By: Howard H.B. No. 3923       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to students actively working a program of recovery from a   substance use disorder at risk of dropping out of school.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 29.081(d), Education Code, is amended by   adding subsection (14) to read as follows:          (d)  For purposes of this section, "student at risk of   dropping out of school" includes each student who is under 26 years   of age and who:                (1)  was not advanced from one grade level to the next   for one or more school years;                (2)  if the student is in grade 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12,   did not maintain an average equivalent to 70 on a scale of 100 in two   or more subjects in the foundation curriculum during a semester in   the preceding or current school year or is not maintaining such an   average in two or more subjects in the foundation curriculum in the   current semester;                (3)  did not perform satisfactorily on an assessment   instrument administered to the student under Subchapter B, Chapter   39, and who has not in the previous or current school year   subsequently performed on that instrument or another appropriate   instrument at a level equal to at least 110 percent of the level of   satisfactory performance on that instrument;                (4)  if the student is in prekindergarten,   kindergarten, or grade 1, 2, or 3, did not perform satisfactorily on   a readiness test or assessment instrument administered during the   current school year;                (5)  is pregnant or is a parent;                (6)  has been placed in an alternative education   program in accordance with Section 37.006 during the preceding or   current school year;                (7)  has been expelled in accordance with Section   37.007 during the preceding or current school year;                (8)  is currently on parole, probation, deferred   prosecution, or other conditional release;                (9)  was previously reported through the Public   Education Information Management System (PEIMS) to have dropped out   of school;                (10)  is a student of limited English proficiency, as   defined by Section 29.052;                (11)  is in the custody or care of the Department of   Protective and Regulatory Services or has, during the current   school year, been referred to the department by a school official,   officer of the juvenile court, or law enforcement official;                (12)  is homeless, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section   11302, and its subsequent amendments; [or]                (13)  resided in the preceding school year or resides   in the current school year in a residential placement facility in   the district, including a detention facility, substance abuse   treatment facility, emergency shelter, psychiatric hospital,   halfway house, or foster group home; or                (14)  is actively working a program of recovery from a   substance use disorder in a non-residential high school that   partners with an onsite recovery program specifically designed for   recovery support.            SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.