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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an annual report on employment positions provided |
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through the Texas college work-study program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 56.082, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 56.082. ANNUAL [BIENNIAL] REPORT. [(a)] Not later |
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than January 1 of each [odd-numbered] year, the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board shall submit to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, |
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and the standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction |
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over higher education and post on the coordinating board's Internet |
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website a report on the Texas college work-study program. The |
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report must include the total number of students employed through |
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the program, disaggregated by: |
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(1) race, ethnicity, and gender; |
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(2) major and certificate or degree program; |
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(3) classification as a freshman, sophomore, junior, |
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or senior or the equivalent; |
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(4) enrollment in a full course load or less than a |
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full course load, as determined by the coordinating board; |
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(5) the employment position's location on or off |
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campus; and |
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(6) [(2)] the employer's status as a for-profit or |
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nonprofit entity. |
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[(b)
Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the Texas Higher
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Education Coordinating Board shall submit its initial report under
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that subsection not later than May 1, 2019.
This subsection
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expires September 1, 2019.] |
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SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 56.082, Education Code, |
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as amended by this Act, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board shall submit its initial report required under that section |
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not later than September 1, 2018. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |