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By: Simmons (Senate Sponsor - Burton) |
H.B. No. 1287 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2015; |
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May 4, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Higher |
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Education; May 21, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 21, 2015, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that each state university's Internet |
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website include a link to certain employment data. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.9746 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.9746. INTERNET ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT DATA. (a) In |
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this section, "general academic teaching institution" and "public |
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state college" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(b) Each general academic teaching institution other than a |
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public state college shall maintain in a prominent location on the |
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institution's Internet website a link to the Texas Consumer |
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Resource for Education and Workforce Statistics ("Texas CREWS") |
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report on gainful employment applicable to the institution for the |
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most recent year for which that report is available. |
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SECTION 2. Each general academic teaching institution other |
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than a public state college shall comply with Section 51.9746, |
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Education Code, as added by this Act, as soon as practicable |
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following the effective date of this Act, but not later than |
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February 1, 2016. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |
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