86R3401 CAE-D
By: Lucio III H.B. No. 4282
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency of career and
technology education programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 29, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 29.193 to read as follows:
Sec. 29.193. STUDY AND REPORT ON CREDENTIALS AND
CERTIFICATES. (a) The agency shall conduct a study to:
(1) evaluate the industry-recognized credentials and
certificates that are currently being offered to public high school
students through career and technology education programs; and
(2) identify any unmet needs in career and technology
education programs currently being offered to public high school
students.
(b) The study must:
(1) for each career cluster included in the study:
(A) evaluate:
(i) the industry-recognized credentials or
certificates in the career cluster currently being offered to
public high school students through career and technology education
programs; and
(ii) the knowledge and skills in the career
cluster necessary to meet state and regional workforce needs; and
(B) identify:
(i) any gaps between the
industry-recognized credentials or certificates identified under
Paragraph (A)(i) and the knowledge and skills identified under
Paragraph (A)(ii); and
(ii) any knowledge or skills that could be
incorporated into career and technology education programs in the
career cluster to increase students' marketability in that field
after graduation from high school; and
(2) for each currently offered industry-recognized
credential or certificate, assess the economic impact of earning
the credential or certificate, including:
(A) the average industry wage for a student who
has earned the credential or certificate; and
(B) the demand to employ a student in the area for
which the student has earned the credential or certificate.
(c) Not later than September 1, 2021, the agency shall
submit to the commissioner a report that:
(1) identifies any currently offered
industry-recognized credential or certificate that does not
provide a sufficient positive economic impact based on the
assessment conducted under Subsection (b)(2); and
(2) recommends the creation of industry-recognized
credentials or certificates to be offered in a career and
technology education program that will address unmet workforce
needs and enhance student competitiveness in the labor market.
(d) This section expires September 1, 2022.
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, 2019.