Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	86R33253 KSD-D
2	1		By: Fallon S.B. No. 2202
3		-	(Stucky)
4		-	Substitute the following for S.B. No. 2202: No.
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7	4		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	5		AN ACT
9	6		relating to the administration of the Jobs and Education for Texans
10	7		(JET) Grant Program.
11	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12		-	SECTION 1. Section 134.007, Education Code, is amended to
	9	+	SECTION 1. Section 134.004, Education Code, is amended by
	10	+	adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	11	+	(c) In awarding grants under this chapter, the commission,
	12	+	to the extent feasible, shall distribute grants equally across
	13	+	geographic areas of this state.
	14	+	SECTION 2. Section 134.007, Education Code, is amended to
13	15		read as follows:
14	16		Sec. 134.007. GRANTS AWARDED TO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
15	17		DISTRICT. (a) The commission may award a grant to an independent
16	18		school district under this chapter if the district has entered into
17	19		a partnership with a public junior college, public technical
18	20		institute, or public state college for the purpose of:
19	21		(1) promoting career and technical education to the
20	22		district's students; or
21	23		(2) offering dual credit courses to the district's
22	24		students.
23	25		(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an independent school
24	26		district located in a rural area of this state in which no public
25	27		junior college, public technical institute, or public state college
26	28		is located in close geographic proximity to the district may be
27	29		awarded a grant under this chapter to provide career and technical
28	30		education courses or programs to students in the district in
29	31		partnership with a local manufacturing facility in the area. The
30	32		commission shall adopt rules for the administration of this
31	33		subsection.
32		-	SECTION 2. Chapter 134, Education Code, is amended by
	34	+	SECTION 3. Chapter 134, Education Code, is amended by
33	35		adding Section 134.009 to read as follows:
34		-	Sec. 134.009. BIENNIAL REPORT. (a) Not later than ~~November~~
35		-	1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall prepare ~~and~~
36		-	submit to each standing legislative committee with primary
	36	+	Sec. 134.009. BIENNIAL REPORT. (a) Not later than
	37	+	November 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall prepare
	38	+	and submit to each standing legislative committee with primary
37	39		jurisdiction over workforce development or higher education a
38	40		report regarding the grant activities and grant recipients under
39	41		this chapter, including the results and outcomes of grants awarded
40	42		under this chapter.
41	43		(b) The report must:
42	44		(1) identify high-demand occupations in this state and
43	45		evaluate how grants awarded under this chapter have been used to
44	46		support courses or programs that prepare students for employment in
45	47		those occupations; and
46	48		(2) include the following data for the most recent
47	49		two-year period for which the information is available,
48	50		disaggregated by appropriate region as determined by the
49	51		commission:
50	52		(A) the number of students receiving career and
51	53		technical education funded by grants awarded under this chapter;
52	54		(B) the number of students attaining a
53	55		certificate, a degree, or an industry certification or other
54	56		workforce credential as a result of receiving career and technical
55	57		education funded by grants awarded under this chapter;
56	58		(C) the number of students entering the workforce
57	59		who received career and technical education funded by grants
58	60		awarded under this chapter; and
59	61		(D) any losses or gains in manufacturing jobs and
60	62		the effect of those losses or gains on workforce education needs.
61		-	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
	63	+	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.