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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 students of the district. |
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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 |
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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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higher education partners to district students. |
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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 representatives of: |
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(1) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; |
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(2) the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; |
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(3) the Texas Workforce Commission; |
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(4) public institutions of higher education on a |
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rotating basis; |
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(5) an organization that represents the families of |
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students of the district; |
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(6) an organization that advocates for the education |
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of students of the district; and |
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(7) students of the district, which may be former |
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students. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |