1-1 By: Delisi (Senate Sponsor - Nelson) H.B. No. 1645 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House March 26, 2001; 1-3 May 27, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Education; May 11, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable 1-5 Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; 1-6 May 11, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1645 By: Nelson 1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-9 AN ACT 1-10 relating to the use of certain transferred freshmen-level credit 1-11 courses to satisfy the requirements of the Texas Academic Skills 1-12 Program. 1-13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-14 SECTION 1. Section 51.306, Education Code, is amended by 1-15 adding Subsection (x) to read as follows: 1-16 (x) This subsection applies to an undergraduate student who 1-17 transfers to an institution of higher education from an accredited 1-18 private or independent institution of higher education or an 1-19 accredited out-of-state institution of higher education. A 1-20 transfer student is exempt from the requirements of this section if 1-21 in each of the three skill areas described by Subsection (b) the 1-22 student has earned a grade of "B" or better in a transferred 1-23 freshman-level credit course included in the list of courses 1-24 established by the board under Subsection (g). A transfer student 1-25 who has not earned a grade of "B" or better in a course in each 1-26 skill area as described by this subsection is subject to the 1-27 requirements of this section for any skill area in which the 1-28 requisite grade was not earned. A transferred course may not be 1-29 considered for purposes of this subsection unless the transfer 1-30 student submits to the institution of higher education a transcript 1-31 reflecting the grade earned in the course. 1-32 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only 1-33 to a transfer student who enrolls at a public institution of higher 1-34 education for a semester or summer session that begins on or after 1-35 the effective date of this Act. 1-36 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-37 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-38 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-39 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-40 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-41 * * * * *