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�	S.B.�No.�1433

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�	AN ACT
�	relating to the Employers for Education Excellence Award.
�	�������BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
�	�������SECTION 1.��Subchapter D, Chapter 7, Education Code, is
�	amended by adding Section 7.113 to read as follows:
�	�������Sec. 7.113.��EMPLOYERS FOR EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AWARD. �
�	(a)��The board shall create the Employers for Education Excellence
�	Award to honor employers that implement a policy to encourage and
�	support employees who actively participate in activities of
�	schools.
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�	�������(b)��An employer that meets the criteria described by this
�	section may apply for consideration to receive the award.
�	�������(c)��The board shall establish the following levels of
�	recognition for employers:
�	�������������(1)��bronze for an employer that implements a policy to
�	encourage and support employees who attend parent-teacher
�	conferences;
�	�������������(2)��silver for an employer that:
�	�������������������(A)��meets the requirements of bronze; and
�	�������������������(B)��implements a policy to encourage and support
�	employees who volunteer in school activities; and
�	�������������(3)��gold for an employer that:
�	�������������������(A)��meets the requirements of silver; and
�	�������������������(B)��implements a policy to encourage and support
�	employees who participate in student mentoring programs in schools.
�	�������(d)��The board shall establish criteria to certify
�	businesses to receive the Employers for Education Excellence Award
�	at the appropriate level of recognition. �The commissioner shall
�	review the applications submitted by employers under Subsection (b)
�	and make recommendations to the board regarding businesses that
�	should be recognized and the level at which a business should be
�	recognized.��The board may approve or modify the commissioner's
�	recommendation.
�	�������(e)��The board shall honor the recipient of an Employers for
�	Education Excellence Award by presenting the recipient with a
�	suitable certificate that includes the business's level of
�	recognition and other appropriate information.
�	�������SECTION�2.��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, 2007.
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�	______________________________	______________________________
�	���President of the Senate	Speaker of the House�����
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�	�������I hereby certify that S.B.�No.�1433 passed the Senate on
�	April�19,�2007, by the following vote:��Yeas�31, Nays�0.
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�	Secretary of the Senate����
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�	�������I hereby certify that S.B.�No.�1433 passed the House on
�	May�23,�2007, by the following vote:��Yeas�144, Nays�0, two
�	present not voting.
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�	Chief Clerk of the House���
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�	Approved:
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�	����������Governor