Texas Education Code

§ 130A.1011 — STUDY ON DUAL CREDIT OR DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE SEQUENCES AND WORKFORCE CAPACITY

ED § 130A.1011Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part G. NON-BACCALAUREATE SYSTEM · Ch. 130A. PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE STATE FINANCE PROGRAM · Art. C. STATE FUNDING: PERFORMANCE TIER

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(a)The coordinating board shall conduct a study to assess the feasibility and the fiscal and policy implications, including the fiscal impact to the state, of decreasing the number of semester credit hours or the equivalent for a sequence of dual credit or dual enrollment courses for purposes of performance tier funding under Section 130A.101(c)(3) to nine semester credit hours or the equivalent.

(b)In conducting the study, the coordinating board shall assess:

(1)the potential benefit to students of taking the action described by Subsection (a), including:

(A)alignment with the public school accountability system under Chapter 39;

(B)any reduction in the time to graduate with or the cost for an undergraduate degree at an institution of higher education; and

(C)a comparison of matriculation and completion rates for students who complete a sequence of 9 semester credit hours or the equivalent for dual credit or dual enrollment courses versus a sequence of 15 semester credit hours or the equivalent for those courses; and

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