By McClendon H.B. No. 47 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the automatic admission of certain undergraduate 1-3 transfer students. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 51.801, Education Code, is amended to 1-6 read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 51.801. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter, "general 1-8 academic teaching institution," "governing board," "medical and 1-9 dental unit," "public junior college," "public technical 1-10 institute," and "university system" have the meanings assigned by 1-11 Section 61.003. 1-12 SECTION 2. Subchapter U, Chapter 51, Education Code, is 1-13 amended by adding Section 51.8065 to read as follows: 1-14 Sec. 51.8065. AUTOMATIC ADMISSION: UNDERGRADUATE TRANSFER 1-15 STUDENTS. (a) Each general academic teaching institution shall 1-16 admit an applicant for admission to the institution as an 1-17 undergraduate transfer student if in the year preceding the 1-18 academic year for which the applicant is applying for admission 1-19 under this section the applicant: 1-20 (1) received a degree or certificate from a public 1-21 junior college or public technical institute in a program requiring 1-22 at least 30 semester credit hours, including the courses required 1-23 in the core curriculum established under Section 61.822; and 1-24 (2) completed the program with a cumulative grade 2-1 point average of at least a 3.0 on a four-point scale or the 2-2 equivalent. 2-3 (b) To qualify for admission under this section, an 2-4 applicant must submit an application before the expiration of any 2-5 application filing deadline established by the institution. 2-6 (c) After admitting an applicant under this section, the 2-7 institution may review the applicant's record and any other factor 2-8 the institution considers appropriate to determine whether the 2-9 applicant may require additional preparation for college-level work 2-10 or would benefit from inclusion in a retention program. The 2-11 institution may require a student so identified to enroll during 2-12 the summer immediately after the student is admitted under this 2-13 section to participate in appropriate enrichment courses and 2-14 orientation programs. This section does not prohibit a student who 2-15 is not determined to need additional preparation for college-level 2-16 work from enrolling, if the student chooses, during the summer 2-17 immediately after the student is admitted under this section. 2-18 (d) Admission to a specific institution is contingent upon 2-19 the institution having space available for admission of additional 2-20 students. 2-21 (e) An institution may have requirements for admission to a 2-22 particular program or school that exceed a 3.0 average. Admissions 2-23 to a particular program or school within an institution shall be 2-24 based on the requirements of the institution. 2-25 SECTION 3. (a) This Act takes effect immediately and 2-26 applies beginning with admissions for the 2002 fall semester. 2-27 (b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and each 3-1 general academic teaching institution shall adopt rules or policies 3-2 relating to the admission of students under Section 51.8065, 3-3 Education Code, as added by this Act, not later than January 1, 3-4 2002.