Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1		-	87R19708 JRJ-D
2		-	By: Pacheco, Middleton, Campos, Cortez, H.B. No. 3351
3		-	Raney, et al.
4		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3351:
5		-	By: Turner of Tarrant C.S.H.B. No. 3351
	1	+	By: Pacheco H.B. No. 3351
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8	4		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
9	5		AN ACT
10	6		relating to establishing the Texas Commission on Community College
11	7		Finance.
12	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	9		SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 130, Education Code, is
14	10		amended by adding Section 130.1305 to read as follows:
15	11		Sec. 130.1305. TEXAS COMMISSION ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
16	12		FINANCE. (a) The Texas Commission on Community College Finance is
17	13		established to make recommendations for consideration by the 88th
18	14		Texas Legislature regarding the state funding formula and funding
19	15		levels for public junior colleges in Texas that would be sufficient
20	16		to sustain viable junior college education and training offerings
21		-	throughout the state and improve student outcomes in alignment with
22		-	state postsecondary goals.
23		-	(b) The commission is composed of 12 members as follows:
24		-	(1) four members appointed by the governor;
	17	+	throughout the state.
	18	+	(b) The commission is composed of 11 members as follows:
	19	+	(1) three members appointed by the governor;
25	20		(2) three members appointed by the lieutenant
26	21		governor;
27	22		(3) three members appointed by the speaker of the
28	23		house of representatives;
29	24		(4) one member appointed by the board of the Texas
30	25		Association of Community Colleges; and
31	26		(5) one member appointed by the board of the Community
32	27		College Association of Texas Trustees.
33		-	(c) One of the members appointed by the governor must be a
34		-	faculty member at a public junior college as defined by Section
35		-	61.003, and the other members appointed by the governor must be
	28	+	(c) Members appointed by the governor must be
36	29		representatives of junior college leaders, business leaders, or
37	30		other stakeholders knowledgeable in junior college mission,
38	31		instructional programs, and finance.
39	32		(d) Members appointed by the lieutenant governor shall
40	33		consist of:
41		-	(1) two members of the senate; and
42		-	(2) an administrator from ~~a public junior college as~~
43		-	defined by Section 61.003.
44		-	(e) Members appointed by the speaker of the house of
45		-	~~representatives shall~~ consist of:
	34	+	(1) two members of the Texas Senate; and
	35	+	(2) an administrator from an institution of higher
	36	+	education as defined by Section 61.003.
	37	+	(e) Members appointed by the speaker of the house shall
	38	+	consist of:
46	39		(1) two members of the house of representatives; and
47		-	(2) an administrator from ~~a public junior college as~~
48		-	defined by Section 61.003.
	40	+	(2) an administrator from an institution of higher
	41	+	education as defined by Section 61.003.
49	42		(f) In making appointments, the governor, lieutenant
50	43		governor, and speaker of the house of representatives shall
51	44		coordinate to ensure that the membership of the commission
52	45		reflects, to the extent possible, the geographic diversity of Texas
53	46		public junior colleges and the ethnic diversity of the communities
54	47		served by those junior colleges.
55		-	(g) The commission shall convene not later than ~~October 15,~~
56		-	~~2021,~~ and shall ~~continue its activities until completion of a final~~
57		-	report.
	48	+	(g) The commission shall convene not later than the 90th day
	49	+	after the enactment of this section by the legislature and shall
	50	+	continue its activities until completion of a final report.
58	51		(h) The commission shall examine trend and forecast data,
59		-	seek stakeholder input, and account for equity in student outcomes
60		-	and based on its findings, make recommendations on:
61		-	(1) the components of state funding for public junior
62		-	colleges, including contact hour funding formulas established for
	52	+	seek stakeholder input, and account for equity in student outcomes,
	53	+	with a particular focus on students who are underrepresented in
	54	+	higher education, including from families in the bottom quintiles
	55	+	of the economic spectrum, and make recommendations on the following
	56	+	policies:
	57	+	(1) contact hour funding formulas established for
63	58		public junior colleges under Subchapter C, Chapter 61, and
64		-	Subchapter A of this chapter; and
65		-	(2) the feasibility of establishing shared service
66		-	agreements or interinstitutional collaborations through which
67		-	institutions of higher education may perform administrative
68		-	services, other than direct instruction and student support
69		-	services, for other institutions of higher education for a fee or
70		-	other consideration.
	59	+	Subchapter A of this chapter;
	60	+	(2) the use of student success points established
	61	+	under Section 61.0593 to determine the allocation of state funding
	62	+	to public junior colleges;
	63	+	(3) historical or innovative funding methods for
	64	+	supporting underfunded colleges;
	65	+	(4) revenue source proportionality in the payment of
	66	+	employee group insurance benefits; and
	67	+	(5) the feasibility of establishing shared service
	68	+	agreements or interinstitutional collaboratives where institutions
	69	+	of higher education perform administrative services, other than
	70	+	direct instruction and student support services, for other
	71	+	institutions of higher education for a fee or other consideration.
71	72		(i) The commission may seek resource support, including
72	73		data analyses and technical assistance, from the Texas Higher
73	74		Education Coordinating Board, the Texas Association of Community
74	75		Colleges, and research organizations. The commission may accept
75	76		gifts, grants, and donations from any source to be used to carry out
76	77		a function of the commission.
77	78		(j) The commission shall submit a final report and
78	79		recommendations to the governor, lieutenant governor, and both
79	80		houses of the legislature not later than November 1, 2022.
80	81		(k) This section expires January 1, 2023.
81		-	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
	82	+	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	83	+	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	84	+	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
	85	+	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	86	+	Act takes effect September 1, 2021.