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  2025S0115-1 02/14/25     By: Blanco, Parker S.B. No. 1649     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to designating the Windham School District to provide   postsecondary education to students of the district.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 19, Education Code, is amended by adding   Sections 19.012 and 19.013 to read as follows:           Sec.   19.012.     POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION. The district and   department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the   district to administer postsecondary education programs through   higher education partners to district students.           Sec.   19.013.     POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD. (a)   The district shall establish a postsecondary education advisory   board to advise the department regarding postsecondary education   programs.           (b)     The advisory board is composed of members who are   relevant stakeholders, including representatives of:                 (1)  the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;                 (2)  the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;                 (3)  the Texas Workforce Commission;                 (4)     public institutions of higher education on a   rotating basis;                 (5)     an organization that represents the families of   students of the district;                 (6)     an organization that advocates for the education   of students of the district; and                 (7)     students of the district, which may be former   students.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.