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TX Educ Code § 130.0104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 130.0104. Multidisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Program

Sec. 130.0104.  MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM.  (a)  The governing board of each public junior college district shall establish a multidisciplinary studies associate degree program at each junior college in the district.(b)  A multidisciplinary studies associate degree program established at a junior college under this section must require a student to successfully complete:(1)  the junior college's core curriculum adopted under Section 61.822(b); and(2)  after completion of the core curriculum under Subdivision (1), the courses selected by the student in the student's degree plan completed under Subsection (c).(c)  In complying with the requirements regarding the filing of a degree plan under Section 51.9685, a student enrolled in a multidisciplinary studies associate degree program established under this section must meet with an academic advisor to complete a degree plan that:(1)  accounts for all remaining credit hours required for the completion of the degree program; and(2)  emphasizes:(A)  the student's transition to a particular four-year college or university that the student chooses; and(B)  preparations for the student's intended field of study or major at the four-year college or university.(d)  The coordinating board shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this section, including rules ensuring that:(1)  a multidisciplinary studies associate degree program is established at each public junior college; and(2)  the common application form adopted under Section 51.762 contains a description of multidisciplinary studies associate degree programs established under this section.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1186 (S.B. 1189), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 438 (S.B. 1324), Sec. 2, eff. June 4, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1210 (S.B. 25), Sec. 11, eff. June 14, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3808), Sec. 8, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 130.0105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 130.0105. Commercial Driver's License Training Program; Certain Curriculum Requirements

Sec. 130.0105.  COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE TRAINING PROGRAM; CERTAIN CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by rule shall require each public junior college offering a commercial driver's license training program to include as a part of that program education and training on the recognition and prevention of human trafficking.(b)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in collaboration with the office of the attorney general, shall establish the content of the education and training required by this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 21 (S.B. 128), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2017.Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 29), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 130.0106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 130.0106. Occupational and Life Skills Associate Degree Program

Sec. 130.0106.  OCCUPATIONAL AND LIFE SKILLS ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM.  (a)  The governing board of the Lone Star College System District may establish an occupational and life skills associate degree program at each junior college in the district.(b)  An occupational and life skills associate degree program established at a junior college under this section must require a student to successfully complete:(1)  an appropriate curriculum of required courses for the degree program adopted by the governing board of the junior college district; and(2)  additional courses selected by the student in the student's degree plan.(c)  Section 61.05151(a) does not apply to an associate degree program established under this section.(d)  The coordinating board shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this section.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 881 (H.B. 3165), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 130.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts|Subchapter B. Independent School District or City Junior College|Section 130.011. Establishment of Independent School District or City Junior College

Sec. 130.011.  ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CITY JUNIOR COLLEGE.  (a)  An independent school district junior college may be established by any independent school district or city which has assumed control of its schools meeting the requirements set out in Section 130.032 of this code and subject to the findings of the coordinating board under Section 130.013.(b)  Any such college district established and maintained as provided in this chapter shall be known as a junior college district.|Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2996, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.011 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3283, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 1985.|
TX Educ Code § 130.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts|Subchapter B. Independent School District or City Junior College|Section 130.012. Petition to Establish

Sec. 130.012.  PETITION TO ESTABLISH.  (a)  Whenever it is proposed to establish a junior college district in any type of unit authorized by Section 130.011 of this code, a petition praying for an election, signed by not less than 10 percent of the qualified electors of the proposed district shall be presented to the school board of trustees of the district or city, which shall:(1)  pass upon the legality and genuineness of the petition;  and(2)  forward the petition, if approved, to the coordinating board.(b)  Any petition authorized by this section shall also incorporate a request for the proper authorities, in the event an election is ordered for the creation of such district, to submit at the same election the questions of issuing bonds and levying bond taxes, and levying maintenance taxes, in the event the district is created, not to exceed the limits provided in Section 130.122 of this code.|Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2996, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.012 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3283, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 1985.|
TX Educ Code § 130.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts|Subchapter B. Independent School District or City Junior College|Section 130.013. Order to Establish

Sec. 130.013.  ORDER TO ESTABLISH.  It shall be the duty of the coordinating board with the advice of the commissioner of higher education to determine whether or not the conditions set forth in Sections 130.012 and 130.032 of this code have been complied with, and also whether, considering the geographic location of colleges already established, it is feasible and desirable to establish the proposed junior college district.  In the exercise of this authority the board shall develop and publish criteria to be used as a basis for determining the need for a public junior college in the proposed district.  The board shall determine whether programs in a proposed institution would create unnecessary duplication or seriously harm programs in existing community college districts.  It shall be the duty of the coordinating board to consider the needs and the welfare of the state as a whole, as well as the welfare of the community involved.  The decision of the coordinating board shall be final and shall be transmitted through the commissioner of higher education to the local school board, along with the order of the coordinating board authorizing further procedure in the establishment of the junior college district, if the coordinating board endorses its establishment.|Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2996, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.013 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3283, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 1985.|
TX Educ Code § 130.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts|Subchapter B. Independent School District or City Junior College|Section 130.014. Election

Sec. 130.014.  ELECTION.  (a)  If the coordinating board approves of the establishment of the junior college district, it shall then be the duty of the local school board to enter an order for an election to be held in the proposed territory at the next authorized election date as provided in Article 2.01b of the Election Code, to determine whether or not such junior college district shall be created and formed and to submit the questions of issuing bonds and levying bond taxes, and levying maintenance taxes, in the event the district is created.  Such order shall:(1)  contain a description of the metes and bounds of the junior college district to be formed;  and(2)  fix the date for the election.(b)  If a majority of the electors voting at the election shall be in favor of the creation of a junior college district, the district shall be deemed to be formed and created.  The local school board shall make a canvass of the returns and declare the result of the election within 10 days after holding the election, and enter an order on the minutes of the board as to the result of the election.|Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2997, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.014 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3284, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 1985.|
TX Educ Code § 130.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts|Subchapter B. Independent School District or City Junior College|Section 130.015. Control of Independent School District or City Junior College

Sec. 130.015.  CONTROL OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CITY JUNIOR COLLEGE.  A junior college established by an independent school district or city that has assumed control of schools already validated or established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be governed, administered, and controlled by and under the direction of the board of trustees of that independent or city school district.|Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2997, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.015 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3284, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 130.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts|Subchapter B. Independent School District or City Junior College|Section 130.016. Separate Board of Trustees in Certain Instances

Sec. 130.016.  SEPARATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN CERTAIN INSTANCES.  (a)  A junior college established by an independent school district or city that has assumed control of schools already validated or established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be governed, administered, and controlled by and under the direction of a separate board of trustees, which may be placed in authority by either of the following procedures:(1)  the board of trustees of an independent school district or city school district which has the management, control, and operation of a junior college may divest itself of the management, control, and operation of that junior college so maintained and operated by the school board by appointing for the junior college district a separate board of trustees of nine members;  or(2)  the board of trustees of any independent school district or city school district which has the control and management of a junior college may be divested of its control and management of that junior college by the procedure prescribed in Section 130.017 of this code.(b)  If the board of trustees of an independent school district that divests itself of the management, control, and operation of a junior college district under this section or under Section 130.017 of this code was authorized by Subsection (e) of Section 20.48 of this code to dedicate a portion of its tax levy to the junior college district before the divestment, the junior college district may levy an ad valorem tax from and after the divestment.  In the first two years in which the junior college district levies an ad valorem tax, the tax rate adopted by the governing body may not exceed the rate that, if applied to the total taxable value submitted to the governing body under Section 26.04, Tax Code, would impose an amount equal to the amount of taxes of the school district dedicated to the junior college under Subsection (e) of Section 20.48 of this code in the last dedication before the divestment.  In subsequent years, the tax rate of the junior college district is subject to Section 26.07, Tax Code.|Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2997, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.016 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3284, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 556, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Educ Code § 130.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts|Subchapter B. Independent School District or City Junior College|Section 130.017. Petition and Election to Divest School Board of Authority

Sec. 130.017.  PETITION AND ELECTION TO DIVEST SCHOOL BOARD OF AUTHORITY.  (a)  On a petition signed by 10 percent of the qualified electors of the independent school district or city school district, the board of trustees within 30 days shall call an election after the petition has been duly presented on the proposition of whether the school board of trustees shall be divested of its authority as governing board of such junior college district.(b)  At the election called under Subsection (a) of this section, the board of trustees shall also include a separate proposition on whether the junior college district may levy ad valorem taxes.(c)  The board of trustees shall, within 30 days after the official canvass of the election, appoint for the junior college district a separate board of trustees as provided by this code to serve as the governing board of the junior college district if the majority of the votes in the election under this section are cast in favor of both propositions.  If a majority of the votes in the election are cast against either proposition, the board may not divest its authority as the governing board of the junior college district unless both propositions are approved at a subsequent election.  A subsequent election on the propositions may not be held before the first anniversary of the election date.(d)  The separate governing board of the junior college district may levy and collect taxes in accordance with Subchapter G of this chapter at the approved rate without an additional election.|Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2997, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.017 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3284, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 284, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Educ Code § 130.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts|Subchapter B. Independent School District or City Junior College|Section 130.018. Separate Board of Trustees--Terms, Etc

