Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1		-	S.B. No. 1230
	1	+	By: Taylor, et al. S.B. No. 1230
	2	+	(Pacheco)
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	5	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	6		AN ACT
5	7		relating to establishing the Texas Commission on Community College
6	8		Finance.
7	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	10		SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 130, Education Code, is
9	11		amended by adding Section 130.1305 to read as follows:
10	12		Sec. 130.1305. TEXAS COMMISSION ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
11	13		FINANCE. (a) The Texas Commission on Community College Finance is
12	14		established to make recommendations for consideration by the 88th
13	15		Texas Legislature regarding the state funding formula and funding
14	16		levels for public junior colleges in Texas that would be sufficient
15	17		to sustain viable junior college education and training offerings
16	18		throughout the state and improve student outcomes in alignment with
17	19		state postsecondary goals.
18	20		(b) The commission is composed of 12 members as follows:
19	21		(1) four members appointed by the governor;
20	22		(2) three members appointed by the lieutenant
21	23		governor;
22	24		(3) three members appointed by the speaker of the
23	25		house of representatives;
24	26		(4) one member appointed by the board of the Texas
25	27		Association of Community Colleges; and
26	28		(5) one member appointed by the board of the Community
27	29		College Association of Texas Trustees.
28	30		(c) One of the members appointed by the governor must be a
29	31		faculty member at a public junior college as defined by Section
30	32		61.003, and the other members appointed by the governor must be
31	33		representatives of junior college leaders, business leaders, or
32	34		other stakeholders knowledgeable in junior college mission,
33	35		instructional programs, and finance.
34	36		(d) Members appointed by the lieutenant governor shall
35	37		consist of:
36	38		(1) two members of the senate; and
37		-	(2) one individual who is an administrator of a public
38		-	junior college as defined by Section 61.003, a business leader, or a
39		-	stakeholder knowledgeable in junior college mission, instructional
40		-	programs, and finance.
	39	+	(2) an administrator from a public junior college as
	40	+	defined by Section 61.003.
41	41		(e) Members appointed by the speaker of the house of
42	42		representatives shall consist of:
43	43		(1) two members of the house of representatives; and
44	44		(2) an administrator from a public junior college as
45	45		defined by Section 61.003.
46	46		(f) In making appointments, the governor, lieutenant
47	47		governor, and speaker of the house of representatives shall
48	48		coordinate to ensure that the membership of the commission
49	49		reflects, to the extent possible, the geographic diversity of Texas
50	50		public junior colleges and the ethnic diversity of the communities
51	51		served by those junior colleges.
52	52		(g) The commission shall convene not later than October 15,
53	53		2021, and shall continue its activities until completion of a final
54	54		report.
55	55		(h) The commission shall examine trend and forecast data,
56	56		seek stakeholder input, and account for equity in student outcomes
57	57		and based on its findings, make recommendations on:
58	58		(1) the components of state funding for public junior
59	59		colleges, including contact hour funding formulas established for
60	60		public junior colleges under Subchapter C, Chapter 61, and
61	61		Subchapter A of this chapter; and
62	62		(2) the feasibility of establishing shared service
63	63		agreements or interinstitutional collaborations through which
64	64		institutions of higher education may perform administrative
65	65		services, other than direct instruction and student support
66	66		services, for other institutions of higher education for a fee or
67	67		other consideration.
68		-	(i) To inform the recommendations required under Subsection
69		-	(h), the commission may examine and make recommendations on other
70		-	policy and finance matters, including:
71		-	(1) workforce demand and skills gaps;
72		-	(2) dual credit programs and costs;
73		-	(3) variation between taxing districts and service
74		-	areas;
75		-	(4) student graduation, transfer, and success
76		-	metrics; and
77		-	(5) the relationship between economic cycles and
78		-	student enrollment.
79		-	(j) The commission may seek resource support, including
	68	+	(i) The commission may seek resource support, including
80	69		data analyses and technical assistance, from the Texas Higher
81	70		Education Coordinating Board, the Texas Association of Community
82	71		Colleges, and research organizations. The commission may accept
83	72		gifts, grants, and donations from any source to be used to carry out
84	73		a function of the commission.
85		-	(k) The governor shall designate the presiding officer of
86		-	the commission.
87		-	(l) The commission shall submit a final report and
	74	+	(j) The commission shall submit a final report and
88	75		recommendations to the governor, lieutenant governor, and both
89	76		houses of the legislature not later than November 1, 2022.
90		-	(m) This section expires January 1, 2023.
	77	+	(k) This section expires January 1, 2023.
91	78		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
92		-	______________________________ ______________________________
93		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
94		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1230 passed the Senate on
95		-	April 23, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
96		-	the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 13, 2021, by the
97		-	following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
98		-	______________________________
99		-	Secretary of the Senate
100		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1230 passed the House, with
101		-	amendment, on May 7, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 119,
102		-	Nays 15, one present not voting.
103		-	______________________________
104		-	Chief Clerk of the House
105		-	Approved:
106		-	______________________________
107		-	Date
108		-	______________________________
109		-	Governor