Texas Education Code

§ 39.0531 — INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION LIST

ED § 39.0531Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part H. PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY · Ch. 39. PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY · Art. C. ACCREDITATION

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(a)The agency, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the Texas Workforce Commission shall jointly develop and make available a list of industry certifications that are eligible for purposes of Section 39.053(c)(1)(B)(v). In developing the list, the entities described by this subsection shall consider:

(1)the inventory of industry-recognized certifications developed under Section 312.003, Labor Code; and

(2)the certifications included in the credential library established under Section 2308A.007, Government Code. (a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a), the agency's provision of a proposed list or a modified proposed list of industry certifications to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission satisfies the requirement under that subsection to jointly develop a list of industry certifications, unless the board or commission submits to the agency revisions to the proposed list or modified proposed list on or before the 90th day after the date the agency provides the proposed list or modified proposed list to the board or commission.

(b)The industry certifications included in the list developed under Subsection (a) must:

(1)be aligned to a program of study that, according to labor market data, prepares students for high-wage, high-skill, in-demand occupations;

(2)allow students to demonstrate mastery of the skills required for occupations within an approved program of study;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 6 (H.B. 8), Sec. 2.004, eff. December 4, 2025.