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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to formula funding for continuing workforce education |
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courses offered by public junior colleges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.059, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows: |
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(b-2) In developing the formulas under this section for the |
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allocation of state funds to public junior colleges, the board |
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shall include appropriate base funding amounts for continuing |
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education workforce courses offered by public junior colleges for |
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which credit toward a certificate or associate's degree is not |
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awarded, to the extent those courses are consistent with the role |
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and mission of a public junior college and are designed to prepare |
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students with skills necessary to attain external workforce |
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credentials, including certifications and licenses, or employment |
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in specific high-demand occupations, and regardless of whether the |
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courses are part of a recognized sequence of courses that requires a |
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specific number of contact hours. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |