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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the College Credit for Heroes program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 302.0031, Labor Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (g) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) The commission shall establish and administer the |
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College Credit for Heroes [demonstration] program to identify, |
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develop, and support methods to maximize academic or workforce |
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education credit awarded by institutions of higher education to |
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veterans and military servicemembers for military experience, |
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education, and training obtained during military service in order |
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to expedite the entry of veterans and military servicemembers into |
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the workforce. |
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(g) Not later than November 1 of each year, the commission, |
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after consultation with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board, shall report to the legislature and the governor on: |
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(1) the results of any grants awarded under this |
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section; |
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(2) the best practices for veterans and military |
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servicemembers to achieve maximum academic or workforce education |
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credit at institutions of higher education for military experience, |
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education, and training obtained during military service; |
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(3) measures needed to facilitate the award of |
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academic or workforce education credit by institutions of higher |
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education for military experience, education, and training |
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obtained during military service; and |
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(4) other related measures needed to facilitate the |
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entry of trained, qualified veterans and military servicemembers |
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into the workforce. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |