SB 1750, Hse 2nd Rdg, Amnd #1

(b) Each eligible institution shall ensure that a certain percentage of the employment positions provided through the work-study program in an academic year are provided by employers eligible under this section who are providing employment located off campus in accordance with the following:

(1) for an institution located in a municipality with a population of one million or more, 50 percent;

(2) for an institution located in a municipality with a population of 200,000 or more that is adjacent to a municipality with a population of one million or more, 40 percent;

(3) for an institution located in a municipality with a population of less than 100,000, 10 percent; or

(4) for an institution not described by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3), 25 percent.

(c) A portion of the appropriations for the work-study program allocated to an eligible institution for an academic year equal to the applicable percentage of the institution's work-study program employment positions that are required by Subsection (b) to be provided off campus in that academic year may be used only to fund employment positions located off campus.

(d) An eligible institution that fails to comply with the applicable requirement under Subsection (b) for two consecutive academic years shall submit an annual report to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board until the institution comes into compliance with that subsection. The report must include the following information for the most recent academic year for which the information is available:

(1) the number of students enrolled at the institution who are employed through the work-study program, disaggregated by the employment position's location on or off campus;

(2) the percentage of the appropriations allocated to the institution for the work-study program that was used to fund employment positions provided through the program, disaggregated by the employer's status as a for-profit or nonprofit entity;

(3) the reason the institution was unable to meet the applicable percentage of off-campus employment positions required under Subsection (b); and

(4) any other information the institution considers relevant.

(2) On page 2, strike lines 17 through 19.

(3) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____. Section 56.080, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 56.080. ONLINE LIST OF WORK-STUDY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. Each institution of higher education shall:

(1) establish and maintain an online list of work-study employment opportunities, sorted by department as appropriate, available to students on or off the institution's campus; and

(2) ensure that the list is easily accessible to the public through a clearly identifiable link that appears in a prominent place on the financial aid page of the institution's Internet website.

SECTION ____. Subchapter E, Chapter 56, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 56.082 to read as follows:

Sec. 56.082. BIENNIAL REPORT. Not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall submit to the standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education and post on the coordinating board's Internet website a report on the Texas college work-study program. The report must include:

(1) the total number of students employed through the program, disaggregated by:

(A) the employment position's location on or off campus; and

(B) the employer's status as a for-profit or nonprofit entity;

(2) a list of the eligible institutions in compliance with the applicable requirement under Section 56.076(b); and

(3) a copy of each report required to be submitted to the coordinating board under Section 56.076(d).

SECTION ____. (a) The changes in law made by this Act to Sections 56.076, 56.079, and 56.080, Education Code, apply to participation in the Texas college work-study program beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2019, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall submit its initial report required by Section 56.082, Education Code, as added by this Act.