BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 1052 By: Haywood Education 4-6-95 Committee Report (Amended) BACKGROUND The comprehensive bachelor of science and master of science in Radiological Science at Midwestern State University (MSU) provide advanced education for radiologic administrators. The master of science program in radiological sciences is the first discipline-specific degree of its kind in the United States. The bachelor of science course is the only one in Texas. By providing this education through instructional telecommunication, Air Force personnel, who ordinarily would not be able to attend classes full-time, can benefit from this training. The U.S. Air Force has expressed interest in enrolling its personnel based out-of-state in these unique courses. Although courses taught through instructional telecommunication do not have the same overhead costs as traditional instruction, current law requires these Air Force personnel to pay out-of-state tuition rates. This makes the courses prohibitively expensive for Air Force personnel not based in Texas. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 1052 allows U.S. Air Force personnel stationed outside of Texas who are enrolled in radiological science programs at Midwestern State University to pay tuition fees and other fees or charges provided for Texas residents. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 54.058, Education Code, by adding Subsection (h) to entitle U.S. Air Force personnel stationed outside the State of Texas who are enrolled in the bachelor of science or master of science degree program in radiological sciences at Midwestern State University by instructional telecommunication to pay tuition fees and other fees or charges provided for Texas residents if they began the program while stationed at an Air Force base in Texas. Defines "instructional telecommunication." SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1995. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.