81R6847 JRJ-F By: Van de Putte S.B. No. 1819 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the establishment of a student outcomes pilot program at Alamo Community College. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 130, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 130.0105 to read as follows: Sec. 130.0105. ESTABLISHMENT OF STUDENT OUTCOMES PILOT PROGRAM AT ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGE. (a) Alamo Community College shall establish a pilot program to collect and analyze statistical data regarding student outcomes at the college in order to: (1) facilitate accountability at the college by determining the efficacy of instruction at the college and examining the transition of students to four-year institutions of higher education; and (2) further ongoing education excellence initiatives at the college. (b) This section applies only to campuses of the junior college district located in the taxing jurisdiction of the district. (c) This section expires September 1, 2019. SECTION 2. 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, 2009.