | ||
| institutions to make presentations and advise the program's | ||
| students concerning opportunities for college and other | ||
| postsecondary education and training, student financial aid, | ||
| college tours, and early college education programs. The program | ||
| may adopt reasonable policies for administering this subsection, | ||
| including policies as to the periods during the program day when | ||
| access is allowed. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 | ||
| school year. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
