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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to designating the Windham School District to provide |
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postsecondary education to inmates of the Texas Department of |
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Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 19, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Sections 19.012 and 19.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 19.012. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. The district and the |
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department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the |
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district to administer postsecondary education programs through |
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partnerships with postsecondary educational institutions to |
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inmates of the department. |
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Sec. 19.013. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD. (a) |
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The district shall establish a postsecondary education advisory |
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board to advise the department regarding postsecondary education |
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programs. |
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(b) The advisory board is composed of members who are |
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relevant stakeholders, including: |
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(1) representatives of the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board; |
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(2) representatives of the Texas Department of |
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Licensing and Regulation; |
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(3) representatives of the Texas Workforce |
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Commission; |
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(4) representatives of public institutions of higher |
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education on a rotating basis; |
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(5) representatives from an organization that |
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represents the families of inmates of the department; |
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(6) representatives of an organization that advocates |
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for the education of inmates of the department; and |
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(7) current or former inmates of the department. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |