INTRODUCED
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HOUSE COMMITTEE
SUBSTITUTE
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No
equivalent provision.
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SECTION 1. Section 134.001,
Education Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (1) to read as follows:
(1) "Commission"
means the Texas Workforce Commission.
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No
equivalent provision.
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SECTION 2. Section
134.002(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) The commission [comptroller]
shall establish and administer the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) fund
as a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.
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No
equivalent provision.
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SECTION 3. Section 134.003,
Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 134.003. ADVISORY BOARD.
(a) An advisory board of education and workforce stakeholders is created to
assist the commission [comptroller] in administering this
chapter.
(b) The advisory board is
composed of six [seven] members who serve two-year terms and
are appointed as follows:
(1) one member appointed by
the governor;
(2) one member appointed by
the lieutenant governor;
(3) one member appointed by
the speaker of the house of representatives;
(4) one member appointed by
the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;
(5) one member appointed by
the commission [Texas Workforce Commission]; and
(6) the chair of the
commission [one member of the public appointed by the comptroller;
and
[(7) the comptroller],
who serves as the presiding officer.
(c) The advisory board shall
meet at least once each quarter, or as needed, to review received
applications and recommend awarding grants under this chapter.
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SECTION 1. Section 134.004,
Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 134.004. JOBS AND
EDUCATION FOR TEXANS (JET) GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The comptroller shall establish and administer the Jobs and
Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program to provide grants to public junior
colleges, [and] public technical institutes, and
independent school districts described under Section 134.007 that apply
to the advisory board in the manner prescribed by the advisory board. The comptroller shall award the grants on the
advice and recommendations of the advisory board.
(b) Grants may be awarded
under this chapter from the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) fund to
defray the start-up costs associated with the development of new career and
technical education programs at public junior colleges, [and]
public technical institutes, and independent school districts described
under Section 134.007 that meet the requirements of Section 134.006.
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SECTION 4. Section 134.004,
Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 134.004. JOBS AND
EDUCATION FOR TEXANS (JET) GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The commission [comptroller] shall establish and administer the
Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program to provide grants to
public junior colleges, [and] public technical institutes,
and independent school districts described under Section 134.007 that
apply to the advisory board in the manner prescribed by the advisory board.
The commission [comptroller] shall award the
grants on the advice and recommendations of the advisory board.
(b) Grants may be awarded
under this chapter from the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) fund to
defray the start-up costs associated with the development of new career and
technical education programs at public junior colleges, [and]
public technical institutes, and independent school districts described
under Section 134.007 that meet the requirements of Section 134.006.
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SECTION 2. Sections
134.006(a) and (d), Education Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) The comptroller may award a grant for the
development of new career and technical education courses or programs at
public junior colleges, [and] public technical institutes,
and independent school districts.
(d) To be eligible to receive
a grant under this section, a public junior college, [or]
public technical institute, or independent school district described
under Section 134.007 must provide matching funds in accordance with
rules adopted under Section 134.008. The matching funds may be obtained
from any source available to the public junior college, public
[or] technical institute, or independent school district,
including in-kind contributions,
industry consortia, community or foundation grants, individual
contributions, and local governmental agency operating funds.
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SECTION 5. Sections
134.006(a), (c), and (d), Education Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) The commission [comptroller] may award a grant for the development
of new career and technical education courses or programs at public junior
colleges, [and] public technical institutes, and
independent school districts.
(c)
In awarding a grant under this section, the commission [comptroller]
shall primarily consider the potential economic returns to the state from
the development of the career and technical education course or program. The
commission [comptroller] may also consider whether the course
or program:
(1)
is part of a new, emerging industry or high-demand occupation;
(2)
offers new or expanded dual credit career and technical educational
opportunities in public high schools; or
(3)
is provided in cooperation with other public junior colleges or public
technical institutes across existing service areas.
(d) To be eligible to receive
a grant under this section, a public junior college, [or]
public technical institute, or independent school district described
under Section 134.007 must provide matching funds in accordance with
rules adopted under Section 134.008. The matching funds may be obtained
from any source available to the public junior college, public
[or] technical institute, or independent school district,
including [in-kind contributions,]
industry consortia, community or foundation grants, individual
contributions, and local governmental agency operating funds.
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SECTION 3. Chapter 134,
Education Code, is amended by adding Section 134.007 to read as follows:
Sec. 134.007. GRANTS
AWARDED TO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. The comptroller
may award a grant to an independent school district under this chapter if
the district has entered into a partnership with a public junior college or
public technical institute for the purpose of promoting career and
technical education to the district's students.
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SECTION 6. Chapter 134,
Education Code, is amended by adding Section 134.007 to read as follows:
Sec. 134.007. GRANTS
AWARDED TO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. The commission
may award a grant to an independent school district under this chapter if
the district has entered into a partnership with a public junior college or
public technical institute for the purpose of:
(1) promoting career and
technical education to the district's students; or
(2) offering dual credit courses to the district's students.
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SECTION 4. This Act applies
beginning with grants awarded for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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No
equivalent provision. (But see SECTION 9 below.)
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No
equivalent provision.
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SECTION 7. Section 134.008,
Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 134.008. RULES. The commission
[comptroller] shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration
of this chapter.
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No
equivalent provision.
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SECTION 8. (a) Not later than
September 1, 2015:
(1) the administration of the
Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program shall be transferred from the
comptroller to the Texas Workforce Commission;
(2) all rules, forms,
policies, procedures, or decisions of the comptroller that are related to
the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program are continued in effect as
rules, forms, policies, procedures, or decisions of the Texas Workforce
Commission until superseded by a rule or other appropriate act of the Texas
Workforce Commission;
(3) all money, obligations,
memoranda of understanding, leases, rights, and contracts, including grant
agreements, of the comptroller related to the Jobs and Education for Texans
Grant Program are transferred to the Texas Workforce Commission, and the
Texas Workforce Commission assumes, without a change in status, the
position of the comptroller in all transferred contracts, including grant
agreements, related to the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program;
(4) records in the custody of
the comptroller related to the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program
are transferred to and become the property of the Texas Workforce
Commission; and
(5) a reference in law or
administrative rule to the comptroller relating to the administration of
the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program means the Texas Workforce
Commission.
(b) Before the transfer of
the administration of the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program, the
comptroller and the Texas Workforce Commission shall coordinate the
transfer of powers and duties, including records, appropriations,
disbursements, compliance audits, monitoring and enforcement, and other
items, to ensure a smooth transition.
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No
equivalent provision. (But see SECTION 4 above.)
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SECTION 9. An independent
school district may be awarded a grant in accordance with Section 134.007,
Education Code, as added by this Act, beginning with the 2016-2017 academic
year.
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SECTION 5. This Act takes
effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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SECTION 10. Same as
introduced version.
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