| 1 | 1 | | By: Perry, Alvarado S.B. No. 1728 |
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| 6 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 7 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 8 | 8 | | relating to the participation of certain juvenile justice entities |
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| 9 | 9 | | in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 134.004, Education Code, is amended to |
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| 12 | 12 | | read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 134.004. JOBS AND EDUCATION FOR TEXANS (JET) GRANT |
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| 14 | 14 | | PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall establish and administer the |
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| 15 | 15 | | Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program to provide grants |
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| 16 | 16 | | to public junior colleges, public technical institutes, public |
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| 17 | 17 | | state colleges, [and] school districts and open-enrollment charter |
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| 18 | 18 | | schools, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, juvenile |
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| 19 | 19 | | boards, and juvenile probation departments described under Section |
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| 20 | 20 | | 134.007. To receive the grants, those entities must [that] apply to |
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| 21 | 21 | | the advisory board in the manner prescribed by the advisory board. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The commission shall award the grants on the advice and |
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| 23 | 23 | | recommendations of the advisory board. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (b) Grants may be awarded under this chapter from the Jobs |
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| 25 | 25 | | and Education for Texans (JET) fund to defray the start-up costs |
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| 26 | 26 | | associated with the development of new career and technical |
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| 27 | 27 | | education programs at public junior colleges, public technical |
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| 28 | 28 | | institutes, public state colleges, [and] school districts and |
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| 29 | 29 | | open-enrollment charter schools, and the Texas Juvenile Justice |
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| 30 | 30 | | Department, juvenile boards, and juvenile probation departments |
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| 31 | 31 | | described under Section 134.007 if those entities [that] meet the |
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| 32 | 32 | | requirements of Section 134.006. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 2. Sections 134.006(a) and (c), Education Code, are |
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| 34 | 34 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 35 | 35 | | (a) The commission may award a grant for the development of |
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| 36 | 36 | | new career and technical education courses or programs at public |
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| 37 | 37 | | junior colleges, public technical institutes, public state |
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| 38 | 38 | | colleges, [and] school districts and open-enrollment charter |
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| 39 | 39 | | schools, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, juvenile |
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| 40 | 40 | | boards, and juvenile probation departments described under Section |
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| 41 | 41 | | 134.007. |
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| 42 | 42 | | (c) In awarding a grant under this section, the commission |
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| 43 | 43 | | shall primarily consider the potential economic returns to the |
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| 44 | 44 | | state from the development of the career and technical education |
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| 45 | 45 | | course or program. The commission may also consider whether the |
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| 46 | 46 | | course or program: |
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| 47 | 47 | | (1) is part of a new, emerging industry or high-demand |
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| 48 | 48 | | occupation; |
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| 49 | 49 | | (2) offers new or expanded dual credit career and |
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| 50 | 50 | | technical educational opportunities in public high schools; |
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| 51 | 51 | | (3) offers new career and technical educational |
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| 52 | 52 | | opportunities not previously available: |
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| 53 | 53 | | (A) to students enrolled at any campus in the |
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| 54 | 54 | | Windham School District; or |
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| 55 | 55 | | (B) as part of any existing educational programs |
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| 56 | 56 | | that are offered in facilities operated wholly or partly by the |
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| 57 | 57 | | Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile board, or a juvenile |
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| 58 | 58 | | probation department, including a facility operated by a private |
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| 59 | 59 | | vendor under a contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, |
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| 60 | 60 | | a juvenile board, or a juvenile probation department; or |
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| 61 | 61 | | (4) is provided in cooperation with other public |
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| 62 | 62 | | junior colleges, public technical institutes, or public state |
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| 63 | 63 | | colleges across existing service areas. |
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| 64 | 64 | | SECTION 3. Section 134.007, Education Code, is amended to |
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| 65 | 65 | | read as follows: |
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| 66 | 66 | | Sec. 134.007. GRANTS AWARDED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, [DISTRICT |
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| 67 | 67 | | OR] OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS, OR CERTAIN JUVENILE JUSTICE |
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| 68 | 68 | | ENTITIES [SCHOOL]. The commission may award a grant under this |
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| 69 | 69 | | chapter to: |
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| 70 | 70 | | (1) an independent school district or open-enrollment |
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| 71 | 71 | | charter school if the district or school has entered into a |
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| 72 | 72 | | partnership with a public junior college, public technical |
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| 73 | 73 | | institute, or public state college for the purpose of: |
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| 74 | 74 | | (A) promoting career and technical education to |
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| 75 | 75 | | the district's or school's students; or |
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| 76 | 76 | | (B) offering dual credit courses to the |
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| 77 | 77 | | district's or school's students; [or] |
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| 78 | 78 | | (2) the Windham School District; or |
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| 79 | 79 | | (3) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile |
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| 80 | 80 | | board, or a juvenile probation department. |
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| 81 | 81 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 82 | 82 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 83 | 83 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 84 | 84 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 85 | 85 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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