Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 719	Senate Author:  Zaffirini
Effective:  9-1-17	House Sponsor:  Raney

            Senate Bill 719 amends the Education Code to require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to collect and maintain data relating to participation of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities enrolled in a workforce education program that is eligible for state-appropriated formula funding and to implement a pilot program in five selected junior college districts to develop and recommend minimum reporting language for reporting financial and instructional cost information. The bill requires the junior college districts participating in the program, in consultation with the Legislative Budget Board, to study and report on best practices for the reporting of revenue and costs allocated across the districts and the practicability of disaggregating financial and instructional cost information by instructional site within a junior college district.