S.B. No. 305
AN ACT
relating to an online list of work-study employment opportunities
available to students at a public institution of higher education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 56, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 56.080 to read as follows:
Sec. 56.080. ONLINE LIST OF WORK-STUDY EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES. Each institution of higher education shall:
(1) establish and maintain an online list of
work-study employment opportunities, sorted by department as
appropriate, available to students on the institution's campus; and
(2) ensure that the list is easily accessible to the
public through a clearly identifiable link that appears in a
prominent place on the financial aid page of the institution's
Internet website.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, each public institution of higher education shall
establish an online list of work-study employment opportunities for
students as required by Section 56.080, Education Code, as added by
this Act.
SECTION 3. 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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 305 passed the Senate on
April 2, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 305 passed the House on
May 25, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, one
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor