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AN ACT
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relating to student success-based funding recommendations for |
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certain continuing workforce education courses offered by public |
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junior colleges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.0593, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows: |
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(f-1) In making its recommendations under Subsection (f) |
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relating to institutional appropriations of incentive funds for |
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public junior colleges based on achievement on student success |
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measures, the board, in the manner and to the extent the board |
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considers appropriate and in consultation with those colleges, |
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shall incorporate the consideration of student success measures, |
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and include appropriate funding recommendations based on those |
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success measures, achieved in qualified continuing workforce |
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education courses offered by those colleges for which credit toward |
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a certificate or associate's degree is not awarded. For purposes of |
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this subsection, a continuing workforce education course is |
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considered qualified if the course is consistent with the role and |
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mission of a public junior college and is designed to prepare |
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students with skills necessary to attain external workforce |
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credentials, including a certification or license, or employment in |
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a specific high-demand occupation, regardless of whether the course |
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is part of a recognized sequence of courses that requires a specific |
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number of contact hours. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 959 passed the Senate on |
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April 14, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 27, 2021, by the |
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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. 959 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 120, |
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Nays 26, one present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |