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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 84(R)

House Bill 1583

House Author:  Clardy

Effective:  6-3-15

Senate Sponsor:  Zaffirini


            House Bill 1583 amends the Education Code to require a public junior college to establish a block schedule curriculum from among certain allied health, nursing, and career and technology associate degree or certificate programs not previously offered as a block schedule curriculum by the junior college. The bill requires each public junior college to publish, in advance of each semester, the available block schedule curricula for each such associate degree or certificate program offered by the college for that semester. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board must, among other duties, adopt rules for the administration of these provisions.