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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the participation of certain juvenile justice entities |
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in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 134.004, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 134.004. JOBS AND EDUCATION FOR TEXANS (JET) GRANT |
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PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall establish and administer the |
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Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program to provide grants |
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to public junior colleges, public technical institutes, public |
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state colleges, [and] school districts and open-enrollment charter |
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schools, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, juvenile |
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boards, and juvenile probation departments described under Section |
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134.007. To receive the grants, those entities must [that] apply to |
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the advisory board in the manner prescribed by the advisory board. |
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The commission shall award the grants on the advice and |
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recommendations of the advisory board. |
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(b) Grants may be awarded under this chapter from the Jobs |
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and Education for Texans (JET) fund to defray the start-up costs |
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associated with the development of new career and technical |
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education programs at public junior colleges, public technical |
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institutes, public state colleges, [and] school districts and |
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open-enrollment charter schools, and the Texas Juvenile Justice |
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Department, juvenile boards, and juvenile probation departments |
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described under Section 134.007 if those entities [that] meet the |
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requirements of Section 134.006. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 134.006(a) and (c), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission may award a grant for the development of |
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new career and technical education courses or programs at public |
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junior colleges, public technical institutes, public state |
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colleges, [and] school districts and open-enrollment charter |
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schools, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, juvenile |
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boards, and juvenile probation departments described under Section |
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134.007. |
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(c) In awarding a grant under this section, the commission |
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shall primarily consider the potential economic returns to the |
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state from the development of the career and technical education |
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course or program. The commission may also consider whether the |
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course or program: |
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(1) is part of a new, emerging industry or high-demand |
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occupation; |
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(2) offers new or expanded dual credit career and |
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technical educational opportunities in public high schools; |
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(3) offers new career and technical educational |
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opportunities not previously available: |
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(A) to students enrolled at any campus in the |
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Windham School District; or |
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(B) as part of any existing educational programs |
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that are offered in facilities operated wholly or partly by the |
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Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile board, or a juvenile |
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probation department, including a facility operated by a private |
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vendor under a contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, |
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a juvenile board, or a juvenile probation department; or |
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(4) is provided in cooperation with other public |
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junior colleges, public technical institutes, or public state |
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colleges across existing service areas. |
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SECTION 3. Section 134.007, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 134.007. GRANTS AWARDED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, [DISTRICT |
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OR] OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS, OR CERTAIN JUVENILE JUSTICE |
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ENTITIES [SCHOOL]. The commission may award a grant under this |
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chapter to: |
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(1) an independent school district or open-enrollment |
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charter school if the district or school has entered into a |
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partnership with a public junior college, public technical |
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institute, or public state college for the purpose of: |
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(A) promoting career and technical education to |
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the district's or school's students; or |
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(B) offering dual credit courses to the |
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district's or school's students; [or] |
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(2) the Windham School District; or |
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(3) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile |
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board, or a juvenile probation department. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |