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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the development of transferable degree or certificate |
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program curricula for which qualified veterans or military service |
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members may be awarded course credit based on military service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter S, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.835 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.835. TRANSFERABLE COLLEGE CREDIT FOR HEROES |
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CURRICULA. (a) To promote the purposes of the College Credit for |
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Heroes program established under Section 302.0031, Labor Code, the |
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board, in consultation with the Texas Workforce Commission, the |
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Texas Veterans Commission, and institutions of higher education, |
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shall: |
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(1) develop standardized curricula within degree and |
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certificate programs commonly offered by institutions of higher |
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education toward which qualified veterans or military service |
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members may be awarded appropriate academic credit for experience, |
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education, and training earned during military service; and |
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(2) require the transferability between institutions |
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of higher education of course credit for curricula developed under |
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this section that is awarded to qualified veterans or military |
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service members. |
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(b) The board shall adopt rules for the administration of |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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shall adopt the initial rules required by Section 61.835, Education |
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Code, as added by this Act, not later than May 1, 2018. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2017. |