Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1275, Sec. 2, eff. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. Not later than the 10th school day before the end of each school year, the school or campus must notify the parents of each student in regular attendance in the classroom or setting that operation of the video camera will not continue during the following school year unless a person eligible to make a request for the next school year under Subsection (a-1) submits a new request. (b) An award granted under this section is not in lieu of a diploma or certificate of coursework completion issued under Section 28.025. 3), Sec. OPTIONAL FLEXIBLE SCHOOL DAY PROGRAM. PROGRAM FUNDING EVALUATION. Section 1415 transfer to the student. (e-1) A campus-based dropout recovery education program must: (1) provide not less than four hours of instructional time per day; (2) employ as faculty and administrators persons with baccalaureate or advanced degrees; (3) provide at least one instructor for each 28 students; (4) perform satisfactorily according to performance indicators and accountability standards adopted for alternative education programs by the commissioner; and. Note that the proposal may contain up to five pages to describe the results. (a) The agency shall establish procedures and criteria for the allocation of funds appropriated under this section to school districts for the provision of noneducational community-based support services to certain students with disabilities and their families so that those students may receive an appropriate free public education in the least restrictive environment. (c-2) A demonstration project established under Subsection (c) must include a program evaluation component that, in addition to assessing child-care and early education outcomes for young children, demonstrates: (1) the extent to which program quality has been enhanced; (2) the extent to which the number of children being served by full-day, full-year programs has increased; (3) the extent to which professional development training or activities engaged in by program staff has increased; and. A conference proposal must contain the elements identified below: a. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. (c) If a school district chooses to offer individualized education program facilitation as an alternative dispute resolution method: (1) the district may determine whether to use independent contractors, district employees, or other qualified individuals as facilitators; (2) the information provided by the district under this section must include a description of any applicable procedures for requesting the facilitation; and. September 1, 2019. 1, eff. 1, 2, eff. (a) Each school district may provide a mentoring services program to students at risk of dropping out of school, as defined by Section 29.081. (a) The governor shall appoint a continuing advisory committee, composed of 17 members, under 20 U.S.C. TUTORIAL SERVICES. (d) Notwithstanding any other law and in addition to the number of charters allowed under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, the commissioner may, on the basis of an application submitted, grant a charter under the program to a single nonprofit entity described by Subsection (e) to provide an adult education program for individuals described by Subsection (g) to successfully complete: (1) a high school program that can lead to a diploma; and. The commissioner and any program selected under this section may not require any financial contribution from parents to implement and administer the program. (a) From funds appropriated for the purpose, the commissioner may award grants to organizations that provide volunteers to teach classroom or after-school programs to enhance: (b) To implement or administer a program under this section, the commissioner may accept gifts, grants, and donations from public or private entities. (e) Except as provided by Subsection (e-1), a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall retain video recorded from a video camera placed under this section for at least three months after the date the video was recorded. (4) "Community education" means the process by which the citizens in a school district, using the resources and facilities of the district, organize to support each other and to solve their mutual educational problems and meet their mutual lifelong needs. 4, eff. 260, Sec. 2. 458 (S.B. Sept. 1, 1999. (2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency; (g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f). (n) Not later than December 31, 2020, the commissioner shall publish a report on the grant program established under this section. ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY TEST. Proposers who feel that the plan cannot fit within the limit of two pages may use part of the 15-page Project Description for additional data management information. A student club must use the entire amount of the grant to directly fund the club's activities described in the plan approved as provided by Subsection (d). While glencoe.com has been retired, there are many Online Learning Center tools and resources that were previously accessible from this page that are still active. Sept. 1, 2003. June 19, 2009. (f) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. (2) obtain from the district an award for distinguished achievement in career and technology education and a stamp or other notation on the student's transcript that indicates receipt of the award. 1, eff. 61, Sec. (b) Publication/Documentation/Dissemination (Line G2 on the Proposal Budget). (c) A foster parent who is denied the right to act as a parent under this section by a school district may file a complaint with the agency in accordance with federal law and regulations. No prior approval from NSF is necessary as long as that change would not cause the objectives or scope of the project to change. If the specific location of the international conference is not known at the time of the proposal submission, proposers should enter "Worldwide". If practicable and not in conflict with any admission, review, and dismissal committee recommendations, a student who is deaf or hard of hearing must have an education in the company of a sufficient number of peers using the same language mode and with whom the student can communicate directly. (i) In carrying out the purposes of Subsection (g), a school district or open-enrollment charter school may use funds granted to the district or school under this subsection in contracting with another entity, including a private entity. (d) Each behavior support specialist shall: (1) ensure that each alleged offender resident enrolled in the school district is provided behavior management services under a school behavioral intervention plan based on the resident's functional behavioral assessment, as described by Subsection (c); (2) communicate and coordinate with the resident's interdisciplinary team to ensure that behavioral intervention actions of the district and of the forensic state supported living center do not conflict; (3) in the case of a resident who regresses: (A) ensure that necessary corrective action is taken in the resident's individualized education program or school behavioral intervention plan, as appropriate; and. (B) communicate with the resident's interdisciplinary team concerning the regression and encourage the team to aggressively address the regression; (4) participate in the resident's admission, review, and dismissal committee meetings in conjunction with: (A) developing and implementing the resident's school behavioral intervention plan; and. The commissioner shall determine the required percentage of matching funds based on the demonstrated economic capacity of the community served by the program to raise funds for the purpose of matching the grant, as determined by the commissioner. (a) A school district whose governing board elects to provide community education for all age groups may on application and according to rules adopted by the agency be reimbursed for those costs from state funds to the extent authorized by this section. These requirements apply to all uploaded sections of a proposal, including supplementary documentation. 1333 (S.B. Plans for data management and sharing of the products of research, including preservation, documentation, and sharing of data, samples, physical collections, curriculum materials and other related research and education products should be described in the Special Information and Supplementary Documentation section of the proposal (see Chapter II.C.2.j for additional instructions for preparation of this section). Acts 2006, 79th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. Items, however, such as standard wheel chairs, prosthetics, hearing aids, TDD/text-phones, or general readers for the blind would not be supported because the need for them is not specific to the proposed project. 29.0162. Chapter 6—Assessment, Evaluation, and Analysis 37. [ ] The Project Summary may ONLY be uploaded as a Supplementary Document if use of special characters is necessary. However, inclusion of a subaward or contract in the proposal budget or submission of a request after issuance of an NSF award to add a subaward or contract will document the organizational determination required. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (5) measuring student progress on completion of the program. NSF's mission calls for the broadening of opportunities and expanding participation of groups, organizations, and geographic regions that are underrepresented in STEM disciplines, which is essential to the health and vitality of science and engineering. The criteria must require confirmation that the appropriate campus-level planning and decision-making committee established under Subchapter F, Chapter 11, and the school district board of trustees have approved a plan that includes: (2) a statement of the student club's goals, intent, and activities; (3) a statement of the source of funds to be used to match the grant; (5) a statement showing that the student club's finances are sustainable. COOPERATION AMONG DISTRICTS. (b-2) The P-16 Council established under Section 61.076 shall provide guidance in case of any conflict that arises between parties to an articulation agreement under Subsection (b)(3). All proposing organizations are required to make a case-by-case determination regarding the role of a subrecipient versus contractor for each agreement it makes. 807 (H.B. Similar information must be provided for all proposals already submitted or submitted concurrently to other possible sponsors, including NSF. 1253 (H.B. 40 (H.B. Sept. 1, 2003. FAMILIAL AND ADVOCATE INVOLVEMENT. 211 (H.B. 29.9021. 1371, Sec. Sec. (c) The language proficiency assessment committee shall: (1) review all pertinent information on limited English proficiency students, including the home language survey, the language proficiency tests in English and the primary language, each student's achievement in content areas, and each student's emotional and social attainment; (2) make recommendations concerning the most appropriate placement for the educational advancement of the limited English proficiency student after the elementary grades; (3) review each limited English proficiency student's progress at the end of the school year in order to determine future appropriate placement; (4) monitor the progress of students formerly classified as limited English proficiency who have transferred out of the bilingual education or special language program and, based on the information, designate the most appropriate placement for such students; and. TEXAS GIRLS IN STEM. (a) A school district's prekindergarten program shall be designed to develop skills necessary for success in the regular public school curriculum, including language, mathematics, and social skills. 1, eff. 2.031, eff. From funds appropriated for purposes of this subchapter, the commissioner shall spend an amount not to exceed $4 million in any state fiscal biennium on the program. 