Texas Labor Code - LAB § 302.0031. College Credit for Heroes Program

(a) In this section:

(b) The commission shall establish and administer the College Credit for Heroes program to identify, develop, and support methods to maximize academic or workforce education credit awarded by institutions of higher education to veterans and military servicemembers for military experience, education, and training obtained during military service in order to expedite the entry of veterans and military servicemembers into the workforce.

(c) The commission shall work cooperatively with other state agencies, including the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, public junior colleges, and other institutions of higher education, to accomplish the purposes of this section.

(d) The commission may award grants to state, local, or private entities that perform activities related to the purposes of this section.

(e) The commission shall administer the program using money previously appropriated to the commission or received from federal or other sources.

(f) The commission may adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this section.

(g) The commission, after consultation with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, shall include in the commission's supplemental annual report to the legislature and the governor under Section 301.065(c):

(h) For purposes of Section 33.007(b)(11), Education Code, the commission, in cooperation with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, shall develop and annually make available to each school district and each open-enrollment charter school that offers a high school program informational materials regarding the availability of college credit awarded by institutions of higher education to veterans and military servicemembers for military experience, education, and training obtained during military service, including information regarding the program under this section.

(i) Under the program, the commission shall identify, develop, and support methods to facilitate the award of course time credit by career schools or colleges or other private or nonprofit entities providing programs of study or courses of instruction leading to industry certifications or other workforce credentials to veterans and military servicemembers for military experience, education, or training obtained during military service for programs of study or courses of instruction offered by those schools, colleges, or other entities for which skills obtained through military experience, education, and training align.