S.B. No. 1004
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to courses and programs offered jointly by certain public
  junior colleges and independent school districts.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 29.402, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
         (a-1)  A public junior college with a service area located
  wholly or partly in a county with a population of more than three
  million may enter into an articulation agreement described by
  Subsection (a) with any school district located wholly or partly in
  a county with a population of more than three million.
         SECTION 2.  Section 130.008, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
         (g)  A public junior college with a service area located
  wholly or partly in a county with a population of more than three
  million shall enter into an agreement with each school district
  located wholly or partly in a county with a population of more than
  three million to offer one or more courses as provided by this
  section. A student enrolled in a school district to which this
  subsection applies may enroll in a course at any junior college that
  has entered into an agreement with the district to offer the course
  under this subsection. Subsection (f) does not apply to a student
  who seeks to enroll in a course under this subsection.
         SECTION 3.  Section 130.086, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
         (d-1)  Subsection (d) does not apply to a course offered by a
  public junior college with a service area located wholly or partly
  in a county with a population of more than three million for high
  school students enrolled in a school district located wholly or
  partly in a county with a population of more than three million.
         SECTION 4.  Section 130.090, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
         (a-1)  The governing board of a junior college district
  located wholly or partly in a county with a population of more than
  three million may contract to provide remedial programs under
  Subsection (a) with the governing board of any independent school
  district located wholly or partly in a county with a population of
  more than three million.
         SECTION 5.  Section 130.008(g), Education Code, as added by
  this Act, applies beginning with the 2016 spring semester.
         SECTION 6.  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, 2015.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1004 passed the Senate on
  May 12, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 4; and that the
  Senate concurred in House amendment on May 30, 2015, by the
  following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1004 passed the House, with
  amendment, on May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139,
  Nays 5, two present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor