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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for employment positions provided |
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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. Section 56.076, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 56.076. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER. (a) An eligible |
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institution may enter into agreements with employers that |
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participate in the work-study program. To be eligible to |
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participate in the work-study program, an employer must: |
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(1) provide part-time employment to an eligible |
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student in nonpartisan and nonsectarian activities; |
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(2) provide, insofar as is practicable, employment to |
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an eligible student that is related to the student's academic |
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interests; |
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(3) use Texas college work-study program positions |
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only to supplement and not to supplant positions normally filled by |
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persons not eligible to participate in the work-study program; |
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(4) provide from sources other than federal college |
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work-study program funds a percentage of an employed student's |
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wages that is equal to the percentage of a student's wages that the |
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employer would be required to provide to the student in that |
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academic year under the federal college work-study program; and |
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(5) provide from sources other than federal college |
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work-study funds 100 percent of other employee benefits for the |
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employed student. |
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(b) Each eligible institution shall ensure that at least 20 |
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percent but not more than 50 percent of the employment positions |
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provided through the work-study program in an academic year are |
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provided by employers eligible under this section who are providing |
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employment located off campus. |
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SECTION 2. Section 56.079(l), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(l) Notwithstanding Section 56.076(a) [56.076], a |
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participating entity that employs a student mentor under the |
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work-study student mentorship program shall provide from sources |
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other than federal college work-study funds: |
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(1) not less than 10 percent of the employed student's |
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wages; and |
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(2) 100 percent of other employee benefits for the |
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employed student. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter E, Chapter 56, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 56.082 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 56.082. BIENNIAL REPORT. (a) Not later than January |
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1 of each odd-numbered year, the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board shall submit to the standing legislative |
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committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education and post |
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on the coordinating board's Internet website a report on the Texas |
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college work-study program. The report must include the total |
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number of students employed through the program, disaggregated by: |
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(1) the employment position's location on or off |
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campus; and |
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(2) the employer's status as a for-profit or nonprofit |
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entity. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board shall submit its initial report under |
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that subsection not later than May 1, 2019. This subsection expires |
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September 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act to Sections |
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56.076 and 56.079, Education Code, apply to participation in the |
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Texas college work-study program beginning with the 2016-2017 |
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academic year. |
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SECTION 5. 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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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1750 passed the Senate on |
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April 16, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2; |
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May 25, 2015, Senate refused to concur in House amendment and |
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requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 27, 2015, House |
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granted request of the Senate; May 30, 2015, Senate adopted |
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Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 29, |
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Nays 2. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1750 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 123, |
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Nays 15, two present not voting; May 27, 2015, House granted |
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request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; |
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May 30, 2015, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the |
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following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 4, two present not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |