88R14419 CXP-F
By: Bowers H.B. No. 5264
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the adoption and use of certain performance indicators
to measure and evaluate career school or college programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 132, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 132.027 to read as follows:
Sec. 132.027. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. (a) The commission
shall adopt a set of performance indicators for the purpose of
measuring and evaluating the quality of the learning and
achievement of students enrolled in programs operated by career
schools or colleges. The commission periodically shall review the
indicators and make appropriate revisions based on that review.
(b) The performance indicators adopted under Subsection (a)
must allow for the assessment of a career school or college program
with respect to:
(1) industry recognition of the program and the
corresponding value that industry attaches to the program and to
any certifications or licenses related to the program;
(2) the rate at which students are able to
successfully complete the program;
(3) the availability of a program-related
certification or license after a student completes the program;
(4) the likelihood that a certification or license
related to the program will:
(A) lead to postsecondary work, an
apprenticeship program, or established industry credentials; or
(B) support employment in multiple regions of
this state;
(5) whether a program-related certification or
license will be awarded by an independent third-party organization
using predetermined standards for knowledge, skills, and
competencies; and
(6) the inclusion of accepted best practices for the
program that align to best practices contained in:
(A) widely accepted industry standards; or
(B) standards established by an independent
third-party organization with expertise in gathering information
from employers related to the value attached to any certifications
or licenses related to the program.
(c) The commission shall:
(1) develop a methodology for determining the minimum
acceptable standards for a career school or college based on the
performance indicators adopted under Subsection (a); and
(2) evaluate annually 20 percent of career school and
college programs in all regions of this state for compliance with
the minimum acceptable standards described by Subdivision (1).
(d) A career school or college offering a program that fails
to meet the minimum standards developed under Subsection (c) is
ineligible to enter into a contract with a local workforce
development board with respect to that program.
(e) Not later than September 1 of each year, the commission
shall publish a list of each career school and college program that
has been reviewed by the commission and that meets the minimum
acceptable standards developed under Subsection (c).
(f) Rules adopted by the commission under Section 132.021
must include rules for the periodic review of performance
indicators.
SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2024, the Texas
Workforce Commission shall publish the initial list required under
Section 132.027(e), Education Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.