| 1 | 1 | | 85R6187 SRS-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: RodrÃguez S.B. No. 1531 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the expansion of the College Credit for Heroes program |
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| 8 | 8 | | to lower-division public institutions of higher education offering |
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| 9 | 9 | | degrees in certain fields. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 302.0031, Labor Code, is amended by |
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| 12 | 12 | | amending Subsections (a) and (f) and adding Subsection (b-1) to |
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| 13 | 13 | | read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (a) In this section: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) "Institution[, "institution] of higher education," |
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| 16 | 16 | | "public junior college," "public state college," and "public |
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| 17 | 17 | | technical institute" have [has] the meanings [meaning] assigned by |
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| 18 | 18 | | Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) "Lower-division institution of higher education" |
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| 20 | 20 | | means a public junior college, public state college, or public |
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| 21 | 21 | | technical institute. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b-1) The commission shall administer the College Credit |
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| 23 | 23 | | for Heroes program at each lower-division institution of higher |
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| 24 | 24 | | education that offers a degree program in the field of applied |
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| 25 | 25 | | science or in a closely related field, as determined by the |
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| 26 | 26 | | commission in consultation with the Texas Higher Education |
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| 27 | 27 | | Coordinating Board for purposes of this subsection. The commission |
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| 28 | 28 | | by rule shall establish a procedure through which a lower-division |
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| 29 | 29 | | institution of higher education described by this subsection may |
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| 30 | 30 | | opt out of participating in the program. |
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| 31 | 31 | | (f) The commission shall [may] adopt rules as necessary for |
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| 32 | 32 | | the administration of this section. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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