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TX HB4893
Bill
Status
3/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rhetta Bowers
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "Breakthrough Program" requiring the Commissioner of Education to collaborate with a nonprofit organization to provide postsecondary advising to first-generation college students and educationally disadvantaged students
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Requires the commissioner to coordinate program efforts with social service organizations, agencies, and public school personnel to help at-risk students complete high school and pursue postsecondary education and career opportunities
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Mandates establishment of performance goals and measures for student academic achievement, graduation rates, and postsecondary enrollment, with ongoing evaluation of progress
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Requires local programs to develop funding plans ensuring services continue if state funding is reduced, and allows acceptance of federal, state, donations, and grant money
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Prohibits the Texas Education Agency from contracting with private entities to perform program functions, requiring the agency to perform all program responsibilities directly
Legislative Description
Relating to the establishment of a postsecondary advising program for students who are the first in their families to pursue postsecondary education or who are educationally disadvantaged.
State Finances
Last Action
Placed on General State Calendar
5/14/2025