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By: Perez, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Campbell) |
H.B. No. 493 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2017; |
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May 10, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran |
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Affairs & Border Security; May 15, 2017, reported favorably by the |
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following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 15, 2017, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting requirements for the College Credit for |
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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(g), Labor Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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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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(5) the number of academic or workforce education |
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semester credit hours awarded under the program and applied toward |
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a degree or certification program at an institution of higher |
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education during the most recent academic year, disaggregated by |
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the subject area for which the credit hours are awarded; and |
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(6) the number of transfer credit hours awarded under |
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the program and applied toward a degree or certification program at |
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an institution of higher education during the most recent academic |
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year. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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302.0031(g), Labor Code, applies beginning with the report due |
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under that subsection not later than November 1, 2018. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2018. |
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