Sec. 29.252. STATE ROLE IN ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION

(a) The agency shall:

(1) provide adequate staffing to develop, administer, and support a comprehensive statewide adult education program and coordinate related federal and state programs for education and training of adults;

(2) develop, implement, and regulate a comprehensive statewide program for community level education services to meet the special needs of adults;

(3) develop the mechanism and guidelines for coordination of comprehensive adult education and related skill training services for adults with other agencies, both public and private, in planning, developing, and implementing related programs, including community education programs;

(4) administer all state and federal funds for adult education and related skill training in this state, except in programs for which another entity is specifically authorized to do so under other law;

(5) prescribe and administer standards and accrediting policies for adult education;

(6) prescribe and administer rules for teacher certification for adult education;

(7) accept and administer grants, gifts, services, and funds from available sources for use in adult education;

(8) adopt or develop and administer a standardized assessment mechanism for assessing all adult education program participants who need literacy instruction, adult basic education, or secondary education leading to an adult high school diploma or the equivalent;

(9) collaborate with the Texas Workforce Commission to improve the coordination and implementation of adult education and literacy services in this state; and

(10) monitor and evaluate educational and employment outcomes of students who participate in the agency's adult education and literacy programs.

(a-1) Expired.

(b) The assessment mechanism prescribed under Subsection (a)(8) must include an initial basic skills screening instrument and must provide comprehensive information concerning baseline student skills before and student progress after participation in an adult education program.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 761, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 5.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.