88R14419 CXP-F     By: Bowers, Allen, et al. H.B. No. 5264       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the adoption and use of certain performance indicators   to measure and evaluate career school or college programs.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 132, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 132.027 to read as follows:          Sec. 132.027.  PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. (a) The commission   shall adopt a set of performance indicators for the purpose of   measuring and evaluating the quality of the learning and   achievement of students enrolled in programs operated by career   schools or colleges. The commission periodically shall review the   indicators and make appropriate revisions based on that review.          (b)  The performance indicators adopted under Subsection (a)   must allow for the assessment of a career school or college program   with respect to:                (1)  industry recognition of the program and the   corresponding value that industry attaches to the program and to   any certifications or licenses related to the program;                (2)  the rate at which students are able to   successfully complete the program;                (3)  the availability of a program-related   certification or license after a student completes the program;                (4)  the likelihood that a certification or license   related to the program will:                      (A)  lead to postsecondary work, an   apprenticeship program, or established industry credentials; or                      (B)  support employment in multiple regions of   this state;                (5)  whether a program-related certification or   license will be awarded by an independent third-party organization   using predetermined standards for knowledge, skills, and   competencies; and                (6)  the inclusion of accepted best practices for the   program that align to best practices contained in:                      (A)  widely accepted industry standards; or                       (B)  standards established by an independent   third-party organization with expertise in gathering information   from employers related to the value attached to any certifications   or licenses related to the program.          (c)  The commission shall:                (1)  develop a methodology for determining the minimum   acceptable standards for a career school or college based on the   performance indicators adopted under Subsection (a); and                (2)  evaluate annually 20 percent of career school and   college programs in all regions of this state for compliance with   the minimum acceptable standards described by Subdivision (1).          (d)  A career school or college offering a program that fails   to meet the minimum standards developed under Subsection (c) is   ineligible to enter into a contract with a local workforce   development board with respect to that program.          (e)  Not later than September 1 of each year, the commission   shall publish a list of each career school and college program that   has been reviewed by the commission and that meets the minimum   acceptable standards developed under Subsection (c).          (f)  Rules adopted by the commission under Section 132.021   must include rules for the periodic review of performance   indicators.          SECTION 2.  Not later than September 1, 2024, the Texas   Workforce Commission shall publish the initial list required under   Section 132.027(e), Education Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.