Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1132 Compare Versions

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1	1	87R5276 KJE-D
2	2	By: Oliverson H.B. No. 1132
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the information maintained by the Texas Education
8	8	Agency regarding postsecondary education and career opportunities.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 7.040, Education Code, is amended by
11	11	amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
12	12	follows:
13	13	(a) The agency shall prepare information comparing
14	14	institutions of higher education in this state and post the
15	15	information on the agency's Internet website. Information prepared
16	16	under this section shall be given to a public school student who
17	17	requests the information. The information shall:
18	18	(1) identify postsecondary education and career
19	19	opportunities, including information that states the benefits of
20	20	four-year and two-year higher education programs, postsecondary
21	21	technical education, skilled workforce careers, and career
22	22	education programs;
23	23	(2) compare each institution of higher education with
24	24	other institutions, both overall and disaggregated by
25	25	baccalaureate or associate degree or certificate program,
26	26	regarding:
27	27	(A) the relative cost of tuition;
28	28	(B) the retention rate of students;
29	29	(C) the graduation rate of students;
30	30	(D) the median [average] student debt, based on
31	31	the most recent data released through the United States Department
32	32	of Education's College Scorecard online tool or a successor tool;
33	33	(E) the loan repayment rate of students; [and]
34	34	(F) the employment rate of students; and
35	35	(G) the median earnings of students, expressed as
36	36	a yearly amount and as a percentage of student debt, at the first,
37	37	fifth, and tenth year after graduation, based on the most recent
38	38	data released through the United States Department of Education's
39	39	College Scorecard online tool or a successor tool;
40	40	(3) identify the state's future workforce needs, as
41	41	projected by the Texas Workforce Commission; and
42	42	(4) include annual wage information for the top 10
43	43	highest demand jobs in this state, as identified by the Texas
44	44	Workforce Commission.
45	45	(a-1) The information required under Subsections (a)(2)(D)
46	46	and (G) must be updated each time new data described by those
47	47	paragraphs is released through the United States Department of
48	48	Education's College Scorecard online tool or a successor tool.
49	49	SECTION 2. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective
50	50	date of this Act, the Texas Education Agency shall update the
51	51	information required under Section 7.040(a), Education Code, as
52	52	amended by this Act.
53	53	(b) As soon as practicable after the Texas Education Agency
54	54	completes the update required by Subsection (a) of this section,
55	55	the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall update the
56	56	comparative gainful employment data regarding public institutions
57	57	of higher education required to be maintained by the board under
58	58	Sections 51.762(b-1) and 51.763(b), Education Code, to include the
59	59	information required under Section 7.040(a), Education Code, as
60	60	amended by this Act.
61	61	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
62	62	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
63	63	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
64	64	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
65	65	Act takes effect September 1, 2021.