BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 346 By: Paxton Higher Education 5/24/2021 Enrolled AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT Background: The Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program provides grant funding through a competitive process administered through the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). Currently these grants are available to public junior colleges, public technical institutes, public state colleges, and independent school districts eligible to compete for these grants. These grants are often used to purchase and install equipment necessary for career and technical education programs. This bill seeks to allow open-enrollment charter schools to compete for these grants. Bill Analysis: Amends Sections 134.004 (a) and (b), Education Code, by adding: and open-enrollment charter schools to the list of institutions permitted to compete for the grants. Amends Sections 134.006 (a) and (d), Education Code, by adding: and/or open-enrollment charter schools to the list of institutions permitted to compete for the grants. Amends Sections 134.007 (a) and (d), Education Code, to read: Grants Awarded to Independent School District or Open-Enrollment Charter School and Adds the appropriate language to include open enrollment-charter schools under the subsection. S.B. 346 amends current law relating to the participation of open-enrollment charter schools in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 134.004, Education Code, to include open-enrollment charter schools in the list of certain educational institutions that are authorized to receive grants through the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program. Makes a conforming change. SECTION 2. Amends Sections 134.006(a) and (d), Education Code, to make conforming and nonsubstantive changes. SECTION 3. Amends Section 134.007, Education Code, as follows: Sec. 134.007. New heading: GRANTS AWARDED TO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OR OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL. Authorizes the Texas Workforce Commission to award a grant to an open-enrollment charter school, among others, under Chapter 134 (Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program) if the school has entered into a partnership with a public junior college, public technical institute, or public state college for the purpose of promoting career and technical education to the district's or school's students, or offering dual credit courses to the district's or school's students. Makes conforming changes. SECTION 4. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2021.
BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center S.B. 346
By: Paxton
Higher Education
5/24/2021
Enrolled
Senate Research Center
S.B. 346
By: Paxton
Higher Education
5/24/2021
Enrolled
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Background:
The Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program provides grant funding through a competitive process administered through the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). Currently these grants are available to public junior colleges, public technical institutes, public state colleges, and independent school districts eligible to compete for these grants. These grants are often used to purchase and install equipment necessary for career and technical education programs.
This bill seeks to allow open-enrollment charter schools to compete for these grants.
Bill Analysis:
Amends Sections 134.004 (a) and (b), Education Code, by adding:
Amends Sections 134.006 (a) and (d), Education Code, by adding:
Amends Sections 134.007 (a) and (d), Education Code, to read:
and
S.B. 346 amends current law relating to the participation of open-enrollment charter schools in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 134.004, Education Code, to include open-enrollment charter schools in the list of certain educational institutions that are authorized to receive grants through the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program. Makes a conforming change.
SECTION 2. Amends Sections 134.006(a) and (d), Education Code, to make conforming and nonsubstantive changes.
SECTION 3. Amends Section 134.007, Education Code, as follows:
Sec. 134.007. New heading: GRANTS AWARDED TO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OR OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL. Authorizes the Texas Workforce Commission to award a grant to an open-enrollment charter school, among others, under Chapter 134 (Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program) if the school has entered into a partnership with a public junior college, public technical institute, or public state college for the purpose of promoting career and technical education to the district's or school's students, or offering dual credit courses to the district's or school's students. Makes conforming changes.
SECTION 4. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2021.