Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1868 Compare Versions

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1	1		89R23240 KJE-D
2	2		By: Leo Wilson, Perez of El Paso, et al. H.B. No. 1868
	3	+	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1868:
	4	+	By: Perez of El Paso C.S.H.B. No. 1868
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7	9		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	10		AN ACT
9	11		relating to a study on changes to performance tier funding for dual
10	12		credit or dual enrollment courses under the public junior college
11	13		state finance program and the capacity of the state's workforce to
12	14		teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses.
13	15		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
14	16		SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 130A, Education Code, is
15	17		amended by adding Section 130A.1011 to read as follows:
16	18		Sec. 130A.1011. STUDY ON DUAL CREDIT OR DUAL ENROLLMENT
17	19		COURSE SEQUENCES AND WORKFORCE CAPACITY. (a) The coordinating
18	20		board shall conduct a study to assess the feasibility and the fiscal
19	21		and policy implications, including the fiscal impact to the state,
20	22		of decreasing the number of semester credit hours or the equivalent
21	23		for a sequence of dual credit or dual enrollment courses for
22	24		purposes of performance tier funding under Section 130A.101(c)(3)
23	25		to nine semester credit hours or the equivalent.
24	26		(b) In conducting the study, the coordinating board shall
25	27		assess:
26	28		(1) the potential benefit to students of taking the
27	29		action described by Subsection (a), including:
28	30		(A) alignment with the public school
29	31		accountability system under Chapter 39;
30	32		(B) any reduction in the time to graduate with or
31	33		the cost for an undergraduate degree at an institution of higher
32	34		education; and
33	35		(C) a comparison of matriculation and completion
34	36		rates for students who complete a sequence of 9 semester credit
35	37		hours or the equivalent for dual credit or dual enrollment courses
36	38		versus a sequence of 15 semester credit hours or the equivalent for
37	39		those courses; and
38	40		(2) the current and projected capacity of the state's
39	41		workforce to teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses,
40	42		including:
41	43		(A) an estimate of the number of instructors
42	44		currently eligible to teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses
43	45		and the geographic distribution of those instructors;
44	46		(B) an analysis of barriers to certification or
45	47		credentialing in teaching dual credit or dual enrollment courses;
46	48		and
47	49		(C) strategies to increase the number of
48	50		instructors eligible to teach dual credit or dual enrollment
49	51		courses, including:
50	52		(i) professional development pathways;
51	53		(ii) partnerships with institutions of
52	54		higher education, as defined by Section 61.003; and
53	55		(iii) targeted financial or academic
54	56		support programs.
55	57		(c) The coordinating board may consult with the Texas
56	58		Education Agency and institutions of higher education in conducting
57	59		the study.
58	60		(d) Not later than December 1, 2026, the coordinating board
59	61		shall submit to the legislature a report on the results of the study
60	62		conducted under this section and any recommendations for
61	63		legislative or other action, including recommendations for actions
62	64		to support an expanded workforce of dual credit or dual enrollment
63	65		instructors.
64	66		(e) This section expires September 1, 2027.
65	67		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
66	68		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
67	69		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
68	70		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
69	71		Act takes effect September 1, 2025.