Amend CSHB 3689 (house committee printing) by striking SECTION 2 of the bill (page 1, lines 17 through 24), and substituting the following:

SECTION 2. Section 78.03, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:

(a) The board may prescribe courses at the university leading to customary degrees offered at leading American universities and may award those degrees, including bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees and their equivalents [~~authorize the university to offer any upper-level or graduate course which is authorized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board~~].

(a-1) A department, school, or degree program may not be instituted without the prior approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.