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Senate Bill 1557 |
Senate Author: Lucio et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
House Sponsor: Villarreal |
Senate Bill 1557 amends the Education Code to remove the specification that gifts, grants, and donations accepted by the commissioner of education for purposes of the early college education program be used to pay any program costs not covered by a participating student's Foundation School Program benefits and to require that contributing private and nonprofit organizations receive the State Board of Education's Employers for Education Excellence Award. The bill requires the commissioner to collaborate with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop and implement a strategic plan to enhance private industry participation in the program and requires the commissioner to provide a report summarizing the strategic plan to the legislature's presiding officers, the governor, TWC, and the coordinating board.