By: Burrows H.B. No. 4085       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to certain courses or activities approved by the board of   trustees of a school district for course credit.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 28.002(g-1) and (g-2), Education Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (g-1)  A district may also offer a course or other activity,   including an apprenticeship or training hours needed to obtain an   industry-recognized credential or certificate, that is approved by   the board of trustees for credit without obtaining State Board of   Education approval if:                (1)  the district:                      (A)  develops a program under which the district   partners with a public or private institution of higher education   and local business, labor, and community leaders to develop and   provide the courses; or                      (B)  adopts a program under which the district   partners with a local economic development corporation and local   businesses to develop and provide the courses; and                (2)  the course or other activity allows students to   enter:                      (A)  a career or technology training program in   the district's region of the state;                      (B)  an institution of higher education without   remediation;                      (C)  an apprenticeship training program; or                      (D)  an internship required as part of   accreditation toward an industry-recognized credential or   certificate for course credit.          (g-2)  Each school district shall annually report to the   agency the names of any [the] courses, programs, institutions of   higher education, or   [and] internships in which the district's   students have enrolled under Subsection (g-1). The agency shall   make available information provided under this subsection to other   districts.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.