Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 61.835 - [See Note] Transferable College Credit for Heroes Curricula(a) To promote the purposes of the College Credit for Heroes program established under Section 302.0031, Labor Code, the board, in consultation with the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Veterans Commission, and institutions of higher education, shall: (1) develop standardized curricula within degree and certificate programs commonly offered by institutions of higher education toward which qualified veterans or military service members may be awarded appropriate academic credit for experience, education, and training earned during military service; and(2) require the transferability between institutions of higher education of course credit for curricula developed under this section that is awarded to qualified veterans or military service members.(b) The board shall adopt rules for the administration of this section.Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 940,Sec. 6, eff. only if a specific appropriation for the implementation of the Act is provided in a general appropriations act of the 85th Legislature.