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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to measurable outcomes for certain transfer students for |
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performance tier funding under the public junior college state |
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finance program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 130A.003, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (2-a) to read as follows: |
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(2-a) "General academic teaching institution" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 61.003. |
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SECTION 2. Section 130A.101, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) The measurable outcomes considered for purposes of |
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performance tier funding are: |
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(1) the number of credentials of value awarded, as |
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determined by the coordinating board based on analyses of wages and |
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costs associated with the credential, including degrees, |
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certificates, and other credentials from credit and non-credit |
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programs that equip students for continued learning and greater |
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earnings in the state economy, with an additional weight for |
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placement of students who earn that credential in a high-demand |
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occupation, as defined by coordinating board rule, or an |
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appropriate proxy determined by the coordinating board based on |
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available data; |
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(2) the number of students who earn at least 15 |
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semester credit hours or the equivalent at the junior college |
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district and: |
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(A) subsequently transfer to a general academic |
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teaching institution[, as that term is defined by Section 61.003]; |
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or |
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(B) are enrolled in a structured co-enrollment |
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program, as authorized by coordinating board rule; and |
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(3) the number of students who complete a sequence of |
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at least 15 semester credit hours or the equivalent for dual credit |
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or dual enrollment courses, as defined by coordinating board rule, |
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that apply toward academic or workforce program requirements at the |
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postsecondary level. |
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(d) For purposes of Subsection (c)(2), a student |
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transferring from a public junior college to a general academic |
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teaching institution shall be considered a transfer student |
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regardless of whether the student previously completed coursework |
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at a general academic teaching institution if the student |
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previously completed less than 30 semester credit hours or the |
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equivalent at a general academic teaching institution at the time |
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of transfer. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |