By: Campbell S.B. No. 806
(In the Senate - Filed February 26, 2015; March 3, 2015,
read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran Affairs and
Military Installations; March 16, 2015, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 7, Nay 0; March 16, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the College Credit for Heroes program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 302.0031, Labor Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (g) to read as
follows:
(b) The commission shall establish and administer the
College Credit for Heroes [demonstration] program to identify,
develop, and support methods to maximize academic or workforce
education credit awarded by institutions of higher education to
veterans and military servicemembers for military experience,
education, and training obtained during military service in order
to expedite the entry of veterans and military servicemembers into
the workforce.
(g) Not later than November 1 of each year, the commission,
after consultation with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board, shall report to the legislature and the governor on:
(1) the results of any grants awarded under this
section;
(2) the best practices for veterans and military
servicemembers to achieve maximum academic or workforce education
credit at institutions of higher education for military experience,
education, and training obtained during military service;
(3) measures needed to facilitate the award of
academic or workforce education credit by institutions of higher
education for military experience, education, and training
obtained during military service; and
(4) other related measures needed to facilitate the
entry of trained, qualified veterans and military servicemembers
into the workforce.
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, 2015.
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