1.07, eff. Travel, meal and hotel expenses of grantee employees who are not on travel status are unallowable. 8 (H.B. 943 (H.B. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. (c) The support services may include in-home family support, respite care, and case management for families with a student who otherwise would have been placed by a district in a private residential facility. (g) A school district may revise the plan as necessary in response to achieving or failing to achieve goals under the plan. (Chapter II.A contains information on deviations.). September 1, 2013. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. [ ] If there are no facilities, equipment or other resources identified, a statement to that effect has been included in this section of the proposal and uploaded into FastLane. (4) a staff member assigned to work with one or more children receiving special education services in self-contained classrooms or other special education settings may request in writing that equipment be provided to the school or campus at which the staff member works. A student who is deaf or hard of hearing must have an education in which the student's parents or legal guardians and advocates for the student's parents or legal guardians are involved in determining the extent, content, and purpose of programs. 5(1), eff. (3) determination to not release a video recording to a person described by Subsection (i). Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. September 1, 2011. 4. Participant support costs must be specified, itemized and justified in the budget justification section of the proposal. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. Sec. By signing the proposal, the Authorized Organizational Representative hereby certifies that the organization will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 USC � 2000d), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 USC �� 1681 et seq. TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. 1263 (H.B. Sec. A school district that does not maintain an Internet website must publish the information required by this subsection in a newspaper in the district. DEFINITION. (c) A public school operating a prekindergarten program, or an eligible entity as defined by Section 12.101(a) that provides a preschool instruction program and that meets qualifications prescribed by the commissioner, is eligible to apply for a grant if at least 75 percent of the children enrolled in the program are low-income students, as determined by rule of the commissioner. 1.06, eff. The agency shall also develop and implement a statewide plan with programmatic content that includes procedures designed to: (1) ensure state compliance with requirements for supplemental federal funding for all state-administered programs involving the delivery of instructional or related services to students with disabilities; (2) facilitate interagency coordination when other state agencies are involved in the delivery of instructional or related services to students with disabilities; (3) periodically assess statewide personnel needs in all areas of specialization related to special education and pursue strategies to meet those needs through a consortium of representatives from regional education service centers, local education agencies, and institutions of higher education and through other available alternatives; (4) ensure that regional education service centers throughout the state maintain a regional support function, which may include direct service delivery and a component designed to facilitate the placement of students with disabilities who cannot be appropriately served in their resident districts; (5) allow the agency to effectively monitor and periodically conduct site visits of all school districts to ensure that rules adopted under this section are applied in a consistent and uniform manner, to ensure that districts are complying with those rules, and to ensure that annual statistical reports filed by the districts and not otherwise available through the Public Education Information Management System under Sections 48.008 and 48.009 are accurate and complete; (6) ensure that appropriately trained personnel are involved in the diagnostic and evaluative procedures operating in all districts and that those personnel routinely serve on district admissions, review, and dismissal committees; (7) ensure that an individualized education program for each student with a disability is properly developed, implemented, and maintained in the least restrictive environment that is appropriate to meet the student's educational needs; (8) ensure that, when appropriate, each student with a disability is provided an opportunity to participate in career and technology and physical education classes, in addition to participating in regular or special classes; (9) ensure that each student with a disability is provided necessary related services; (10) ensure that an individual assigned to act as a surrogate parent for a child with a disability, as provided by 20 U.S.C. If a decision is made to fund the proposal, the organization must provide a signed copy of the IRB approval letter to the cognizant program prior to award. Sec. Reference information is required. (2) the coordinating board shall notify each public institution of higher education in this state in closest geographic proximity to a district to which this section applies of the applicability of this section to the district unless the district is operating under a plan required by this section. (b) The agency shall establish standards for the certification of professional and paraprofessional personnel who conduct the programs in the public schools. 211 (H.B. 29.013. d. Project Description (including Results from Prior NSF Support). (a) In this section, "pilot program" means the intensive reading or language intervention pilot program. d. Projects involving the care or use of vertebrate animals at an international organization or international field site also require approval of research protocols by the US grantee's IACUC. September 1, 2019. 29.027. (c) The commissioner may conduct a study of the programs under this section to determine the success of the programs in preparing students for higher education and participation in the workforce. (3) excels in a specific academic field. FAILURE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CENTER TO AGREE. (See also Chapter XI.B.5 for additional information. 29.009. (d) If the board of trustees of a school district or governing body of an open-enrollment charter school obtains accident medical expense, liability, or automobile insurance coverage under this section, the district or school shall notify the parent or guardian of each student participating in the P-TECH program. (3) as a result of attendance requirements under Section 25.092, will be denied credit for one or more classes in which the students have been enrolled. From funds appropriated to the agency that may be used for the purpose, the agency may pay a fee imposed by the service for granting permission to the agency necessary to allow operation of programs authorized by this section. Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 539, Sec. [ ] Each individual's biographical sketch must be uploaded as a single PDF file associated with that individual. If this method is used, the statement must be submitted as a single-copy document in the Proposal Preparation Module in FastLane. 1221 (S.B. A list of the names in alphabetical order by last name of the individual's own graduate advisor(s) and their current organizational affiliations, if known. 12 A wide array of information exists to help inform development of an institution�s RCR training plan. 260, Sec. For grantees other than individuals, Alternate I applies. Note: See paragraph (a) above for guidance on acquisition of computing devices. 207 (S.B. See Chapter II.C.2.g(v). For example, many professional societies as well as governmental licensing authorities for professional scientists and engineers have adopted policies or best practices that might be usefully considered. 1566), Sec. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. Supplemental funding requests should be submitted by using the "Supplemental Funding Request" function in FastLane and should include a brief description of the request, a budget and a budget justification. (iv) If funded, both lead and non-lead organizations are required to submit separate annual and final project reports. (a) Each school district shall use the student performance data resulting from the basic skills assessment instruments and achievement tests administered under Subchapter B, Chapter 39, to design and implement appropriate compensatory, intensive, or accelerated instructional services for students in the district's schools that enable the students to be performing at grade level at the conclusion of the next regular school term. to encourage persons with disabilities to pursue careers in science and engineering by stimulating the development and demonstration of special equipment that facilitates their work performance. Sec. (2) has failed to perform satisfactorily on an end-of-course assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(c) or an assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(c) as that section existed before amendment by Chapter 1312 (S.B. 29.172. (c) Not later than August 31 of each year, the agency, the division, and the center jointly shall prepare and post on the agency's, the division's, and the center's respective Internet websites a report on the language acquisition of children eight years of age or younger who are deaf or hard of hearing. (a) The agency shall prescribe requirements for career and technology education in public schools as necessary to comply with federal law. 975 (H.B. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. If so, the restrictions regarding class of accommodations and use of US-Flag air carriers are applicable.20 In training activities that involve field trips, costs of transportation of participants are allowable. (g) If a business that contracts with a district under Subsection (e) obtains any insurance related to the student other than liability insurance, any proceeds of the insurance must be used for the benefit of the student and the student's family. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. a. Submission of a collaborative proposal from one organization, The single proposal method allows investigators from two or more organizations who have developed an integrated research project to submit a single, focused proposal. Sec. June 20, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. PROGRAM EVALUATION. PI(s) must contact the NSF Program Officer(s) whose expertise is most germane to the proposal topic prior to submission of an EAGER proposal. 2.019, eff. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020 is the product of a 15-month process that began in March 2019. 29.060. 542), Sec. Sec. (b) A school district may develop a workplace safety program that provides educators access to the information described by Subsection (a) and encourages educators to include the workplace safety training information in the curriculum of appropriate courses provided to students enrolled in grades 7 through 12. (d) A plan developed under this section: (1) must establish clear, achievable goals for increasing the percentage of the school district's graduating seniors, particularly the graduating seniors attending a high school described by Subsection (a), who enroll in an institution of higher education for the academic year following graduation; (2) must establish an accurate method of measuring progress toward the goals established under Subdivision (1) that may include the percentage of district high school students and the percentage of students attending a district high school described by Subsection (a) who: (A) are enrolled in a course for which a student may earn college credit, such as an advanced placement or international baccalaureate course or a course offered through concurrent enrollment in high school and at an institution of higher education; (B) are enrolled in courses that meet the curriculum requirements for the distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school program as determined under Section 28.025; (C) have submitted a free application for federal student aid (FAFSA); (D) are exempt under Section 51.338 from administration of an assessment instrument under Subchapter F-1, Chapter 51, or have performed successfully on an assessment instrument under that subchapter; (F) graduate from an institution of higher education; and. See also 2 CFR � 200.438. Any personnel category for which NSF funds are requested must indicate, in the parentheses provided on the Proposal Budget, the number of persons expected to receive some support from those funds. (a) The legislature finds that it is essential for the well-being and growth of students who are deaf or hard of hearing that educational programs recognize the unique nature of deafness and the hard-of-hearing condition and ensure that all students who are deaf or hard of hearing have appropriate, ongoing, and fully accessible educational opportunities. (d) Not later than August 1 of each year, the agency shall prepare and submit a report to the legislature based on the information collected under Subsection (a). Construction funding depends on the scale of the proposed facility. Any costs proposed to an NSF project must be allowable, reasonable and directly allocable to the supported activity. (, Facilities, Equipment and Other Resources that includes a description of the physical facility, including floor plans or other appropriate information, where the equipment will be located; a narrative description of the source of funds available for operation and maintenance of the proposed equipment; a brief description of other support services available, and a statement of why the equipment is severable or non-severable from the physical facility (. 43, eff. Sec. The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to administer this subchapter. 742), Sec. NSF�s mission is particularly well-implemented through the integration of research and education and broadening participation in NSF programs, projects, and activities. 2, eff. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (b) A school or campus that places a video camera in a classroom or other special education setting in accordance with Subsection (a) shall operate and maintain the video camera in the classroom or setting, as long as the classroom or setting continues to satisfy the requirements under Subsection (a), for the remainder of the school year in which the school or campus received the request, unless the requestor withdraws the request in writing. RAISE proposals must be compliant with Part I of the PAPPG unless a deviation from the standard proposal preparation instructions is indicated below. Faculty Associate (faculty member) (or equivalent) -- an individual other than the Principal Investigator(s) considered by the performing institution to be a member of its faculty (or equivalent) or who holds an appointment as a faculty member at another institution, and who will participate in the project being supported. In this subchapter: (1) "Admission, review, and dismissal committee" means the committee required by State Board of Education rules to develop the individualized education program required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 443 (S.B. (5) the percentage of program participants who earned a wage, salary, or other income increase that was significant as determined and reported by the Texas Workforce Commission. (7) include matching funds from any of the participating entities. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. (4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace; (c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph (a); (d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant, the employee will --, (1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and. 59), Sec. May 26, 2017. 1165 (H.B. (c) A special education due process hearing officer shall determine whether an individual satisfies qualifications under Subsections (a)(2) and (b). Sec. NSF awards such as standard or continuing grants, Graduate Research Fellowship, Major Research Instrumentation, conference, equipment, travel, and center awards, etc., are subject to this requirement. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. As part of its effort to promote full utilization of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers, and to develop scientific and technical talent, the Foundation has the following goals: Persons with disabilities eligible for facilitation awards include PIs, other senior personnel, and graduate and undergraduate students. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 3), Sec. 29.189. The local share of the total contract cost for each student is that portion of the local tax effort that exceeds the district's local fund assignment under Section 48.256, divided by the average daily attendance in the district. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. (2) a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as applicable, imposed by this title or a rule adopted under this title, relating to: (A) the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) to the extent necessary as determined by the commissioner to monitor compliance with this section and, as applicable, Subchapter D, Chapter 12; (B) criminal history records under Subchapter C, Chapter 22; (C) high school graduation requirements under Section 28.025, to the extent applicable to a program participant; (D) special education programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29; (E) bilingual education under Subchapter B, Chapter 29; (G) the requirement under Section 21.006 to report an educator's misconduct; and. May 30, 1995. (2) provide a copy of the inventory to each school district and public institution of higher education that offers a career and technology education program to public high school students.
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