| 1 | 1 | | 88R1601 KJE-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Troxclair H.B. No. 4109 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the information maintained by the Texas Education |
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| 8 | 8 | | Agency regarding postsecondary education and career opportunities. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 7.040(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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| 11 | 11 | | read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (a) The agency shall prepare information comparing |
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| 13 | 13 | | institutions of higher education in this state and post the |
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| 14 | 14 | | information on the agency's Internet website. Information prepared |
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| 15 | 15 | | under this section shall be given to a public school student who |
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| 16 | 16 | | requests the information. The information shall: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) identify postsecondary education and career |
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| 18 | 18 | | opportunities, including information that states the benefits of |
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| 19 | 19 | | four-year and two-year higher education programs, postsecondary |
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| 20 | 20 | | technical education, skilled workforce careers, and career |
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| 21 | 21 | | education programs; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) compare each institution of higher education with |
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| 23 | 23 | | other institutions, both overall and disaggregated by |
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| 24 | 24 | | baccalaureate or associate degree or certificate program, |
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| 25 | 25 | | regarding: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (A) the relative cost of tuition, both in total |
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| 27 | 27 | | and less the average amount of student financial assistance; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (B) the number of students enrolled full-time; |
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| 29 | 29 | | (C) the retention rate of students; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (D) [(C)] the graduation rate of students; |
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| 31 | 31 | | (E) the graduation, withdrawal, transfer, and |
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| 32 | 32 | | current enrollment rates of students during the eight-year period |
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| 33 | 33 | | after initial enrollment; |
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| 34 | 34 | | (F) [(D)] the average student debt, including: |
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| 35 | 35 | | (i) the percentage of students who receive |
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| 36 | 36 | | federal student loans; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | (ii) the average monthly amount of student |
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| 38 | 38 | | loan payments, disaggregated by graduates and nongraduates; |
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| 39 | 39 | | (G) [(E)] the loan repayment rate of students; |
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| 40 | 40 | | [and] |
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| 41 | 41 | | (H) [(F)] the employment rate of students; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | (I) the average earnings of students: |
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| 43 | 43 | | (i) after graduation, both overall and for |
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| 44 | 44 | | the five baccalaureate or associate degree or certificate programs |
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| 45 | 45 | | with the highest student enrollment; and |
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| 46 | 46 | | (ii) after withdrawal; |
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| 47 | 47 | | (3) identify the state's future workforce needs, as |
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| 48 | 48 | | projected by the Texas Workforce Commission; [and] |
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| 49 | 49 | | (4) identify: |
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| 50 | 50 | | (A) the top 50 baccalaureate degree programs with |
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| 51 | 51 | | the highest average earnings after graduation; and |
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| 52 | 52 | | (B) the top 20 associate degree or certificate |
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| 53 | 53 | | programs with the highest average earnings after graduation; |
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| 54 | 54 | | (5) include annual starting wage and educational |
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| 55 | 55 | | requirements information for the top 25 [10] highest demand jobs in |
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| 56 | 56 | | this state, as identified by the Texas Workforce Commission; and |
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| 57 | 57 | | (6) include the following information regarding |
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| 58 | 58 | | enlistment in the armed forces of the United States, disaggregated |
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| 59 | 59 | | by military branch: |
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| 60 | 60 | | (A) the starting pay, signing bonus, and other |
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| 61 | 61 | | benefits; and |
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| 62 | 62 | | (B) the minimum passing score on the Armed |
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| 63 | 63 | | Services Vocational Aptitude Battery required for enlistment. |
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| 64 | 64 | | SECTION 2. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective |
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| 65 | 65 | | date of this Act, the Texas Education Agency shall update the |
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| 66 | 66 | | information required under Section 7.040(a), Education Code, as |
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| 67 | 67 | | amended by this Act. |
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| 68 | 68 | | (b) As soon as practicable after the Texas Education Agency |
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| 69 | 69 | | completes the update required by Subsection (a) of this section, |
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| 70 | 70 | | the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall update the |
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| 71 | 71 | | comparative gainful employment data regarding public institutions |
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| 72 | 72 | | of higher education required to be maintained by the board under |
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| 73 | 73 | | Sections 51.762(b-1) and 51.763(b), Education Code, to include the |
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| 74 | 74 | | information required under Section 7.040(a), Education Code, as |
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| 75 | 75 | | amended by this Act. |
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| 76 | 76 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 77 | 77 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 78 | 78 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 79 | 79 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 80 | 80 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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