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House Bill 992 |
House Author: Castro |
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Effective: Vetoed |
Senate Sponsor: Zaffirini |
House Bill 992 amends the Education Code to require an institution of higher education to provide written notice to each undergraduate student before the end of the first semester in which the student is enrolled in the institution of limitations on the number of courses the student may drop. The bill excludes semester credit hours earned by a student before receiving an associate degree that has been previously awarded to the student in excess of the number of semester credit hours required for the completion of that degree from the computation of semester credit hours for purposes of determining whether the student has exceeded the 30‑semester-hour limit on the number of credit hours above the student's degree requirements that are eligible for funding under the state's higher education funding formulas.
Reason Given for Veto: "House Bill 992 would exempt community college semester credit hours, other than those required for a baccalaureate degree, from counting against the excess semester credit hour cap, which is 30 hours above the degree requirement. House Bill 992 removes important incentives for students and community colleges to focus on degree completion.
"House Bill 992 would encourage students to waste time and money, along with taxpayer dollars, and would prevent students and community colleges from being held accountable for responsible academic planning and advising.
"Rather than exempt non-required community college courses from the excess semester credit hour cap, a better solution is to improve matriculation agreements and student advising so students can transfer more hours that do count toward degree completion."