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AN ACT
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relating to the work-study student mentorship program administered |
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by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 56.079(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (i), |
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Education Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) In accordance with this section and coordinating board |
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rules, the coordinating board shall administer a work-study student |
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mentorship program under which students who are enrolled at |
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participating eligible institutions and who meet the eligibility |
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requirements for employment in the Texas college work-study program |
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under Section 56.075 may be employed by participating entities |
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under the Texas college work-study program to: |
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(1) mentor students at participating eligible |
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institutions or high school students in participating school |
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districts; [or] |
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(2) counsel high school students at GO Centers or |
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similar high school-based recruiting centers designed to improve |
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student access to higher education; or |
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(3) support student interventions at participating |
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eligible institutions that are focused on increasing completion of |
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degrees or certificates, such as interventions occurring through |
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advising or supplemental instruction. |
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(c) To participate in the work-study student mentorship |
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program under Subsection (b)(1) or (2), an eligible institution and |
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one or more school districts or nonprofit organizations interested |
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in jointly participating in the program shall file with the |
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coordinating board a joint memorandum of understanding detailing |
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the roles and responsibilities of the participating entities. |
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(d) The coordinating board shall develop, when applicable |
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and in consultation with eligible institutions, school districts, |
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and nonprofit organizations that express interest in participating |
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in the work-study student mentorship program, [shall develop] a |
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standard contract establishing the roles and responsibilities of |
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participating entities to be used as a model for a memorandum of |
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understanding entered into by participating entities under |
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Subsection (c). |
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(e) The coordinating board: |
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(1) shall establish criteria to ensure that the |
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participating eligible institution's contribution toward the wages |
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and benefits of a student employed [as a mentor] under the |
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work-study student mentorship program as provided by Subsection |
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(b)(1) or (2) is matched by funds provided by the participating |
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entity benefiting from the services of the employed student in an |
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amount that is at least equal to the amount of the participating |
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eligible institution's contribution; |
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(2) may accept appropriate in-kind contributions from |
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participating nonprofit organizations to satisfy the matching |
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funds requirement of this subsection; and |
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(3) may waive the matching funds requirement of this |
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subsection for a participating entity that meets criteria |
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established by the coordinating board for a waiver. |
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(f) The coordinating board may [shall] partner with |
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participating nonprofit organizations to establish additional GO |
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Centers or similar high school-based recruiting centers designed to |
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improve student access to and success in higher education in this |
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state. |
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(i) An eligible institution participating in the work-study |
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student mentorship program under this section may require students |
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who are on academic probation at the institution to be matched with |
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a student mentor or advisor employed under the program. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2082 passed the Senate on |
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May 4, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2082 passed the House on |
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May 17, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 9, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |