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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain courses or activities approved by the board of |
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trustees of a school district for course credit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 28.002(g-1) and (g-2), Education Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(g-1) A district may also offer a course or other activity, |
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including an apprenticeship or training hours needed to obtain an |
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industry-recognized credential or certificate, that is approved by |
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the board of trustees for credit without obtaining State Board of |
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Education approval if: |
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(1) the district: |
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(A) develops a program under which the district |
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partners with a public or private institution of higher education |
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and local business, labor, and community leaders to develop and |
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provide the courses; or |
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(B) adopts a program under which the district |
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partners with a local economic development corporation and local |
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businesses to develop and provide the courses; and |
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(2) the course or other activity allows students to |
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enter: |
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(A) a career or technology training program in |
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the district's region of the state; |
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(B) an institution of higher education without |
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remediation; |
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(C) an apprenticeship training program; or |
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(D) an internship required as part of |
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accreditation toward an industry-recognized credential or |
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certificate for course credit. |
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(g-2) Each school district shall annually report to the |
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agency the names of any [the] courses, programs, institutions of |
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higher education, or |
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[and] internships in which the district's |
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students have enrolled under Subsection (g-1). The agency shall |
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make available information provided under this subsection to other |
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districts. |
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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, 2017. |