Sec. 130.018.  SEPARATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES--TERMS, ETC.  In the event a separate board of trustees for the junior college district is appointed under either procedure set out in Section 130.016 or Section 130.017 of this code, the board of trustees, consisting of nine members, shall be organized and constituted pursuant to the provisions of Section 130.082 of this code, and be governed by the provisions thereof.|Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2998, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.018 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3285, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 130.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts|Subchapter B. Independent School District or City Junior College|Section 130.019. Separate Board of Trustees; Ad Valorem Taxes

Sec. 130.019.  SEPARATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES;  AD VALOREM TAXES.  A board of trustees of an independent school district or city school district that has the management, control, and operation of a junior college district may not divest itself of that management, control, and operation of the junior college district under Section 130.016 of this code or have the management, control, and operation of the junior college district divested under Section 130.017 of this code, unless the junior college district has the authority to levy ad valorem taxes for the maintenance of the junior college district or acquires that authority at an election held under Section 130.017.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 284, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Educ Code § 130.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts|Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges|Section 130.031. Establishment of Union, County, or Joint-County Junior College

Sec. 130.031.  ESTABLISHMENT OF UNION, COUNTY, OR JOINT-COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE.  The following types of junior colleges may be established in the following units:(1)  a union junior college district may be established by two or more contiguous independent school districts or two or more contiguous common school districts or a combination composed of one or more independent school districts with one or more common school districts of contiguous territory meeting the requirements set out in Section 130.032 of this code;(2)  a county junior college district may be established by any county meeting the requirements set out in Section 130.032 of this code;  and(3)  a joint-county junior college district may be established by any combination of contiguous counties in the state meeting the requirements set out in Section 130.032 of this code.|Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2998, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.031 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3285, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.|
TX Educ Code § 130.0312 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts|Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges|Section 130.0312. Validation of Certain Acts and Proceedings

Sec. 130.0312.  VALIDATION OF CERTAIN ACTS AND PROCEEDINGS.  (a)  All governmental acts and proceedings of South Texas Community College not excepted from the application of this section by another provision of this section that were taken before March 1, 1997, are validated as of the dates on which they occurred.(b)  This section does not validate any governmental act or proceeding that, under the statutes of this state in effect at the time the act or proceeding occurred, constituted an offense punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony.(c)  The acts and proceedings relating to the confirmation proceedings of South Texas Community College are validated as of the date of the confirmation or a good faith attempt at confirmation.  The confirmation of South Texas Community College under Section 130.0311 may not be held invalid by the fact of any procedural defects in the election proceedings or confirmation proceedings required under Section 130.0311.(d)  All governmental acts and proceedings of the board of trustees of South Texas Community College or of an officer or employee of the college during the transfer of the property or obligations from the McAllen extension center of the Texas State Technical College System to South Texas Community College and each act or proceeding taken or conducted since the confirmation of South Texas Community College are validated as of the dates on which they occurred.(e)  This section does not apply to any matter that on the effective date of this section:(1)  is involved in litigation if the litigation ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction;  or(2)  has been held invalid by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 247, Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 1997.|
TX Educ Code § 130.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts|Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges|Section 130.032. Restrictions

Sec. 130.032.  RESTRICTIONS.  In order for any territorial unit set out in Sections 130.011 and 130.031 of this code to establish the applicable type of junior college, the proposed district must have a taxable property valuation of not less than $2.5 billion in the next preceding year and a total scholastic population of not less than 15,000 in the next preceding school year.|Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2998, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.032 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3285, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 2, eff. June 7, 1985.|
TX Educ Code § 130.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle G - Non-Baccalaureate System|Chapter 130 - Junior College Districts|Subchapter C. Union, County, or Joint-County Junior Colleges|Section 130.033. Petition to Establish

Sec. 130.033.  PETITION TO ESTABLISH.  (a)  Whenever it is proposed to establish a junior college of any type specified in Section 130.031 of this code a petition praying for an election therefor shall be presented in the applicable manner as prescribed in Subsections (b)-(d) of this section.(b)  In the case of a union junior college district, the petition shall be signed by not fewer than 10 percent of the registered voters of each of the school districts within the territory of the proposed junior college district and shall be presented to the county school board or county school boards of the respective counties if the territory encompasses more than one county;  but if there is no county school board, the petition shall be presented to the commissioners court of the county or counties involved.(c)  In the case of a county junior college district, the petition shall be signed by not fewer than 10 percent of the registered voters of the proposed college district and shall be presented to the county school board of the county;  but if there is no county school board, the petition shall be presented to the commissioners court of the county.(d)  In case of a joint-county junior college district, the petition shall be signed by not fewer than 10 percent of the registered voters of each of the proposed counties and shall be presented to the respective county school boards of the counties to be included in the proposed district;  in case there is no county school board, the petition shall be presented to the commissioners court of the county or counties involved.|Acts 1969, 61st Leg., p. 2999, ch. 889, Sec. 1.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 51.033 by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3286, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 87, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|