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Amend CSHB 736 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the remaining SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 61.0778 to read as follows:
Sec. 61.0778. ONLINE INFORMATION REGARDING CERTAIN CAREER EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES. (a) In this section, "commission" means the Texas Workforce Commission.
(b) The board and commission jointly shall develop a comprehensive strategy to improve and coordinate the dissemination of online information regarding the operation and performance of career schools or colleges that the board or commission identifies as doing business in this state. As part of the comprehensive strategy, the board and the commission shall compile, share, and compare existing data and other applicable information under the control of each agency and shall organize that information as nearly as possible according to the categories of information required for the online resumes of lower-division public institutions under Section 51A.103. The websites must:
(1) present information regarding those institutions, schools, and colleges in a manner that is:
(A) to the extent practicable, consistent among the institutions, schools, and colleges; and
(B) easily accessible and readily understandable to the public.