HB 357 – Prekindergarten Program for Star of Texas recipients Simple Solution. Brighter Futures. HB 357 – Prekindergarten Program for Star of Texas recipients April 2018 Presented by: Melissa Lemons

HB 357 – Star of Texas Award - Background HB 357, passed during the 85th legislative session (2017), establishes free public prekindergarten for children of peace officers, firefighters, and first responders who have demonstrated remarkable courage and heroism in serving and protecting their communities throughout the state who are eligible for the Star of Texas Award. Eligibility is defined as a person who has been awarded the Star of Texas Award and has presented proof through one of the following pieces of documentation: Resolution (certificate) awarded to the individual List can be found on the Office of the Governor’s website Letter from the Governor Letter from a state representative (House or Senate)

HB 357 – Star of Texas Award TSDS PEIMS Changes To implement the statute, TEA has added a new data element to the StudentExtension complex type. Add code E1601 – STAR-OF-TEXAS-INDICATOR-CODE to the StudentExtension complex type for the Fall and Summer submissions (Submissions 1 and 3). Business Validations added/updated to support E1601 – STAR-OF- TEXAS-INDICATOR-CODE.

HB 357 – Star of Texas Award TSDS PEIMS Changes Definition: STAR-OF-TEXAS-INDICATOR-CODE indicates that the student is eligible for free public prekindergarten because they are the child of a person awarded the Star of Texas Award.

HB 357 – Star of Texas Award TSDS PEIMS Changes Data Element Characteristics: Element ID – E1601 Data Element – STAR-OF-TEXAS-INDICATOR-CODE XML Name – TX-StarOfTexasIndicator Code Table ID – C088 Length – 1 Data Type – CODED Pattern – # Submission – 1 and 3 Mandatory – No This is reported for ALL students coded as PK in Submission 1. This is reported for ALL students coded as PK in Submission 3.

Rule Text / Business Meaning HB 357 Star of Texas Data Validations A child of a Star of Texas Award recipient is eligible for free public prekindergarten. Therefore, a campus may report the student eligible for ADA funding in Submission 1. Rule Applies To Rule # Rule Text / Business Meaning Error Level TSDS PEIMS Sub ESC District Campus Charter 40100-0109 (revised) If GRADE-LEVEL-CODE is "PK" and ADA-ELIGIBILITY-CODE is "1", "2", "3", or "6", then either LEP-INDICATOR-CODE must be "1", ECONOMIC-DISADVANTAGE-CODE must be "01", "02", or "99", MILITARY-CONNECTED-STUDENT-CODE must be "4", FOSTER-CARE-INDICATOR-CODE must be "1" or "2", HOMELESS-STATUS-CODE must be a value other than "0", or STAR-OF-TEXAS-INDICATOR-CODE must be "1". F 1 X A student that is enrolled in "PK" as an eligible student must be reported as one or more of the following: LEP, economically disadvantaged, military connected, a current or former foster care child, homeless, or the child of a Star of Texas Award recipient. Rule has been revised to include “Star of Texas”.

Rule Text / Business Meaning HB 357 Star of Texas Data Validations A child of a Star of Texas Award recipient is eligible for free public prekindergarten. Therefore, a campus may report eligible days present for these prekindergarten students in Submission 3. Rule Applies To Rule # Rule Text / Business Meaning Error Level TSDS PEIMS Sub ESC District Campus Charter 42400-0066 (revised) If GRADE-LEVEL-CODE is "PK" and TOTAL-ELIGIBLE-DAYS-PRESENT is greater than "0000", then either LEP-INDICATOR-CODE should be "1", ECONOMIC-DISADVANTAGE-CODE should be "01", "02", or "99", MILITARY-CONNECTED-STUDENT-CODE should be "4", FOSTER-CARE-INDICATOR-CODE should be "1" or "2", HOMELESS-STATUS-CODE should be a value other than "0", or STAR-OF-TEXAS-INDICATOR-CODE should be "1". S 3 X A student that is reported with eligible attendance in TX-GradeLevel "PK" should be reported as one or more of the following: LEP, economically disadvantaged, military connected, a current or former foster care child, homeless, or the child of a Star of Texas Award recipient. Star of Texas Award recipient was added for the 2018-2019 school year.

Rule Text / Business Meaning HB 357 Star of Texas Data Validations The Star of Texas Indicator Code must be reported for all students that are in grade PK. Rule Applies To Rule # Rule Text / Business Meaning Error Level TSDS PEIMS Sub ESC District Campus Charter 40100-0165 (new) If GRADE-LEVEL-CODE is "PK", then STAR-OF-TEXAS-INDICATOR-CODE must not be blank. F 1, 3 X TX-StarOfTexasIndicator must be reported for students in grade "PK". This code will not be widely reported as “1” due to the limited number of recipients to date. Advisable that SIS vendors default the code to “0”.

Rule Text / Business Meaning HB 357 Star of Texas Data Validations The Star of Texas Indicator Code cannot be reported for students that are not in grade PK. Rule Applies To Rule # Rule Text / Business Meaning Error Level TSDS PEIMS Sub ESC District Campus Charter 40100-0166 (new) If GRADE-LEVEL-CODE is not "PK", then STAR-OF-TEXAS-INDICATOR-CODE must be blank. F 1, 3 X TX-StarOfTexasIndicator is only reported for students in grade "PK".

HB 357 – Star of Texas Award Additional Information You can find additional information regarding eligibility for prekindergarten at the following webpage: Early Childhood Education Free Prekindergarten: Star of Texas Award Eligibility Criterion (TAA)

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