Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1017	Senate Author:  Powell et al.
Effective:  6-10-19	House Sponsor:  Guerra et al.

           

            Senate Bill 1017 amends the Education Code to require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to establish an advisory council on postsecondary education for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and sets out further provisions relating to the advisory council and its reporting requirements. The bill requires the coordinating board, with the assistance of the advisory council, periodically to review the policies and practices that increase access to higher education opportunities for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and to distribute certain educational outreach materials. The bill increases the frequency with which the coordinating board is required to update an inventory of relevant postsecondary educational programs and services provided by public institutions of higher education.