Texas Labor Code
§ 302.0031 — COLLEGE CREDIT FOR HEROES PROGRAM
LA § 302.0031Title 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT · Part B. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION; WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT SERVICES · Ch. 302. DIVISION OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Career school or college" has the meaning assigned by Section 132.001, Education Code.
(2)"Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(b)The commission shall establish and administer the College Credit for Heroes program to identify, develop, and support methods to maximize academic or workforce education credit awarded by institutions of higher education to veterans and military servicemembers for military experience, education, and training obtained during military service in order to expedite the entry of veterans and military servicemembers into the workforce.
(c)The commission shall work cooperatively with other state agencies, including the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, public junior colleges, and other institutions of higher education, to accomplish the purposes of this section.
(d)The commission may award grants to state, local, or private entities that perform activities related to the purposes of this section.
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (S.B. 806), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 238 (H.B. 493), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2018. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 37 (H.B. 114), Sec. 2, eff. May 16, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (S.B. 1413), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 133 (H.B. 33), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.