Bill Text: TX SB482 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of a program to assist foster care youth and former foster care youth in accessing higher education, career information, and skills certifications.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-06 - Referred to Health & Human Services [SB482 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB482-Introduced.html
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| By: Miles | S.B. No. 482 | |
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| relating to the creation of a program to assist foster care youth | ||
| and former foster care youth in accessing higher education, career | ||
| information, and skills certifications. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 264, Family Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 264.1211 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 264.1211. CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. | ||
| The department shall collaborate with local workforce development | ||
| boards, foster care transition centers, community and technical | ||
| colleges, schools, and any other appropriate workforce industry | ||
| resources to create a program that: | ||
| (1) assists foster care youth and former foster care | ||
| youth in obtaining: | ||
| (A) a high school diploma or a high school | ||
| equivalency certificate; and | ||
| (B) industry certifications that are necessary | ||
| for occupations that are in high demand; | ||
| (2) provides career guidance to foster care youth and | ||
| former foster care youth; and | ||
| (3) informs foster care youth and former foster care | ||
| youth about the tuition and fee waivers for institutions of higher | ||
| education that are available under Section 54.366, Education Code. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
