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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain credentials of value offered by general |
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academic teaching institutions as part of a baccalaureate degree |
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program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.05123 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.05123. COURSE CREDIT TOWARD BACCALAUREATE DEGREE |
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PROGRAM FOR COMPLETION OF CERTAIN WORK-BASED CREDENTIALS OF VALUE. |
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(a) Subject to board approval, a general academic teaching |
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institution may enter into an agreement with a public or private |
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entity to offer as part of a baccalaureate degree program at the |
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institution a work-based learning credential of value in a high |
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demand, high growth industry leading to quality career |
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opportunities that a student may elect to complete in satisfaction |
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of certain required coursework under this degree program. |
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(b) Section 61.0512(g) does not apply to a credential of |
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value offered by a general academic teaching institution under this |
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section. |
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(c) The board in consultation with the Texas Workforce |
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Commission shall adopt rules for the administration of this |
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section, including rules for determining: |
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(1) whether a work-based credential of value qualifies |
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to be offered as a part of a baccalaureate degree program under this |
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section; and |
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(2) the required coursework for which a credential of |
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value offered under this section may be substituted. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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shall adopt rules as required by Section 61.05123(c), Education |
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Code, as added by this Act, as soon as practicable following the |
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effective date of this 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, 2023. |