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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing public high school students information |
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regarding the availability of college credit awarded for military |
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experience, education, and training obtained during military |
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service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.007, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) During the first school year a student is enrolled in a |
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high school or at the high school level in an open-enrollment |
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charter school, and again during each year of a student's |
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enrollment in high school or at the high school level, a school |
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counselor shall provide information about postsecondary education |
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to the student and the student's parent or guardian. The |
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information must include information regarding: |
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(1) the importance of postsecondary education; |
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(2) the advantages of earning an endorsement and a |
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performance acknowledgment and completing the distinguished level |
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of achievement under the foundation high school program under |
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Section 28.025; |
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(3) the disadvantages of taking courses to prepare for |
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a high school equivalency examination relative to the benefits of |
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taking courses leading to a high school diploma; |
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(4) financial aid eligibility; |
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(5) instruction on how to apply for federal financial |
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aid; |
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(6) the center for financial aid information |
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established under Section 61.0776; |
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(7) the automatic admission of certain students to |
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general academic teaching institutions as provided by Section |
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51.803; |
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(8) the eligibility and academic performance |
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requirements for the TEXAS Grant as provided by Subchapter M, |
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Chapter 56; |
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(9) the availability of programs in the district under |
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which a student may earn college credit, including advanced |
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placement programs, dual credit programs, joint high school and |
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college credit programs, and international baccalaureate programs; |
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[and] |
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(10) the availability of education and training |
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vouchers and tuition and fee waivers to attend an institution of |
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higher education as provided by Section 54.366 for a student who is |
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or was previously in the conservatorship of the Department of |
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Family and Protective Services; and |
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(11) the availability of college credit awarded by |
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institutions of higher education to veterans and military |
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servicemembers for military experience, education, and training |
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obtained during military service as described by the informational |
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materials developed under Section 302.0031(h), Labor Code. |
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(b-2) Information provided under Subsection (b)(11) must |
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explain to any student who is enlisted or intends to enlist in the |
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armed forces of the United States the informational materials |
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developed under Section 302.0031(h), Labor Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 302.0031, Labor Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) For purposes of Section 33.007(b)(11), Education Code, |
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the commission, in cooperation with the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board, shall develop and annually make available to |
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each school district and each open-enrollment charter school that |
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offers a high school program informational materials regarding the |
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availability of college credit awarded by institutions of higher |
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education to veterans and military servicemembers for military |
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experience, education, and training obtained during military |
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service, including information regarding the program under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. Section 33.007, Education Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. |
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SECTION 4. Not later than September 1, 2020, the Texas |
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Workforce Commission, in cooperation with the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board, shall develop and make available to |
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each school district and each open-enrollment charter school that |
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offers a high school program the informational materials required |
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under Section 302.0031(h), Labor Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2019. |
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