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