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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting requirements regarding certain data related |
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to students at two-year public institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2308A, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 2308A.0091 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2308A.0091. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING TWO-YEAR |
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INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE OUTCOMES. (a) |
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In this section: |
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(1) "Average first-year wages" means the average |
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annual wages earned by a yearly cohort's graduates and leavers |
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during the first calendar year following the calendar year in which |
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those persons graduated from or were last enrolled in the |
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applicable two-year institution of higher education. |
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(2) "Graduate" means a person who: |
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(A) has been awarded a degree or certificate from |
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a two-year institution of higher education; and |
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(B) is not determined by the coordinating board |
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for purposes of this section to be enrolled in another institution |
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of higher education. |
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(3) "Leaver" means a student who: |
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(A) has completed at least nine semester credit |
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hours or the equivalent at a two-year institution of higher |
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education; |
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(B) is no longer enrolled at the institution but |
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did not graduate; and |
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(C) is not determined by the coordinating board |
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for purposes of this section to be enrolled in another institution |
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of higher education. |
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(4) "Placement rate" in regard to a yearly cohort |
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means the proportion of the yearly cohort's graduates and leavers |
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determined by the coordinating board to be working in this state |
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during the first calendar year following the calendar year in which |
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the yearly cohort's members graduated from or were last enrolled in |
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the applicable two-year institution of higher education, expressed |
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as a percentage. |
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(5) "Transfer rate" in regard to an institution's |
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yearly cohort means the proportion of the yearly cohort's members |
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who are no longer enrolled in the institution but did not graduate |
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and are determined by the coordinating board for purposes of this |
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section to be enrolled in another institution of higher education. |
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(6) "Two-year institution of higher education" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 54.751, Education Code. |
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(7) "Yearly cohort" means a cohort of students from a |
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two-year institution of higher education that includes, for a |
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calendar year, each: |
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(A) graduate who graduated from the institution |
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during that calendar year; |
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(B) leaver who last enrolled in the institution |
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during that calendar year; and |
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(C) student who last enrolled in the institution |
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during that calendar year but did not graduate and is determined by |
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the coordinating board for purposes of this section to be enrolled |
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in another institution of higher education. |
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(b) Not later than March 31 of each calendar year, the |
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coordinating board shall: |
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(1) determine, in consultation with the commission, |
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the most recent calendar year for which the entire calendar year's |
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unemployment insurance wage record data may be obtained from the |
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commission; |
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(2) obtain from the commission the unemployment |
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insurance wage record data for the calendar year identified in |
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Subdivision (1); |
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(3) collate the unemployment insurance wage record |
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data obtained under Subdivision (2) using the social security |
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numbers for graduates and leavers in each two-year institution of |
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higher education's yearly cohort for the calendar year immediately |
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preceding the calendar year for which the unemployment insurance |
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wage record data was obtained; |
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(4) use the unemployment insurance wage record data |
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collated under Subdivision (3) to determine the average first-year |
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wages and placement rate for each yearly cohort described by |
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Subdivision (3); and |
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(5) using enrollment data from all institutions of |
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higher education, determine the transfer rate for each yearly |
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cohort described by Subdivision (3). |
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(c) Not later than the first Monday of April of each year, |
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the coordinating board shall submit a report to each member of the |
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legislature, the lieutenant governor, the governor, the |
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comptroller, and the chief executive officer of each two-year |
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institution of higher education. The report must contain the most |
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recently available average first-year wages, placement rate, and |
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transfer rate of each two-year institution of higher education, as |
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determined by the coordinating board under Subsection (b). |
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(d) The coordinating board shall: |
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(1) maintain copies of each report submitted under |
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Subsection (c) in a manner that is accessible for public |
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inspection; and |
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(2) on the person's request, provide a copy of a report |
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maintained under Subdivision (1) to a member of the legislature, |
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the lieutenant governor, the governor, the comptroller, or the |
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chief executive officer of a two-year institution of higher |
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education. |
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(e) The coordinating board may adopt rules as necessary for |
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the administration of this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 130.0035(b), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The report must include the following information for |
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the junior college district for the academic year covered by the |
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report: |
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(1) the rate at which students completed courses |
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attempted; |
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(2) the number and types of degrees and certificates |
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awarded; |
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(3) the percentage of graduates who passed licensing |
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exams related to the degree or certificate awarded, to the extent |
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the information can be determined; |
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(4) the number of students or graduates who transfer |
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to or are admitted to a public university; |
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(5) the passing rates for students required to be |
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tested under former Section 51.306; |
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(6) the percentage of students enrolled who are |
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academically disadvantaged; |
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(7) the percentage of students enrolled who are |
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economically disadvantaged; |
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(8) the racial and ethnic composition of the |
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district's student body; [and] |
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(9) the percentage of student contact hours taught by |
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full-time faculty; and |
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(10) the most recent average first-year wages, |
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placement rate, and transfer rate for the district's students |
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reported by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in the |
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coordinating board's most recent report under Section 2308A.0091, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |