By Delco H.B. No. 1705
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to proprietary schools; providing civil penalties.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 32, Education Code, is
1-5 amended by adding Section 32.211 to read as follows:
1-6 Sec. 32.211. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION TO COORDINATING
1-7 BOARD. (a) The Central Education Agency and the commissioner of
1-8 higher education shall enter into an interagency contract for the
1-9 transfer of the regulation of proprietary schools from the Central
1-10 Education Agency to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
1-11 The transfer shall take effect on a date specified in the contract,
1-12 but not later than February 1, 1994. On the effective date of the
1-13 transfer:
1-14 (1) all powers, duties, rights, and obligations of the
1-15 Central Education Agency relating to the regulation of proprietary
1-16 schools are transferred to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
1-17 Board;
1-18 (2) all assets, liabilities, equipment, data,
1-19 documents, facilities, and other items of the Central Education
1-20 Agency relating to the regulation of proprietary schools are
1-21 transferred to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; and
1-22 (3) any appropriation to the Central Education Agency
1-23 relating to the regulation of proprietary schools is transferred to
1-24 the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
2-1 (b) The commissioner of higher education shall publish the
2-2 contract in the Texas Register.
2-3 (c) The officers and employees of the Central Education
2-4 Agency shall cooperate fully with the reorganization.
2-5 (d) Until the effective date of a transfer under Subsection
2-6 (a) of this section, a reference in this chapter to the
2-7 commissioner of higher education is considered to be a reference to
2-8 the commissioner of education, and a reference to the Texas Higher
2-9 Education Coordinating Board is considered to be a reference to the
2-10 Central Education Agency.
2-11 (e) This section does not affect:
2-12 (1) the validity of any action taken by the Central
2-13 Education Agency under this chapter before the effective date of
2-14 the transfer described in Subsection (a) of this section; or
2-15 (2) a civil or administrative proceeding completed
2-16 before the effective date of the transfer.
2-17 (f) This section does not affect the validity of a civil or
2-18 administrative proceeding under this chapter, including
2-19 certification or rulemaking, in progress on the effective date of
2-20 the transfer described in Subsection (a) of this section. A civil
2-21 or administrative proceeding under this chapter that is in progress
2-22 on the effective date of the transfer described in Subsection (a)
2-23 of this section continues as if it had been initiated by the Texas
2-24 Higher Education Coordinating Board under the law in effect on that
2-25 date.
2-26 (g) All forms, rules, and procedures adopted by the Central
2-27 Education Agency for the administration and enforcement of this
3-1 chapter and in effect on the effective date of the transfer
3-2 described in Subsection (a) of this section remain in effect on or
3-3 after that date as if adopted by the Texas Higher Education
3-4 Coordinating Board until amended, repealed, withdrawn, or otherwise
3-5 superseded by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. A
3-6 certificate of approval issued under this chapter and in effect on
3-7 the effective date of the transfer described in Subsection (a) of
3-8 this section remains in effect according to its terms as if issued
3-9 by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board until the
3-10 certificate expires or is revoked or surrendered.
3-11 SECTION 2. Section 32.11, Education Code, is amended by
3-12 amending Subdivision (5) and adding Subdivisions (10)-(12) to read
3-13 as follows:
3-14 (5) "Administrator" means the commissioner of higher
3-15 education <State Commissioner of Education> or a person,
3-16 knowledgeable in the administration of regulating proprietary
3-17 schools, designated by the Commissioner to administer the
3-18 provisions of this chapter.
3-19 (10) "Small proprietary school" means a proprietary
3-20 school that does not receive any payment from federal funds under
3-21 20 U.S.C. Section 1070 et seq. and its subsequent amendments or a
3-22 prepaid federal or state source as compensation in whole or in part
3-23 for any student tuitions and fees or other charges and either:
3-24 (A) has an annual gross income from student
3-25 tuition and fees that is less than or equal to $100,000 for
3-26 programs regulated by the agency;
3-27 (B) exclusively offers programs to assist
4-1 students to prepare for an undergraduate or graduate course of
4-2 study at a college or university; or
4-3 (C) exclusively offers programs to assist
4-4 students, who have obtained, or who are in the process of
4-5 obtaining, degrees after completing an undergraduate or graduate
4-6 course of study at a college or university, to prepare for an
4-7 examination.
4-8 (11) "Central Education Agency" or "State Board of
4-9 Education" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
4-10 (12) "Commissioner of Education" means the
4-11 commissioner of higher education.
4-12 SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 32, Education Code, is
4-13 amended by adding Section 32.241 to read as follows:
4-14 Sec. 32.241. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW. The administrator shall
4-15 conduct a comprehensive review of the existing rules and policies
4-16 governing proprietary schools and reduce regulation of small
4-17 proprietary schools by January 1, 1995. This section expires
4-18 February 1, 1995.
4-19 SECTION 4. Subchapter D, Chapter 32, Education Code, is
4-20 amended by adding Sections 32.321 and 32.322 to read as follows:
4-21 Sec. 32.321. STATUTORY WAIVER AUTHORITY. (a) The State
4-22 Board of Education after consultation with the Proprietary School
4-23 Advisory Commission may establish rules that waive, alter, suspend,
4-24 or replace any of the following provisions governing small
4-25 proprietary schools:
4-26 (1) the fee schedule authorized under Section 32.71 of
4-27 this code, provided that fees under a fee schedule established by
5-1 rule may not be less than the reasonable administrative cost for
5-2 regulation or more than the amount that a small proprietary school
5-3 would otherwise pay if it were not classified as a small
5-4 proprietary school;
5-5 (2) participation in the proprietary school tuition
5-6 protection fund required by Section 32.91 of this code;
5-7 (3) the refund policy provisions of Section 32.39 of
5-8 this code;
5-9 (4) the bonding requirements of Section 32.38 of this
5-10 code;
5-11 (5) the examination of a school for compliance under
5-12 Section 32.34(f) of this code;
5-13 (6) the reporting requirements of Section 32.33(o) of
5-14 this code; and
5-15 (7) the term for which a certificate of approval is
5-16 issued under Section 32.34(b) of this code, provided that a rule
5-17 adopted under this section may not provide for a term that exceeds
5-18 three years or is less than one year.
5-19 (b) A rule proposed under this section may be adopted only
5-20 if it will reduce the regulatory burden for small proprietary
5-21 schools and will adequately safeguard the interests of the students
5-22 of small proprietary schools to receive either the education for
5-23 which they have contracted or an appropriate refund.
5-24 Sec. 32.322. SMALL SCHOOL EXEMPTION. The administrator may
5-25 exempt small proprietary schools from any requirement of this
5-26 chapter to reduce the cost to small schools of receiving a
5-27 certificate of approval.
6-1 SECTION 5. Section 32.39, Education Code, is amended by
6-2 amending Subsections (a), (b), and (e) and adding Subsection (g) to
6-3 read as follows:
6-4 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (g) of this section, as
6-5 <As> a condition for granting certification each school must
6-6 maintain a cancellation and settlement policy which must provide a
6-7 full refund of all monies paid by a student if:
6-8 (1) the student cancels the enrollment agreement or
6-9 contract within 72 hours (until midnight of the third day excluding
6-10 Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after the enrollment
6-11 contract is signed by the prospective student;
6-12 (2) the enrollment of the student was procured as the
6-13 result of any misrepresentation in advertising, promotional
6-14 materials of the school, or representations by the owner or
6-15 representatives of the school.
6-16 (b) Except as provided by Subsection (g) of this section, as
6-17 <As> a condition for granting certification, each school must
6-18 maintain a policy for the refund of the unused portion of tuition,
6-19 fees, and other charges in the event the student, after expiration
6-20 of the 72-hour cancellation privilege, fails to enter the course,
6-21 or withdraws, or is discontinued therefrom at any time prior to
6-22 completion, and such policy must provide:
6-23 (1) refunds for resident courses will be based on the
6-24 period of enrollment computed on the basis of course time expressed
6-25 in clock hours;
6-26 (2) the effective date of the termination for refund
6-27 purposes in residence schools will be the earliest of the
7-1 following:
7-2 (A) the last date of attendance, if the student
7-3 is terminated by the school;
7-4 (B) the date of receipt of written notice from
7-5 the student;
7-6 (C) ten school days following the last date of
7-7 attendance;
7-8 (3) if tuition and fees are <is> collected in advance
7-9 of entrance, and if, after expiration of the 72-hour cancellation
7-10 privilege, the student does not enter the residence school, not
7-11 more than $100 shall be retained by the school;
7-12 (4) for the student who enters a residence course of
7-13 not more than 12 months in length, terminates or withdraws, the
7-14 school may retain $100 of tuition and fees and the minimum refund
7-15 of the remaining tuition and fees will be:
7-16 (A) during the first week or one-tenth of the
7-17 course, whichever is less, 90 percent of the remaining tuition and
7-18 fees;
7-19 (B) after the first week or one-tenth of the
7-20 course, whichever is less, but within the first three weeks of the
7-21 course, 80 percent of the remaining tuition and fees;
7-22 (C) after the first three weeks of the course,
7-23 but within the first quarter of the course, 75 percent of the
7-24 remaining tuition and fees;
7-25 (D) during the second quarter of the course, 50
7-26 percent of the remaining tuition and fees;
7-27 (E) during the third quarter of the course, 10
8-1 percent of the remaining tuition and fees;
8-2 (F) during the last quarter of the course, the
8-3 student may be considered obligated for the full tuition and fees;
8-4 (5) for residence courses more than 12 months in
8-5 length, the refund shall be applied to each 12-month period paid,
8-6 or part thereof separately, and the student is entitled to a refund
8-7 as provided by Subdivision (4) of this subsection;
8-8 (6) refunds of items of extra expense to the student,
8-9 such as instructional supplies, books, student activities,
8-10 laboratory fees, service charges, rentals, deposits, and all other
8-11 such ancillary miscellaneous charges, where these items are
8-12 separately stated and shown in the data furnished the student
8-13 before enrollment, will be made in a reasonable manner acceptable
8-14 to the administrator;
8-15 (7) refunds based on enrollment in residence schools
8-16 will be totally consummated within 60 <30> days after the effective
8-17 date of termination;
8-18 (8) refunds for correspondence courses will be
8-19 computed on the basis of the number of lessons in the course;
8-20 (9) the effective date of the termination for refund
8-21 purposes in correspondence courses will be the earliest of the
8-22 following:
8-23 (A) the date of notification to the student if
8-24 the student is terminated;
8-25 (B) the date of receipt of written notice from
8-26 the student;
8-27 (C) the end of the third calendar month
9-1 following the month in which the student's last lesson assignment
9-2 was received unless notification has been received from the student
9-3 that he wishes to remain enrolled;
9-4 (10) if tuition and fees are <is> collected before any
9-5 lessons have been completed, and if, after expiration of the
9-6 72-hour cancellation privilege, the student fails to begin the
9-7 course, not more than $50 shall be retained by the school;
9-8 (11) in cases of termination or withdrawal after the
9-9 student has begun the correspondence course, the school may retain
9-10 $50 of tuition and fees, and the minimum refund policy must provide
9-11 that the student will be refunded the pro rata portion of the
9-12 remaining tuition, fees, and other charges that the number of
9-13 lessons completed and serviced by the school bears to the total
9-14 number of lessons in the course;
9-15 (12) refunds based on enrollment in correspondence
9-16 schools will be totally consummated within 60 <30> days after the
9-17 effective date of termination.
9-18 (e) If a refund is not made within the period required by
9-19 this section, the school shall pay a penalty <interest on the
9-20 refund for the interval beginning with the first day following the
9-21 expiration of the refund period and ending with the day immediately
9-22 preceding the date the refund is made>. If the refund is made to a
9-23 lending institution, the penalty <interest> shall also be paid to
9-24 that institution and applied against the student's loan. The
9-25 commissioner of education annually shall establish the level of the
9-26 penalty <interest> at a level sufficient to provide a deterrent to
9-27 the retention of student funds. The Central Education Agency may
10-1 exempt a school from the payment of the penalty <interest> if the
10-2 school makes a good faith effort to refund the tuition, fees, and
10-3 other charges but is unable to locate the student. The school
10-4 shall provide to the agency on request documentation of the effort
10-5 to locate the student.
10-6 (g) A program that is 40 hours or less of class time, or a
10-7 seminar or workshop, is exempt from the 72-hour rule provided by
10-8 Subsection (b) of this section. The school shall maintain a policy
10-9 for the refund of the unused portion of tuition, fees, and other
10-10 charges in the event the student fails to enter the course,
10-11 withdraws from the course, or is discontinued from the class at any
10-12 time before completion of the course as provided by this section.
10-13 The policy must provide that:
10-14 (1) refunds are based on the period of enrollment
10-15 computed on the basis of course time expressed in clock hours;
10-16 (2) the effective date of the termination for refund
10-17 purposes is the earlier of:
10-18 (A) the last date of attendance; or
10-19 (B) the date the school receives written notice
10-20 from the student that the student is withdrawing from the class;
10-21 and
10-22 (3) the student will be refunded the pro rata portion
10-23 of tuition, fees, and other charges that the number of class hours
10-24 remaining in the course after the effective date of the termination
10-25 bears to the total number of class hours in the course.
10-26 SECTION 6. Section 32.401, Education Code, is amended to
10-27 read as follows:
11-1 Sec. 32.401. APPROVED DEGREES. <(a)> A proprietary school
11-2 may offer a <an associate of applied arts or an associate of
11-3 applied science> degree approved by the Texas Higher Education
11-4 Coordinating Board.
11-5 <(b) A proprietary school may offer an applied technology
11-6 degree, an occupational studies degree, or other degree approved by
11-7 the Central Education Agency. The Central Education Agency shall
11-8 have no authority to approve a degree title that uses "associate,"
11-9 "bachelor's," "master's," or "doctor's" in the title and shall
11-10 consult with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to
11-11 ensure that the titles of degrees approved by the agency are
11-12 distinctly different from the titles of degrees approved by the
11-13 board.>
11-14 SECTION 7. Subchapter D, Chapter 32, Education Code, is
11-15 amended by adding Section 32.402 to read as follows:
11-16 Sec. 32.402. NONQUALIFICATION AS PROPRIETARY SCHOOL. (a) A
11-17 school operating as a small proprietary school but that has an
11-18 annual gross income from tuition and fees that exceeds $100,000
11-19 (other than a test preparation school as defined in Section
11-20 32.11(10)(B) or (C)) that intends to receive a payment from federal
11-21 funds under 20 U.S.C. Section 1070 et seq. or intends to receive
11-22 prepayment of tuition, fees, or other charges from federal or state
11-23 funds shall send written notice to the administrator. The notice
11-24 must be sent not later than the following date, as applicable:
11-25 (1) the 60th day after the date on which annual gross
11-26 income is determined to exceed the maximum;
11-27 (2) the day before receiving a payment of federal
12-1 funds under 20 U.S.C. Section 1070 et seq.; or
12-2 (3) the day before enrolling a student who will prepay
12-3 tuition, a fee, or another charge in whole or in part from federal
12-4 or state funds.
12-5 (b) A school that no longer qualifies as a small proprietary
12-6 school shall apply for an initial certificate of approval as a
12-7 proprietary school within 30 days after the date the school has
12-8 notified the administrator that it no longer qualifies as a small
12-9 proprietary school. The administrator may apply or prorate any
12-10 fees paid by the school as a small proprietary school.
12-11 (c) A school that no longer qualifies as a small proprietary
12-12 school shall submit to the administrator an amount of money equal
12-13 to the difference between the fee for the small proprietary school
12-14 certificate of approval submitted by the school and the fee that
12-15 the school would be required to submit after its qualifications as
12-16 a small proprietary school cease.
12-17 (d) The authority of a school to operate under a small
12-18 proprietary school certificate of approval terminates on the final
12-19 determination of issuance or denial of an initial certificate of
12-20 approval. If a school fails to file a complete application within
12-21 the period required by Subsection (b) of this section, the school,
12-22 as a condition of issuance, must pay a late fee in an amount
12-23 established by State Board of Education rule of at least $100.
12-24 SECTION 8. Subchapter G, Chapter 32, Education Code, is
12-25 amended by adding Section 32.65 to read as follows:
12-26 Sec. 32.65. PENALTY FOR SMALL PROPRIETARY SCHOOL. (a) If a
12-27 school fails to timely comply with the requirements of Section
13-1 32.402 of this code, in addition to any other penalties authorized
13-2 by law, the administrator may assess a penalty in an amount not
13-3 greater than two times the amount that the school would have paid
13-4 in fees and other charges if the school had complied with the
13-5 requirements of Section 32.402 or may assess a penalty in the
13-6 amount of the tuition or fee charge to any students whose tuition
13-7 or fees were contracted to be funded by a prepaid federal or state
13-8 source.
13-9 (b) If the administrator finds that the school acted
13-10 intentionally, the administrator may, in addition to any other
13-11 remedy available under law, assess a penalty against the owner in
13-12 an amount not greater than four times the amount of the fees and
13-13 charges that the school should have paid or four times the amount
13-14 of the student tuition that was contracted to be funded from a
13-15 prepaid federal or state source.
13-16 (c) The failure to notify the administrator within four
13-17 months after the school's earnings exceed that of a small
13-18 proprietary school gives rise to a rebuttable presumption of intent
13-19 for purposes of assessment of a penalty.
13-20 (d) The failure to notify the administrator within 10 days
13-21 after a school has enrolled a student whose tuition or fees are
13-22 paid in whole or in part from a prepaid federal or state source
13-23 gives rise to a rebuttable presumption of intent for purposes of
13-24 assessment of a penalty.
13-25 (e) A civil penalty under this section shall be assessed in
13-26 accordance with the procedures stated in Section 32.611 of this
13-27 code. A penalty collected shall be deposited in the state treasury
14-1 to the credit of the general revenue fund.
14-2 SECTION 9. Section 32.71, Education Code, is amended by
14-3 amending Subsections (a), (f), and (g) and adding Subsection (h) to
14-4 read as follows:
14-5 (a) Certificate and registration fees, except those charged
14-6 pursuant to Subsection (d) of this section, shall be collected by
14-7 the Administrator and deposited with the State Treasurer. Each fee
14-8 shall be in an amount set by the Administrator and approved by the
14-9 State Board of Education in an amount not to exceed 150 percent of
14-10 each fee in the following schedule:
14-11 (1) the initial fee for a school:
14-12 (A) for a certificate of approval <the initial
14-13 fee for a school> is $2,000; or
14-14 (B) for a small proprietary school certificate
14-15 of approval is $1,000;
14-16 (2) the first <annual> renewal fee and each subsequent
14-17 renewal fee for a school is the greater of:
14-18 (A) an amount that is determined by applying a
14-19 percentage, not to exceed 0.3 percent, to the gross tuition and
14-20 fees, excluding refunds as provided by Section 32.39 of this code,
14-21 of the school; or
14-22 (B) $500;
14-23 (3) the initial registration fee for a representative
14-24 is $60;
14-25 (4) the annual renewal fee for a representative is
14-26 $30;
14-27 (5) the fee for a change of a name of a school or
15-1 owner is $100;
15-2 (6) the fee for a change of an address of a school is
15-3 $180;
15-4 (7) the fee for a change in the name or address of a
15-5 representative or a change in the name or address of a school that
15-6 causes the reissuance of a representative permit is $10;
15-7 (8) the application fee for an additional course is
15-8 $150, except for seminar and workshop courses, for which the fee is
15-9 $25;
15-10 (9) the application fee for a director, administrative
15-11 staff member, or instructor is $15;
15-12 (10) the application fee for the authority to grant
15-13 degrees is $2,000;
15-14 (11) the application fee for an additional degree
15-15 course is $250; and
15-16 (12) the fee for an inspection required by rule of the
15-17 State Board of Education of classroom facilities that are separate
15-18 from the main campus is $250.
15-19 (f) The administrator may allow payment of any fee
15-20 authorized under this section or under Section 32.91 of this code
15-21 that exceeds $1,000 to be paid by installment. The administrator
15-22 shall provide for appropriate interest charges and late penalties
15-23 in addition to any other remedy that is provided for by law for the
15-24 late payment of a fee installment authorized under this section.
15-25 The administrator may assess a reasonable service charge or
15-26 interest to be paid by a school that pays a fee by installment in
15-27 an amount not to exceed 10 percent annually of the fee that is to
16-1 be paid by installment <The Administrator, with the approval of
16-2 the State Board of Education, may increase any fee authorized under
16-3 this section at a rate not to exceed the increase in the National
16-4 Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers. The calculation of
16-5 the index in effect on September 1, 1989, shall be the base for
16-6 calculating the rate at which fees may increase. Fee increases
16-7 under this subsection do not have to be made annually>.
16-8 (g) All fees, interest, or other charges collected under
16-9 this section shall be used only for the administration of the Texas
16-10 Proprietary School Act.
16-11 (h) The administrator may apply or prorate a fee paid by a
16-12 small proprietary school that has complied with the notification
16-13 requirements of Section 32.402 of this code toward an initial
16-14 certificate as a proprietary school in the event that a school has
16-15 ceased to qualify as a small proprietary school during a
16-16 certification period.
16-17 SECTION 10. Section 32.91, Education Code, is amended by
16-18 amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
16-19 follows:
16-20 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (e) of this section, at
16-21 <At> the time that each school pays its annual renewal fee, in the
16-22 years provided by Subsection (c) of this section, the State Board
16-23 of Education shall also collect a fee from the school for deposit
16-24 to the credit of a special fund in the state treasury to be called
16-25 the proprietary school tuition protection fund.
16-26 (e) A school is not required to pay the fee for the tuition
16-27 protection fund under Subsection (a) of this section if, at the
17-1 time the school pays the annual renewal fee, the bond provided by
17-2 the school under Section 32.38 of this code is greater than the
17-3 unearned tuition of the school.
17-4 SECTION 11. Section 32.12(a), Education Code, is amended to
17-5 read as follows:
17-6 (a) The following schools or educational institutions are
17-7 specifically exempt from the provisions of this chapter and are not
17-8 within the definition of "proprietary school":
17-9 (1) a school or educational institution supported by
17-10 taxation from either a local or State source;
17-11 (2) nonprofit schools owned, controlled, operated, and
17-12 conducted by bona fide religious, denominational, eleemosynary, or
17-13 similar public institutions exempt from property taxation under the
17-14 laws of this State, but such schools may choose to apply for a
17-15 certificate of approval hereunder, and upon approval and issuance,
17-16 shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter as determined by
17-17 the administrator;
17-18 (3) a school or training program which offers
17-19 instruction of purely avocational or recreational subjects as
17-20 determined by the administrator;
17-21 (4) a course or courses of instruction or study
17-22 sponsored by an employer for the training and preparation of its
17-23 own employees, and for which no tuition fee is charged to the
17-24 student;
17-25 (5) a course or courses of study or instruction
17-26 sponsored by a recognized trade, business, or professional
17-27 organization for the instruction of the members of the organization
18-1 with a closed membership;
18-2 (6) private colleges or universities which award a
18-3 recognized baccalaureate, or higher degree, and which maintain and
18-4 operate educational programs for which a majority of the credits
18-5 given are transferable to a college, junior college, or university
18-6 supported entirely or partly by taxation from either a local or
18-7 State source;
18-8 (7) a school or course which is otherwise regulated
18-9 and approved under and pursuant to any other law or rulemaking
18-10 process of the State or approved for continuing education credit by
18-11 an organization that accredits courses for the maintenance of a
18-12 license, except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section;
18-13 (8) aviation schools or instructors approved by and
18-14 under the supervision of the Federal Aviation Administration;
18-15 (9) a school which offers intensive review courses
18-16 designed to prepare students for certified public accountancy
18-17 tests, public accountancy tests, law school aptitude tests, bar
18-18 examinations, or medical college admissions tests.
18-19 SECTION 12. Section 32.12, Education Code, is amended by
18-20 adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
18-21 (d) Notwithstanding the exemptions listed in Subsection (a)
18-22 above, a dispute resolution organization, as defined by
18-23 Section 154.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, may elect to
18-24 seek a certificate of approval pursuant to Subchapter D of the
18-25 Texas Proprietary Schools Act.
18-26 SECTION 13. Section 32.21(d), Education Code, is repealed.
18-27 SECTION 14. This Act applies beginning with the 1993-1994
19-1 school year.
19-2 SECTION 15. The importance of this legislation and the
19-3 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
19-4 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
19-5 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
19-6 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
19-7 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
19-8 passage, and it is so enacted.