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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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to collect and study data on the participation of persons with |
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intellectual disabilities in workforce education programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.0664(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The board shall collect and maintain data relating to: |
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(1) undergraduate and graduate level participation of |
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persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities at |
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institutions of higher education, including data regarding |
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applications for admission, admissions, retention, graduation, and |
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professional licensing; and |
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(2) participation of persons with intellectual and |
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developmental disabilities enrolled in a workforce education |
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program, including a workforce continuing education program, that |
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is eligible for state-appropriated formula funding, including data |
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regarding retention, graduation, and professional licensing. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |