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1		-	By: Deshotel (Senate Sponsor - Creighton) H.B. No. 2431
2		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017;
3		-	May 8, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Higher
4		-	Education; May 12, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:
5		-	Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 12, 2017, sent to printer.)
6		-	Click here to see the committee vote
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9		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
10	4		AN ACT
11	5		relating to the participation of public state colleges in the Jobs
12	6		and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
13	7		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
14	8		SECTION 1. Section 134.001(2), Education Code, is amended
15	9		to read as follows:
16	10		(2) "Public junior college," [and] "public technical
17	11		institute," and "public state college" have the meanings assigned
18	12		by Section 61.003.
19	13		SECTION 2. Section 134.004, Education Code, is amended to
20	14		read as follows:
21	15		Sec. 134.004. JOBS AND EDUCATION FOR TEXANS (JET) GRANT
22	16		PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall establish and administer the
23	17		Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program to provide grants
24	18		to public junior colleges, public technical institutes, public
25	19		state colleges, and independent school districts described under
26	20		Section 134.007 that apply to the advisory board in the manner
27	21		prescribed by the advisory board. The commission shall award the
28	22		grants on the advice and recommendations of the advisory board.
29	23		(b) Grants may be awarded under this chapter from the Jobs
30	24		and Education for Texans (JET) fund to defray the start-up costs
31	25		associated with the development of new career and technical
32	26		education programs at public junior colleges, public technical
33	27		institutes, public state colleges, and independent school
34	28		districts described under Section 134.007 that meet the
35	29		requirements of Section 134.006.
36	30		SECTION 3. Sections 134.006(a), (c), and (d), Education
37	31		Code, are amended to read as follows:
38	32		(a) The commission may award a grant for the development of
39	33		new career and technical education courses or programs at public
40	34		junior colleges, public technical institutes, public state
41	35		colleges, and independent school districts.
42	36		(c) In awarding a grant under this section, the commission
43	37		shall primarily consider the potential economic returns to the
44	38		state from the development of the career and technical education
45	39		course or program. The commission may also consider whether the
46	40		course or program:
47	41		(1) is part of a new, emerging industry or high-demand
48	42		occupation;
49	43		(2) offers new or expanded dual credit career and
50	44		technical educational opportunities in public high schools; or
51	45		(3) is provided in cooperation with other public
52	46		junior colleges, [or] public technical institutes, or public state
53	47		colleges across existing service areas.
54	48		(d) To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a
55	49		public junior college, public technical institute, public state
56	50		college, or independent school district described under Section
57	51		134.007 must provide matching funds in accordance with rules
58	52		adopted under Section 134.008. The matching funds may be obtained
59	53		from any source available to the public junior college, public
60	54		technical institute, public state college, or independent school
61	55		district, including industry consortia, community or foundation
62	56		grants, individual contributions, and local governmental agency
63	57		operating funds.
64	58		SECTION 4. Section 134.007, Education Code, is amended to
65	59		read as follows:
66	60		Sec. 134.007. GRANTS AWARDED TO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
67	61		DISTRICT. The commission may award a grant to an independent school
68	62		district under this chapter if the district has entered into a
69	63		partnership with a public junior college, [or] public technical
70	64		institute, or public state college for the purpose of:
71	65		(1) promoting career and technical education to the
72	66		district's students; or
73	67		(2) offering dual credit courses to the district's
74	68		students.
75	69		SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
76	70		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
77	71		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
78	72		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
79	73		Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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	74	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	75	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	76	+	I certify that H.B. No. 2431 was passed by the House on May 4,
	77	+	2017, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 4, 2 present, not
	78	+	voting.
	79	+	______________________________
	80	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	81	+	I certify that H.B. No. 2431 was passed by the Senate on May
	82	+	19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	83	+	______________________________
	84	+	Secretary of the Senate
	85	+	APPROVED: _____________________
	86	+	Date
	87	+	_____________________
	88	+	Governor