By: Lucio, et al. S.B. No. 860
(Farney, Keffer, Paddie, Longoria)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision of career and technology education
courses in certain partnership programs to provide high school
dropout recovery.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 29.402, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as
follows:
(a) A [Beginning September 1, 2012, a] public junior college
may enter into an articulation agreement to partner with one or more
school districts located in the public junior college district to
provide on the campus of the public junior college a dropout
recovery program for students described by Subsection (b) to
successfully complete and receive a diploma from a high school of
the appropriate partnering school district.
(c-1) A public junior college under this section may partner
with a public technical institute, as defined by Section 61.003, to
provide, as part of the dropout recovery program curriculum, career
and technology education courses that lead to industry or career
certification.
SECTION 2. Section 29.403, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) A public technical institute may receive from a
partnering public junior college for each student enrolled in a
career and technology education course as provided by Section
29.402(c-1) an amount negotiated between the public technical
institute and the partnering public junior college.
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, 2013.