Sec. 61.806. AWARD OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) Expired.
(b) Expired.
(c) An eligible entity must make application to the board to receive financial assistance under this subchapter. An application must demonstrate that the program contains the following elements:
(1) involvement of public school officials, teachers, and school counselors in identifying and selecting students in elementary school for participation in the partnership program during the elementary and secondary school grades;
(2) criteria for the selection of program participants that include consideration of:
(A) whether the student has a high risk of dropping out of school as measured by academic performance, attendance, discipline problems, and other factors affecting school performance, including teenage pregnancy or parenting, substance abuse, child abuse or neglect, or limited English proficiency; and
(B) whether the student is a low-income student as defined by board rule;
(3) academic and counseling support services for program participants;
(4) involvement of parents and community volunteers to the extent possible; and
(5) an evaluation component that includes follow-up relating to the academic performance of program participants during secondary school and the program participants' plans concerning college attendance.
(d) If financial assistance is awarded to an eligible entity that is not a school district, the application must include a description of the frequency and manner of involvement of the public schools and school personnel, especially teachers and school counselors, with the partnership program.
(e) Expired.
(1) Expired.
(2) Expired.
(3) Expired.
(4) Expired.
(f) Expired.
Redesignated from Education Code, Subchapter P, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(9), eff. September 1, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 38, eff. June 14, 2013.
Last modified: September 28, 2016