S.B. No. 1004
AN ACT
relating to courses and programs offered jointly by certain public
junior colleges and independent school districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 29.402, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) A public junior college with a service area located
wholly or partly in a county with a population of more than three
million may enter into an articulation agreement described by
Subsection (a) with any school district located wholly or partly in
a county with a population of more than three million.
SECTION 2. Section 130.008, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) A public junior college with a service area located
wholly or partly in a county with a population of more than three
million shall enter into an agreement with each school district
located wholly or partly in a county with a population of more than
three million to offer one or more courses as provided by this
section. A student enrolled in a school district to which this
subsection applies may enroll in a course at any junior college that
has entered into an agreement with the district to offer the course
under this subsection. Subsection (f) does not apply to a student
who seeks to enroll in a course under this subsection.
SECTION 3. Section 130.086, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
(d-1) Subsection (d) does not apply to a course offered by a
public junior college with a service area located wholly or partly
in a county with a population of more than three million for high
school students enrolled in a school district located wholly or
partly in a county with a population of more than three million.
SECTION 4. Section 130.090, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) The governing board of a junior college district
located wholly or partly in a county with a population of more than
three million may contract to provide remedial programs under
Subsection (a) with the governing board of any independent school
district located wholly or partly in a county with a population of
more than three million.
SECTION 5. Section 130.008(g), Education Code, as added by
this Act, applies beginning with the 2016 spring semester.
SECTION 6. 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, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1004 passed the Senate on
May 12, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 4; and that the
Senate concurred in House amendment on May 30, 2015, by the
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1004 passed the House, with
amendment, on May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139,
Nays 5, two present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor