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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board on the feasibility of providing off-campus |
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employment positions through the Texas college work-study program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 56, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 56.081 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 56.081. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING OFF-CAMPUS |
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WORK-STUDY EMPLOYMENT. (a) In this section, "public junior |
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college" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall |
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conduct a study to examine the feasibility of providing employment |
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positions located off-campus through the Texas college work-study |
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program. |
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(c) The study must identify: |
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(1) best practices for developing partnerships with |
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employers to provide off-campus employment positions through the |
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work-study program, including best practices learned from other |
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apprenticeship, internship, or mentorship programs in this state or |
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from similar programs in other states; |
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(2) any careers or industries that are well-suited for |
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providing off-campus employment positions through the work-study |
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program; |
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(3) current barriers that public junior colleges face |
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in developing partnerships with employers to provide off-campus |
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employment positions through the work-study program, including any |
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staffing needs or limitations on the outreach capabilities of those |
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colleges; and |
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(4) any public junior colleges that demonstrate strong |
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potential for successful participation in a pilot program to |
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develop partnerships with employers to provide off-campus |
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employment positions through the work-study program. |
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(d) Not later than December 1, 2016, the coordinating board |
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shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker |
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of the house of representatives, and the standing legislative |
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committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education a report |
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on the results of the study and any recommendations for legislative |
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or other action. |
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(e) This section expires September 1, 2017. |
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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. |
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