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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of the Jobs and Education for Texans |
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(JET) Grant Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 134.004, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) In awarding grants under this chapter, the commission, |
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to the extent feasible, shall distribute grants equally across |
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geographic areas of this state. |
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SECTION 2. Section 134.007, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 134.007. GRANTS AWARDED TO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL |
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DISTRICT. (a) The commission may award a grant to an independent |
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school district under this chapter if the district has entered into |
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a partnership with a public junior college, public technical |
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institute, or public state college for the purpose of: |
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(1) promoting career and technical education to the |
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district's students; or |
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(2) offering dual credit courses to the district's |
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students. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an independent school |
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district located in a rural area of this state in which no public |
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junior college, public technical institute, or public state college |
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is located in close geographic proximity to the district may be |
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awarded a grant under this chapter to provide career and technical |
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education courses or programs to students in the district in |
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partnership with a local manufacturing facility in the area. The |
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commission shall adopt rules for the administration of this |
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subsection. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 134, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 134.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 134.009. BIENNIAL REPORT. (a) Not later than |
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November 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall prepare |
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and submit to each standing legislative committee with primary |
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jurisdiction over workforce development or higher education a |
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report regarding the grant activities and grant recipients under |
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this chapter, including the results and outcomes of grants awarded |
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under this chapter. |
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(b) The report must: |
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(1) identify high-demand occupations in this state and |
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evaluate how grants awarded under this chapter have been used to |
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support courses or programs that prepare students for employment in |
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those occupations; and |
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(2) include the following data for the most recent |
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two-year period for which the information is available, |
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disaggregated by appropriate region as determined by the |
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commission: |
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(A) the number of students receiving career and |
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technical education funded by grants awarded under this chapter; |
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(B) the number of students attaining a |
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certificate, a degree, or an industry certification or other |
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workforce credential as a result of receiving career and technical |
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education funded by grants awarded under this chapter; |
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(C) the number of students entering the workforce |
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who received career and technical education funded by grants |
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awarded under this chapter; and |
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(D) any losses or gains in manufacturing jobs and |
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the effect of those losses or gains on workforce education needs. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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