89R18255 KJE-F
By: Cunningham H.B. No. 5261
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to designating the Windham School District to provide
postsecondary education to inmates of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 19, Education Code, is amended by adding
Sections 19.012 and 19.013 to read as follows:
Sec. 19.012. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. The district and the
department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the
district to administer postsecondary education programs through
partnerships with postsecondary educational institutions to
inmates of the department.
Sec. 19.013. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD. (a)
The district shall establish a postsecondary education advisory
board to advise the department regarding postsecondary education
programs.
(b) The advisory board is composed of members who are
relevant stakeholders, including:
(1) representatives of the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board;
(2) representatives of the Texas Department of
Licensing and Regulation;
(3) representatives of the Texas Workforce
Commission;
(4) representatives of public institutions of higher
education on a rotating basis;
(5) representatives from an organization that
represents the families of inmates of the department;
(6) representatives of an organization that advocates
for the education of inmates of the department; and
(7) current or former inmates of the department.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.