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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of the College Credit for Heroes |
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program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 302.0031 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 302.0031. COLLEGE CREDIT FOR HEROES PROGRAM. (a) In |
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this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code. |
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(b) The commission shall establish and administer the |
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College Credit for Heroes demonstration program to identify, |
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develop, and support methods to maximize academic or workforce |
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education credit awarded by institutions of higher education to |
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veterans and military servicemembers for military experience, |
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education, and training obtained during military service in order |
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to expedite the entry of veterans and military servicemembers into |
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the workforce. |
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(c) The commission shall work cooperatively with other |
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state agencies, including the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board, public junior colleges, and other institutions of higher |
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education, to accomplish the purposes of this section. |
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(d) The commission may award grants to state, local, or |
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private entities that perform activities related to the purposes of |
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this section. |
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(e) The commission shall administer the program using money |
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previously appropriated to the commission or received from federal |
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or other sources. |
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(f) The commission may adopt rules as necessary for the |
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administration of this section. |
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(g) Not later than November 1, 2012, the commission, after |
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consultation with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, |
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shall report to the legislature and the governor on: |
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(1) the results of any grants awarded under this |
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section; |
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(2) the best practices for veterans and military |
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servicemembers to achieve maximum academic or workforce education |
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credit at institutions of higher education for military experience, |
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education, and training obtained during military service; |
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(3) measures needed to facilitate the award of |
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academic or workforce education credit by institutions of higher |
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education for military experience, education, and training |
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obtained during military service; and |
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(4) other related measures needed to facilitate the |
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entry of trained, qualified veterans and military servicemembers |
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into the workforce. |
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(h) This subsection and Subsection (g) expire January 1, |
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2013. |
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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, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1736 passed the Senate on |
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April 21, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 27, 2011, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1736 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 20, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 149, |
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Nays 0, one present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |