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SENATE BILL 353 |
SENATE AUTHOR: R. Ellis et al. |
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EFFECTIVE: 9-1-01 |
HOUSE SPONSOR: McCall |
Senate Bill 353 amends the Education Code to provide for the establishment of technology workforce development programs to increase the number of engineering and computer science graduates from Texas colleges and universities and to increase collaborative efforts among universities, engineering and computer science departments, and the private sector. The bill allows such entities to establish the Texas Engineering and Technical Consortium as a resource sharing program to (1) facilitate consolidation of research grant applications and projects; (2) strengthen instruction in engineering and computer science; (3) recruit, develop, and retain students in those fields; (4) share instructional and research resources; and (5) coordinate related activities.
The bill includes funding provisions for the creation of a technology workforce development account in the general revenue fund for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to award grants to consortium members for qualifying projects and activities and provisions for a state matching grant program.