84R11908 KSD-D
By: Blanco H.B. No. 3998
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the expansion of the College Credit for Heroes
demonstration program to lower-division public institutions of
higher education offering degrees in certain fields.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 302.0031, Labor Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (a) and (f) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
read as follows:
(a) In this section:
(1) "Institution[, "institution] of higher education,"
"public junior college," "public state college," and "public
technical institute" have [has] the meanings [meaning] assigned by
Section 61.003, Education Code.
(2) "Lower-division institution of higher education"
means a public junior college, public state college, or public
technical institute.
(b-1) The commission shall administer the College Credit
for Heroes demonstration program at each lower-division
institution of higher education that offers a degree program in the
field of applied science or in a closely related field, as
determined by the commission in consultation with the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board for purposes of this subsection. The
commission by rule shall establish a procedure through which a
lower-division institution of higher education described by this
subsection may opt out of participating in the program.
(f) The commission shall [may] adopt rules as necessary for
the administration of this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.