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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Texas State Technical College |
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System to offer technical-vocational courses or programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 135.01, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) In developing and offering highly specialized technical |
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programs with related supportive coursework, primary consideration |
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shall be placed on industrial and technological manpower needs of |
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the state. |
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(d) The authority of the Texas State Technical College |
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System to create a technical-vocational course of study or |
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technical-vocational certificate or degree program under this |
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section is not subject to Section 61.0512 [The emphasis of each
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Texas State Technical College System campus shall be on advanced or
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emerging technical programs not commonly offered by public junior
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colleges]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 135.02(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The system may operate an extension center created after |
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September 1, 1991, in a city or county if: |
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(1) [the coordinating board has given prior approval
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to the extension center, after considering the role and mission of
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the system, the needs of this state and of the community involved,
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the actions of the legislature, if any, and the efficient and
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effective use of the state's educational resources for the economic
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development of this state;
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[(2)] a political subdivision of this state provides |
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and maintains appropriate equipment and facilities for the delivery |
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of technical-vocational education, including maintenance and |
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utilities; and |
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(2) [(3)] funding for the extension center is approved |
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by specific legislative Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 135.04, Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |