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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to career and technical education programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 134.004, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 134.004. JOBS AND EDUCATION FOR TEXANS (JET) GRANT |
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PROGRAM. (a) The comptroller shall establish and administer the |
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Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program to provide grants |
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to public junior colleges, public technical institutes, and |
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eligible nonprofit organizations that apply to the advisory board |
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in the manner prescribed by the advisory board. The comptroller |
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shall award the grants under this section on the advice and |
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recommendations of the advisory board. |
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(b) Grants may be awarded under this chapter from the Jobs |
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and Education for Texans (JET) fund for the following purposes: |
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(1) to develop, support, or expand programs of |
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nonprofit organizations that meet the requirements of Section |
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134.005 and that prepare low-income students for careers in |
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high-demand occupations; and |
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(2) to defray the start-up costs associated with the |
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development of new career and technical education programs at |
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public junior colleges and public technical institutes that meet |
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the requirements of Section 134.006[; and
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[(3)
to provide scholarships for students in career and
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technical education programs who meet the requirements of Section
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134.007]. |
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SECTION 2. (a) |
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Section 134.007, Education Code, is |
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repealed. |
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(b) Subchapter O, Chapter 403, Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. A person receiving a scholarship or other |
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financial assistance under Chapter 134, Education Code, or |
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Subchapter O, Chapter 403, Government Code, before the effective |
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date of this Act for the 2013-2014 academic year may continue to |
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receive a scholarship or other financial assistance under that law |
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as applicable to the person immediately before the effective date, |
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until the person is no longer eligible for the scholarship or other |
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assistance under Chapter 134, Education Code, or Subchapter O, |
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Chapter 403, Government Code, as the applicable law exists on |
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January 1, 2013, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |