By: Menéndez S.B. No. 1538
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of a career mentoring pilot program
for certain students who are veterans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 130, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 130.094 to read as follows:
Sec. 130.094. VETERANS CAREER MENTORING PILOT PROGRAM;
VETSHIRED!. (a) The Alamo Community College District shall
implement a pilot program to be known as "VetsHIRED!" to establish
career mentoring for students enrolled in the district who are
veterans.
(b) Under the pilot program, the district shall:
(1) assign students to a military transition
consultant to assist the student in the transition from military
service to a career in the workforce;
(2) assign students to a cohort that meets once per
week in a 10-week period for 20 hours of in-person lectures
regarding personalized career search strategies and strategies for
college success; and
(3) establish a mentorship program that partners
students with business and community leaders who guide them into
the workforce.
(c) Not later than January 1, 2021, the district shall
prepare a report on the effectiveness of the pilot program in
promoting the success of students who are veterans and submit the
report to the standing committees of each house of the legislature
with primary jurisdiction over higher education matters and matters
concerning veterans affairs.
(d) This section expires September 1, 2021.
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.