88R10912 MEW-F
 
  By: Dutton H.B. No. 4092
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the methods to achieve a college, career, or military
  outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 48.110, Education Code, is amended by
  amending Subsections (f) and (h) and adding Subsection (j) to read
  as follows:
         (f)  For purposes of this section, an annual graduate
  demonstrates:
               (1)  college readiness if the annual graduate:
                     (A)  both:
                           (i)  achieves college readiness standards
  used for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the
  SAT, or an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher
  Education Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and
                           (ii)  not later than one year after
  graduation from high school, earns a minimum of 12 non-remedial
  semester credit hours [during a time period established by
  commissioner rule, enrolls] at a postsecondary educational
  institution; or
                     (B)  earns an associate degree from a
  postsecondary educational institution approved by the Texas Higher
  Education Coordinating Board while attending high school or during
  a time period established by commissioner rule;
               (2)  career readiness if the annual graduate:
                     (A)  achieves college readiness standards used
  for accountability purposes under Chapter 39 on the ACT, the SAT, or
  an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher Education
  Coordinating Board under Section 51.334; and
                     (B)  not later than one year after graduation from
  high school:
                           (i)  [during a time period established by
  commissioner rule,] earns a credential of value as defined by Texas
  Higher Education Coordinating Board rule or included in a library
  of credentials established under Section 2308A.007, Government
  Code;
                           (ii)  is employed at or above a salary level
  equal to 100 percent of the median wage of jobs in the graduate's
  region, as determined by the commissioner using the most recent
  information available from sources the commissioner considers
  reliable, including the Texas Workforce Commission, the
  comptroller, and the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics; or
                           (iii)  is enrolled in or has completed an
  apprenticeship program recognized or approved by the Office of
  Apprenticeship of the United States Department of Labor or an
  industry-recognized apprenticeship approved or certified by the
  Texas Workforce Commission [an industry-accepted certificate]; and
               (3)  military readiness if the annual graduate:
                     (A)  achieves a passing score set by the
  applicable military branch on the Armed Services Vocational
  Aptitude Battery; and
                     (B)  during a time period established by
  commissioner rule, enlists in the armed forces of the United States
  or the Texas National Guard.
         (h)  On application by a school district, the commissioner
  may allow annual graduates from the district to satisfy the
  requirement for demonstrating career readiness under Subsection
  (f)(2)(B)(i) [(f)(2)(B)] by successfully completing a coherent
  sequence of courses required to obtain a credential of value as
  described by that subparagraph [an industry-accepted certificate].
  The district must demonstrate in the application that neither the
  district nor a postsecondary institution located within 30 miles of
  a student's campus is able [unable] to provide sufficient courses
  or programs to enable students enrolled at the district to actually
  earn a credential of value [an industry-accepted certificate]
  within the time period established [by the commissioner] under
  Subsection (f)(2)(B). The commissioner by rule shall provide the
  criteria required for an application under this subsection.
         (j)  The commissioner shall adopt rules permitting a school
  district to award to an annual graduate who voluntarily reports
  information described by Subsection (f) to the district a portion
  of the outcomes bonus to which the district is entitled for an
  annual graduate under this section.
         SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
  school year.
         SECTION 3.  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, 2023.