Bill Text: TX SB860 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Relating to the provision of career and technology education courses in certain partnership programs to provide high school dropout recovery.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)

Status: (Passed) 2013-05-24 - Effective immediately [SB860 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SB860-Enrolled.html
 
 
  S.B. No. 860
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the provision of career and technology education
  courses in certain partnership programs to provide high school
  dropout recovery.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 29.402, Education Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  A [Beginning September 1, 2012, a] public junior college
  may enter into an articulation agreement to partner with one or more
  school districts located in the public junior college district to
  provide on the campus of the public junior college a dropout
  recovery program for students described by Subsection (b) to
  successfully complete and receive a diploma from a high school of
  the appropriate partnering school district.
         (c-1)  A public junior college under this section may partner
  with a public technical institute, as defined by Section 61.003, to
  provide, as part of the dropout recovery program curriculum, career
  and technology education courses that lead to industry or career
  certification.
         SECTION 2.  Section 29.403, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
         (c)  A public technical institute may receive from a
  partnering public junior college for each student enrolled in a
  career and technology education course as provided by Section
  29.402(c-1) an amount negotiated between the public technical
  institute and the partnering public junior college.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 860 passed the Senate on
  April 18, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 860 passed the House on
  May 8, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 147, Nays 0, two present
  not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor
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