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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a career mentoring pilot program |
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for certain students who are veterans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 130, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 130.094 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.094. VETERANS CAREER MENTORING PILOT PROGRAM; |
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VETSHIRED!. (a) The Alamo Community College District shall |
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implement a pilot program to be known as "VetsHIRED!" to establish |
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career mentoring for students enrolled in the district who are |
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veterans. |
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(b) Under the pilot program, the district shall: |
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(1) assign students to a military transition |
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consultant to assist the student in the transition from military |
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service to a career in the workforce; |
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(2) assign students to a cohort that meets once per |
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week in a 10-week period for 20 hours of in-person lectures |
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regarding personalized career search strategies and strategies for |
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college success; and |
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(3) establish a mentorship program that partners |
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students with business and community leaders who guide them into |
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the workforce. |
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(c) Not later than January 1, 2021, the district shall |
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prepare a report on the effectiveness of the pilot program in |
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promoting the success of students who are veterans and submit the |
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report to the standing committees of each house of the legislature |
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with primary jurisdiction over higher education matters and matters |
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concerning veterans affairs. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2021. |
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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, 2019. |