TITLE: Relating to the expansion of the College Credit for Heroes program to lower-division public institutions of higher education offering degrees in certain fields.

SUMMARY: Relating to the expansion of the College Credit for Heroes program to lower-division public institutions of higher education offering degrees in certain fields.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the expansion of the College Credit for Heroes program to lower-division public institutions of higher education offering degrees in certain fields. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 302.0031, Labor Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (f) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (a) In this section:(1) "Institution [ "institution] of higher education," "public junior college," "public state college," and "public technical institute" have [has] the meanings [meaning] assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code. (2) "Lower-division institution of higher education" means a public junior college, public state college, or public technical institute. (b-1) The commission shall administer the College Credit for Heroes program at each lower-division institution of higher education that offers a degree program in the field of allied health or in a closely related field, as determined by the commission in consultation with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for purposes of this subsection. The commission by rule shall establish a procedure through which a lower-division institution of higher education described by this subsection may opt out of participating in the program. (f) The commission shall [may] adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.