Texas § ED.7.0405 - POSTING OF POSTSECONDARY OUTCOMES

§ ED.7.0405. POSTING OF POSTSECONDARY OUTCOMES

POSTING OF POSTSECONDARY OUTCOMES. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the agency shall post on the agency's Internet website the following de-identified data, disaggregated by school district or open-enrollment charter school, high school campus, and annual cohort for the 10 most recent annual cohorts: (1) for students who graduate from high school: (A) the number and percentage of students who enroll in, enroll in remedial postsecondary coursework as part of, persist for at least one year in, or complete a postsecondary degree, certificate, or other credentialing program, disaggregated by program and postsecondary educational institution; and (B) employment status, occupation, industry, wage, and county of employment and residence, as reported under Section 204.0025 , Labor Code; and (2) for students who did not graduate from high school: (A) the highest grade level completed; (B) for each cohort for which data is available, employment status, occupation, industry, wage, and county of employment and residence, as reported under Section 204.0025 , Labor Code; and (C) whether the student has earned a high school equivalency certificate. (a-1) The agency is required to provide data regarding students who graduate from high school and enroll in remedial postsecondary coursework as part of a postsecondary degree, certificate, or other credentialing program under Subsection (a)(1)(A) only to the extent that data is available. (b) The agency shall post the data required under Subsection (a) in a manner that complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g) and may, if necessary to comply with that act, create a private portal for school district board of trustees or open-enrollment charter school governing body members, school administrators, and school counselors at a high school to access data for the member's, administrator's, or counselor's school district or open-enrollment charter school. (c) The agency shall ensure the data posted under Subsection (a) is made available to: (1) school district board of trustees and open-enrollment charter school governing body members and superintendents to assist in adopting college, career, and military readiness plans under Section 11.186 ; and (2) school counselors at a high school to assist the counselors in performing the duties under Section 33.007 . Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 918 (H.B. 120 ), Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2025. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2 ), Sec. 6.02, eff. June 20, 2025.