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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the posting of certain information regarding programs |
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of study offered under a school district's career and technology |
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education program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 29.186 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.186. POSTING OF INFORMATION ON PROGRAMS OF STUDY. |
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(a) Using information provided under Subsection (b), a school |
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district shall maintain on the district's Internet website the |
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following information for each program of study offered under the |
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district's career and technology education program: |
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(1) labor market information relating to jobs to which |
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the program of study is designed to lead, including: |
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(A) the growth rate of those jobs; |
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(B) the median annual salary for those jobs; and |
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(C) any courses of study, degree requirements, or |
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other educational requirements necessary to obtain those jobs; and |
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(2) the industry-based certifications that may be |
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obtained through the program of study. |
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(b) The Texas Workforce Commission, with assistance from |
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the agency, shall biennially produce and make available to each |
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school district the labor market information described by |
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Subsection (a)(1) for each program of study offered under a |
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district's career and technology education program. |
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(c) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, each school district shall comply with the |
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requirements under Section 29.186, Education Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2021. |