S.B. No. 959         AN ACT   relating to student success-based funding recommendations for   certain continuing workforce education courses offered by public   junior colleges.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 61.0593, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows:          (f-1)  In making its recommendations under Subsection (f)   relating to institutional appropriations of incentive funds for   public junior colleges based on achievement on student success   measures, the board, in the manner and to the extent the board   considers appropriate and in consultation with those colleges,   shall incorporate the consideration of student success measures,   and include appropriate funding recommendations based on those   success measures, achieved in qualified continuing workforce   education courses offered by those colleges for which credit toward   a certificate or associate's degree is not awarded.  For purposes of   this subsection, a continuing workforce education course is   considered qualified if the course is consistent with the role and   mission of a public junior college and is designed to prepare   students with skills necessary to attain external workforce   credentials, including a certification or license, or employment in   a specific high-demand occupation, regardless of whether the course   is part of a recognized sequence of courses that requires a specific   number of contact hours.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.             ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 959 passed the Senate on       April 14, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that   the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 27, 2021, by the   following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 959 passed the House, with   amendment, on May 24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 120,   Nays 26, one present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor