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Senate Bill 1053 |
Senate Author: Zaffirini |
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Effective: Vetoed |
House Sponsor: Aycock |
Senate Bill 1053 amends the Education Code to require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in consultation with college and university representatives, including academic advisors and other professionals the board considers appropriate, to establish a method for assessing the quality and effectiveness of academic advising services available to students at each public college and university. The bill requires that assessment method to include the use of student surveys and to identify objective, quantifiable measures of an academic advising service's quality and effectiveness.
Reason Given for Veto: "Senate Bill No. 1053 requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop a methodology to assess quality and effectiveness of higher education academic advising services to students. The bill is silent as to what is to be done with the assessment methodology once it is developed. The bill is an unfunded mandate and will distract the agency from higher priorities."