89R1453 KJE-D
By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 49
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to 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.101(c), Education Code, is amended
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:
(i) a general academic teaching
institution, as that term is defined by Section 61.003; or
(ii) a private or independent institution
of higher education, as that term is defined by Section 61.003, that
offers four-year degree programs; 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.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.