85R6187 SRS-D     By: Blanco H.B. No. 1192       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the expansion of the College Credit for Heroes program   to lower-division public institutions of higher education offering   degrees in certain fields.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 302.0031, Labor Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a) and (f) and adding Subsection (b-1) to   read as follows:          (a)  In this section:                (1) "Institution[, "institution] of higher education,"   "public junior college," "public state college," and "public   technical institute" have [has] the meanings [meaning] assigned by   Section 61.003, Education Code.                (2)  "Lower-division institution of higher education"   means a public junior college, public state college, or public   technical institute.          (b-1)  The commission shall administer the College Credit   for Heroes program at each lower-division institution of higher   education that offers a degree program in the field of applied   science or in a closely related field, as determined by the   commission in consultation with the Texas Higher Education   Coordinating Board for purposes of this subsection. The commission   by rule shall establish a procedure through which a lower-division   institution of higher education described by this subsection may   opt out of participating in the program.          (f)  The commission shall [may] adopt rules as necessary for   the administration of this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.