Sec. 56.081. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING OFF-CAMPUS WORK-STUDY EMPLOYMENT. (a) In this section, "public junior college" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall conduct a study to examine the feasibility of providing employment positions located off-campus through the Texas college work-study program.
(c) The study must identify:
(1) best practices for developing partnerships with employers to provide off-campus employment positions through the work-study program, including best practices learned from other apprenticeship, internship, or mentorship programs in this state or from similar programs in other states;
(2) any careers or industries that are well-suited for providing off-campus employment positions through the work-study program;
(3) current barriers that public junior colleges face in developing partnerships with employers to provide off-campus employment positions through the work-study program, including any staffing needs or limitations on the outreach capabilities of those colleges; and
(4) any public junior colleges that demonstrate strong potential for successful participation in a pilot program to develop partnerships with employers to provide off-campus employment positions through the work-study program.
(d) Not later than December 1, 2016, the coordinating board shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education a report on the results of the study and any recommendations for legislative or other action.
(e) This section expires September 1, 2017.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 76 (S.B. 947), Sec. 1, eff. May 22, 2015.
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