89R10378 CMO-D     By: Lalani H.B. No. 3882       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the participation of certain juvenile justice entities   in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 134.004, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 134.004.  JOBS AND EDUCATION FOR TEXANS (JET) GRANT   PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall establish and administer the   Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program to provide grants   to public junior colleges, public technical institutes, public   state colleges, [and] school districts and open-enrollment charter   schools, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, juvenile   boards, and juvenile probation departments described under Section   134.007. To receive the grants, those entities must [that] apply to   the advisory board in the manner prescribed by the advisory board.   The commission shall award the grants on the advice and   recommendations of the advisory board.          (b)  Grants may be awarded under this chapter from the Jobs   and Education for Texans (JET) fund to defray the start-up costs   associated with the development of new career and technical   education programs at public junior colleges, public technical   institutes, public state colleges, [and] school districts and   open-enrollment charter schools, and the Texas Juvenile Justice   Department, juvenile boards, and juvenile probation departments   described under Section 134.007 if those entities [that] meet the   requirements of Section 134.006.          SECTION 2.  Sections 134.006(a) and (c), Education Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (a)  The commission may award a grant for the development of   new career and technical education courses or programs at public   junior colleges, public technical institutes, public state   colleges, [and] school districts and open-enrollment charter   schools, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, juvenile   boards, and juvenile probation departments described under Section   134.007.          (c)  In awarding a grant under this section, the commission   shall primarily consider the potential economic returns to the   state from the development of the career and technical education   course or program. The commission may also consider whether the   course or program:                (1)  is part of a new, emerging industry or high-demand   occupation;                (2)  offers new or expanded dual credit career and   technical educational opportunities in public high schools;                (3)  offers new career and technical educational   opportunities not previously available:                      (A)  to students enrolled at any campus in the   Windham School District; or                      (B)  as part of any existing educational programs   that are offered in facilities operated wholly or partly by the   Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile board, or a juvenile   probation department, including a facility operated by a private   vendor under a contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department,   a juvenile board, or a juvenile probation department; or                (4)  is provided in cooperation with other public   junior colleges, public technical institutes, or public state   colleges across existing service areas.          SECTION 3.  Section 134.007, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 134.007.  GRANTS AWARDED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, [DISTRICT   OR] OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS, OR CERTAIN JUVENILE JUSTICE   ENTITIES [SCHOOL]. The commission may award a grant under this   chapter to:                (1)  an independent school district or open-enrollment   charter school if the district or school has entered into a   partnership with a public junior college, public technical   institute, or public state college for the purpose of:                      (A)  promoting career and technical education to   the district's or school's students; or                      (B)  offering dual credit courses to the   district's or school's students; [or]                (2)  the Windham School District; or                (3)  the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile   board, or a juvenile probation department.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.