By: Morrison (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.B. No. 2371

(In the Senate - Received from the House May 3, 2007; May 7, 2007, read first time and referred to Subcommittee on Higher Education; May 15, 2007, reported favorably from Committee on Education by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 15, 2007, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to hearings regarding cease and desist orders against certain persons operating a career school or college without proper authority.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 132.301(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) The commission may set a hearing on whether to issue a cease and desist order against a person under Section 132.303 if[:

[(1)] the commission has reason to believe that the person is operating a career school or college without a certificate issued by the commission in violation of Section 132.151[; and

[(2) the person has not responded to more than one written notice from the commission regarding the person's noncompliance with Section 132.151].

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2007.

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