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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on changes to performance tier funding for dual |
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credit or dual enrollment courses under the public junior college |
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state finance program and the capacity of the state's workforce to |
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teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 130A, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 130A.1011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 130A.1011. STUDY ON DUAL CREDIT OR DUAL ENROLLMENT |
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COURSE SEQUENCES AND WORKFORCE CAPACITY. (a) The coordinating |
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board shall conduct a study to assess the feasibility and the fiscal |
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and policy implications, including the fiscal impact to the state, |
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of decreasing the number of semester credit hours or the equivalent |
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for a sequence of dual credit or dual enrollment courses for |
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purposes of performance tier funding under Section 130A.101(c)(3) |
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to nine semester credit hours or the equivalent. |
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(b) In conducting the study, the coordinating board shall |
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assess: |
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(1) the potential benefit to students of taking the |
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action described by Subsection (a), including: |
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(A) alignment with the public school |
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accountability system under Chapter 39; |
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(B) any reduction in the time to graduate with or |
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the cost for an undergraduate degree at an institution of higher |
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education; and |
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(C) a comparison of matriculation and completion |
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rates for students who complete a sequence of 9 semester credit |
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hours or the equivalent for dual credit or dual enrollment courses |
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versus a sequence of 15 semester credit hours or the equivalent for |
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those courses; and |
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(2) the current and projected capacity of the state's |
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workforce to teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses, |
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including: |
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(A) an estimate of the number of instructors |
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currently eligible to teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses |
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and the geographic distribution of those instructors; |
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(B) an analysis of barriers to certification or |
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credentialing in teaching dual credit or dual enrollment courses; |
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and |
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(C) strategies to increase the number of |
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instructors eligible to teach dual credit or dual enrollment |
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courses, including: |
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(i) professional development pathways; |
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(ii) partnerships with institutions of |
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higher education, as defined by Section 61.003; and |
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(iii) targeted financial or academic |
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support programs. |
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(c) The coordinating board may consult with the Texas |
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Education Agency and institutions of higher education in conducting |
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the study. |
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(d) Not later than December 1, 2026, the coordinating board |
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shall submit to the legislature a report on the results of the study |
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conducted under this section and any recommendations for |
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legislative or other action, including recommendations for actions |
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to support an expanded workforce of dual credit or dual enrollment |
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instructors. |
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(e) This section expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2025. |