HB 1868

AN ACT relating to performance tier funding under the public junior

House Bill • Leo Wilson | Perez, Vincent

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

Modifies how public junior colleges receive performance-based funding by adjusting the metrics used to evaluate their effectiveness. Specifically, it changes the credit hour requirements for measuring student achievement in transfer programs, dual enrollment, and credential attainment, with a focus on rewarding colleges that help students earn valuable credentials and progress in high-demand occupations. The changes aim to incentivize junior colleges to better support student success and align educational outcomes with workforce needs, taking effect on September 1, 2025.

Subject Areas

Education--Junior College Districts HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS Education--Higher--Finance Labor--Workforce Development Interim Studies

Bill Text

relating to performance tier funding under the public junior
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 130A.101(c), Education Code, is amended
(c)  The measurable outcomes considered for purposes of
(1)  the number of credentials of value awarded, as
determined by the coordinating board based on analyses of wages and
costs associated with the credential, including degrees,
certificates, and other credentials from credit and non-credit
programs that equip students for continued learning and greater
earnings in the state economy, with an additional weight for
placement of students who earn that credential in a high-demand
occupation, as defined by coordinating board rule, or an
appropriate proxy determined by the coordinating board based on
(2)  the number of students who earn at least 15
semester credit hours or the equivalent at the junior college
(A)  subsequently transfer to a general academic
teaching institution, as that term is defined by Section 61.003; or
(B)  are enrolled in a structured co-enrollment
program, as authorized by coordinating board rule; and
(3)  the number of students who complete a sequence of
at least nine [15] semester credit hours or the equivalent for dual
credit or dual enrollment courses, as defined by coordinating board
rule, that apply toward academic or workforce program requirements
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.