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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. 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 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 information regarding the district's students |
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reported by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in the |
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board's most recent report under Section 2308A.009(c), Government |
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Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2308A.009, Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Using existing resources and not later than April of |
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each year, the coordinating board shall gather, collate, maintain |
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in a manner that allows for public inspection, and report to the |
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legislature and statewide officeholders the following information |
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regarding students who attended two-year institutions of higher |
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education during the preceding academic year, disaggregated by |
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institution: |
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(1) the percentage of students who graduated from the |
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institution in that academic year or who otherwise left the |
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institution during or after that academic year, who are determined |
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by the coordinating board to be working in this state; |
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(2) the average first-year wage of students who |
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graduated from the institution in that academic year as calculated |
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using data available through the commission's unemployment |
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insurance wage records information; and |
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(3) the percentage of students who graduated from the |
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institution in that academic year or who otherwise left the |
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institution during or after that academic year who are enrolled in |
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another institution of higher education. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than April 1, 2024, the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board shall submit its initial report |
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required under Section 2308A.009(c), Government Code, as added by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |