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AN ACT
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relating to a study on measurable outcomes for certain transfer |
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students for performance tier funding under the public junior |
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college state finance 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 130A, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 130A.1012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 130A.1012. STUDY ON STUDENT TRANSFERS. (a) In this |
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section, "general academic teaching institution" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(b) The coordinating board, in consultation with the |
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standing advisory committee established under Section 130.001, |
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shall conduct a study to assess the feasibility and the fiscal and |
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policy implications, including the fiscal impact to the state, of |
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revising the requirements for subsequent transfer to a general |
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academic teaching institution for purposes of performance tier |
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funding under Section 130A.101(c)(2)(A) to include students who |
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were previously enrolled at a general academic teaching |
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institution. |
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(c) In conducting the study, the coordinating board shall |
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assess: |
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(1) the types of postsecondary educational experience |
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and attainment that students have before enrolling in a public |
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junior college, including: |
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(A) the frequency of each type; |
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(B) the kinds of services and how much of those |
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services students with each type require from the college; and |
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(C) the associated measures of academic or |
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workforce success; |
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(2) the fiscal impact of revising the requirements for |
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subsequent transfer to a general academic teaching institution for |
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purposes of performance tier funding under Section |
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130A.101(c)(2)(A) to include students who were previously enrolled |
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at a general academic teaching institution; and |
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(3) any other factors or issues the coordinating board |
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or the standing advisory committee established under Section |
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130.001 determines relevant. |
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(d) Not later than December 1, 2026, the coordinating board, |
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in consultation with the standing advisory committee established |
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under Section 130.001, shall submit to the legislature a report on |
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the results of the study and any recommendations for legislative or |
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other action. |
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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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1400 passed the Senate on |
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May 12, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1400 passed the House on |
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May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 101, Nays 34, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |