| 1 | 1 | | 89R11772 KJE-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 1400 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to measurable outcomes for certain transfer students for |
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| 10 | 10 | | performance tier funding under the public junior college state |
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| 11 | 11 | | finance program. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Section 130A.003, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 14 | 14 | | adding Subdivision (2-a) to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (2-a) "General academic teaching institution" has the |
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| 16 | 16 | | meaning assigned by Section 61.003. |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 2. Section 130A.101, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 18 | 18 | | amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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| 19 | 19 | | follows: |
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| 20 | 20 | | (c) The measurable outcomes considered for purposes of |
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| 21 | 21 | | performance tier funding are: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (1) the number of credentials of value awarded, as |
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| 23 | 23 | | determined by the coordinating board based on analyses of wages and |
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| 24 | 24 | | costs associated with the credential, including degrees, |
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| 25 | 25 | | certificates, and other credentials from credit and non-credit |
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| 26 | 26 | | programs that equip students for continued learning and greater |
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| 27 | 27 | | earnings in the state economy, with an additional weight for |
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| 28 | 28 | | placement of students who earn that credential in a high-demand |
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| 29 | 29 | | occupation, as defined by coordinating board rule, or an |
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| 30 | 30 | | appropriate proxy determined by the coordinating board based on |
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| 31 | 31 | | available data; |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2) the number of students who earn at least 15 |
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| 33 | 33 | | semester credit hours or the equivalent at the junior college |
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| 34 | 34 | | district and: |
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| 35 | 35 | | (A) subsequently transfer to a general academic |
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| 36 | 36 | | teaching institution[, as that term is defined by Section 61.003]; |
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| 37 | 37 | | or |
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| 38 | 38 | | (B) are enrolled in a structured co-enrollment |
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| 39 | 39 | | program, as authorized by coordinating board rule; and |
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| 40 | 40 | | (3) the number of students who complete a sequence of |
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| 41 | 41 | | at least 15 semester credit hours or the equivalent for dual credit |
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| 42 | 42 | | or dual enrollment courses, as defined by coordinating board rule, |
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| 43 | 43 | | that apply toward academic or workforce program requirements at the |
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| 44 | 44 | | postsecondary level. |
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| 45 | 45 | | (d) For purposes of Subsection (c)(2), a student |
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| 46 | 46 | | transferring from a public junior college to a general academic |
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| 47 | 47 | | teaching institution shall be considered a transfer student |
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| 48 | 48 | | regardless of whether the student previously completed coursework |
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| 49 | 49 | | at a general academic teaching institution if the student |
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| 50 | 50 | | previously completed less than 30 semester credit hours or the |
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| 51 | 51 | | equivalent at a general academic teaching institution at the time |
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| 52 | 52 | | of transfer. |
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| 53 | 53 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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