By: Menéndez S.B. No. 1539
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of a 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 130.095 to read as follows:
Sec. 130.095. VETERAN INTEREST GROUPS PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) The Alamo Community College District shall implement a pilot
program to establish veteran interest groups for students enrolled
in the district who are veterans.
(b) The district shall ensure that students assigned to a
group established under the pilot program enroll in at least three
of the same classes as the other students assigned to the group.
(c) Students assigned to a group established under the pilot
program shall attend a weekly seminar led by a peer mentor and a
staff facilitator in which the students:
(1) learn content related to the needs of students who
are veterans;
(2) discuss study and time management strategies and
other issues;
(3) engage in campus life and other involvement
opportunities; and
(4) participate in social opportunities.
(d) 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.
(e) 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.