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Senate Bill 1726 |
Senate Author: Zaffirini |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
House Sponsor: Branch |
Senate Bill 1726 amends the Education Code to require each institution of higher education to identify, adopt, and make available for public inspection measurable learning outcomes for each undergraduate course offered by the institution other than a course with a highly variable subject content that is tailored specifically to an individual student or a laboratory, practicum, or discussion section that is an intrinsic and required component of a lecture course. The bill authorizes an institution to adopt learning outcomes that are the same as or are based on those identified for that course by the institution's recognized accrediting agency. The bill requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in consultation with institutions of higher education, to adopt any rules it considers appropriate for the administration of the bill's provisions.