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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to consumer information regarding career schools and |
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colleges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 132, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 132.0221 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 132.0221. CAREER SCHOOL OR COLLEGE DATABASE |
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INFORMATION. (a) To facilitate a consumer's informed selection |
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among career schools and colleges, the commission shall include in |
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its searchable database of licensed career schools and colleges the |
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student loan default rates and average per-student student loan |
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debt of each career school or college in addition to any other |
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information the commission considers appropriate for inclusion in |
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the database. |
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(b) Each career school or college shall provide to a |
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prospective student, before the student's enrollment in the school |
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or college, the most recent information included in the |
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commission's database regarding the school or college. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Workforce Commission shall ensure that |
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its searchable database of licensed career schools and colleges |
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includes the information prescribed by Section 132.0221, Education |
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Code, as added by this Act, not later than January 1, 2016. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |