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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required online information regarding public |
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institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.9745 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.9745. INTERNET ACCESS TO FACULTY INFORMATION. |
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(a) Each general academic teaching institution, as defined by |
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Section 61.003, shall make available to the public on the |
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institution's Internet website the following information for the |
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institution: |
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(1) the student/faculty ratio; |
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(2) the percentage of all full-time equivalent faculty |
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members with teaching responsibility who are tenured or tenure |
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track; |
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(3) the percentage of semester credit hours taken by |
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students classified as freshmen or sophomores that are taught by |
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tenured and tenure track faculty members; |
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(4) the number of faculty members in each of the |
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following faculty ranks, including a breakdown for each rank |
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showing the numbers of faculty members by race, ethnicity, and |
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gender: |
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(A) professor; |
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(B) associate professor; |
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(C) assistant professor; |
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(D) instructor; |
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(E) nontenured or nontenure track; and |
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(F) teaching assistant; |
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(5) average faculty salaries by rank; |
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(6) the amount of money appropriated by the |
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legislature per full-time equivalent faculty member and full-time |
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equivalent student; |
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(7) the total revenue the institution spent per |
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full-time equivalent faculty member and full-time equivalent |
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student; |
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(8) the amount of federal and private research |
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expenditures per tenured or tenure track full-time equivalent |
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faculty member; |
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(9) the number and percentage of faculty members |
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holding extramural research grants; |
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(10) the number and names of awards to faculty members |
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from nationally recognized entities, including those identified by |
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The Center for Measuring University Performance; and |
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(11) the number of endowed professorships or chairs. |
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(b) Each institution to which this section applies shall |
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update the information required by Subsection (a) for the preceding |
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academic or fiscal year, as applicable, not later than December 31 |
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of each year. |
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(c) The administrator designated under Section 51.974 by an |
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institution to which this section applies is responsible for |
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ensuring implementation of this section. The administrator may |
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assign duties under this section to one or more administrative |
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employees. |
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(d) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt |
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rules necessary to administer this section, including rules to |
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ensure the consistency of information made available under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51A.002, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) The coordinating board shall: |
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(1) request from each institution of higher education |
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to which this chapter applies any information the coordinating |
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board considers necessary for the coordinating board to include |
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information or calculate data required to be included in the |
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institution's resume; |
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(2) establish for each institution of higher education |
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to which this chapter applies a list of representative in-state and |
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out-of-state peer institutions and maintain that list on the |
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coordinating board's Internet website; |
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(3) ensure that each of an institution of higher |
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education's online resumes: |
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(A) is available to the public on the |
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coordinating board's Internet website, in a one-page format if |
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possible, and is accessible through a link that appears [in a
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prominent place] on the first frame of the coordinating board's |
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Internet website home page in a font that is larger than the font of |
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the majority of the text on the home page; |
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(B) uses enhanced, user-friendly search |
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capabilities to ensure that the information required to be included |
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in the resume is easily accessible to the persons for whom the |
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resume is designed; and |
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(C) includes a clearly identifiable link to |
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information on the coordinating board's Internet website regarding |
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the coordinating board's higher education accountability system; |
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and |
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(4) ensure that the information provided in each |
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resume is accurate and up to date and includes the most recent data |
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available for out-of-state peer institutions. |
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(e) The data relating to student loans, grants, or |
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scholarships included by the coordinating board on an institution's |
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resume under this subchapter must be the same as that published in |
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regard to the institution by the United States Department of |
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Education on its "College Navigator" website, or a successor or |
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related website maintained by the United States Department of |
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Education. |
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SECTION 3. Section 51A.003, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 51A.003. DUTIES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION |
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RELATING TO INSTITUTION RESUMES. Each institution of higher |
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education to which this chapter applies shall: |
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(1) submit to the coordinating board any information |
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requested by the coordinating board as necessary for the |
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coordinating board to include information or calculate data |
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required to be included in the institution's resumes; and |
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(2) ensure that the first frame of the institution's |
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Internet website home page includes, in a font that is larger than |
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the font of the majority of the text on the home page [prominent
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place], an accessible link to the institution's online resumes |
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maintained on the coordinating board's Internet website. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter A, Chapter 51A, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51A.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51A.004. LINK TO FEDERAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID |
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INFORMATION. An institution may satisfy a requirement of this |
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chapter relating to student loan, grant, or scholarship information |
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by linking the online resume of the institution to that information |
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as it appears on the website known as "College Navigator," or a |
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successor or related website, maintained by the National Center for |
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Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education. |
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SECTION 5. Section 51A.052, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) The resume must include the following information |
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relating to the institution for the most recent state fiscal year |
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for which the information is available and compare that information |
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to the same information for the state fiscal year preceding the most |
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recent state fiscal year for which the information is available and |
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the state fiscal year preceding the most recent state fiscal year |
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for which the information is available by five years: |
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(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT": |
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(A) ["ENROLLMENT,"] the total number of students |
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enrolled in the institution during the fall semester that ended in |
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the fiscal year covered by the resume; and |
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(B) the percentage of undergraduate students |
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enrolled in the institution for the first time during the fall |
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semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume who are |
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transfer students; |
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(2) under the heading "COSTS": |
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(A) ["COSTS,"] the average annual total academic |
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costs for a resident undergraduate student enrolled in 30 semester |
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credit hours: |
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(i) [(A)] at the institution; and |
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(ii) [(B)] at the institution's in-state |
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and out-of-state peer institutions; |
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(B) the percentage of undergraduate students |
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receiving student loans: |
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(i) at the institution; and |
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(ii) at the institution's in-state and |
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out-of-state peer institutions; |
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(C) the average annual amount of an undergraduate |
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student's student loans: |
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(i) at the institution; and |
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(ii) at the institution's in-state and |
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out-of-state peer institutions; |
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(D) the percentage of undergraduate students |
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receiving federal or state grants: |
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(i) at the institution; and |
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(ii) at the institution's in-state and |
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out-of-state peer institutions; and |
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(E) the average annual amount of federal and |
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state grants received by an undergraduate student: |
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(i) at the institution; and |
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(ii) at the institution's in-state and |
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out-of-state peer institutions; |
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(3) under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS": |
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(A) the retention rate of first-time, full-time, |
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degree-seeking entering undergraduate students: |
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(i) enrolled in the institution after one |
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academic year and after two academic years; and |
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(ii) enrolled in the institution's in-state |
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peer institutions after two academic years; |
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(B) the percentage of undergraduate students |
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requiring developmental education who, after six years from |
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entering the institution, graduated from or are still enrolled in: |
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(i) the institution; and |
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(ii) the institution's in-state peer |
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institutions; |
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(C) the four-year, five-year, and six-year |
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graduation rates of full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students: |
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(i) at the institution; and |
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(ii) at the institution's in-state and |
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out-of-state peer institutions; and |
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(D) the average number of fall and spring |
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semesters of enrollment attempted by a student to obtain a |
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bachelor's degree: |
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(i) at the institution; and |
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(ii) at the institution's in-state peer |
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institutions; and |
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(4) under the heading "FUNDING": |
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(A) the total amount of money appropriated by the |
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legislature to the institution, including money appropriated for |
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faculty and staff health coverage and retirement benefits, for that |
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state fiscal year and the corresponding percentage of the |
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institution's operating budget for that state fiscal year that the |
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total amount of money appropriated by the legislature represents; |
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[and] |
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(B) the total amount of federal funds from all |
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federal sources, including grants and research funds, received by |
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the institution in that state fiscal year and the corresponding |
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percentage of the institution's operating budget for that state |
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fiscal year that the total amount of federal funds represents; |
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(C) the total academic costs charged to students |
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by the institution in that state fiscal year and the corresponding |
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percentage of the institution's operating budget for that state |
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fiscal year that the total academic costs represent; and |
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(D) the total amount of money from any source |
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available to the institution in that state fiscal year. |
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(e) In addition to the information required by Subsection |
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(d)(2), the resume must include under the heading "COSTS" the |
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average annual amount and percentage by which the total academic |
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costs charged to a resident undergraduate student enrolled in 30 |
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semester credit hours have increased in each of the five most recent |
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state fiscal years for which the information is available: |
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(1) at the institution; and |
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(2) at the institution's in-state and out-of-state |
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peer institutions. |
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SECTION 6. Section 51A.053, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Except as otherwise provided by the coordinating board |
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under Subsection (a), the resume must include the following |
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information relating to the most recent state fiscal year for which |
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the information is available: |
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(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT": |
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(A) the total number of students enrolled in the |
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institution during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year |
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covered by the resume; [and] |
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(B) the percentage of undergraduate students |
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enrolled in the institution for the first time during the fall |
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semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume who are |
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transfer students; and |
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(C) a clearly identifiable link to the |
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information described by Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student |
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ethnicity; |
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(2) under the heading "DEGREES AWARDED": |
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(A) the number of bachelor's degrees, number of |
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master's degrees, number of doctoral degrees, and number of |
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professional degrees awarded by the institution; and |
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(B) a clearly identifiable link to the |
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information described by Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student |
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ethnicity; |
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(3) under the heading "COSTS": |
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(A) the average annual total academic costs for a |
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resident undergraduate student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours |
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at the institution; |
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(B) clearly identifiable links to information |
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regarding: |
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(i) the rate or rates of tuition per |
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semester credit hour charged by the institution; and |
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(ii) any mandatory fees, as defined by the |
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coordinating board, imposed by the institution; [and
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[(iii)
the amount and percentage by which
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the institution has increased tuition for a degree program or
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course level during the state fiscal year covered by the resume;] |
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(C) the average cost of on-campus room and board |
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per student; and |
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(D) the average cost to a resident undergraduate |
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student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours for total academic |
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costs and on-campus room and board, excluding the cost of books, |
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supplies, transportation, or other expenses; |
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(4) under the heading "FINANCIAL AID": |
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(A) the percentage of undergraduate students |
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enrolled in the institution who receive need-based grants or |
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scholarships; |
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(B) the percentage of undergraduate students |
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enrolled in the institution who receive need-based grants, |
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scholarships, loans, or work-study funds; |
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(C) the percentage of undergraduate students |
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enrolled in the institution who receive student loans; |
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(D) the average amount of an undergraduate |
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student's need-based grant and scholarship package; [and] |
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(E) [(D)] the average amount of an undergraduate |
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student's need-based grant, scholarship, loan, and work-study |
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package; and |
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(F) the average amount of an undergraduate |
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student's student loans; |
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(5) under the heading "ADMISSIONS": |
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(A) the middle 50 percent test score range of |
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first-time undergraduate students at the institution whose |
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Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) scores were in the 25th to 75th |
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percentile of students' scores at that institution; |
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(B) the middle 50 percent test score range of |
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first-time undergraduate students at the institution whose |
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American College Test (ACT) scores were in the 25th to 75th |
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percentile of students' scores at that institution; and |
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(C) the percentage of the students who applied |
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for first-time undergraduate admission to the institution who were |
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offered admission to the institution; |
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(6) under the heading "INSTRUCTION": |
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(A) the student/faculty ratio at the |
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institution; |
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(B) the percentage of organized undergraduate |
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classes offered by the institution in which fewer than 20 students |
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are enrolled; |
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(C) the percentage of organized undergraduate |
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classes offered by the institution in which more than 50 students |
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are enrolled; and |
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(D) the percentage of teaching faculty members of |
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the institution who are tenured or tenure-track; |
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(7) under the heading "BACCALAUREATE SUCCESS": |
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(A) four-year, five-year, and six-year |
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graduation rates for full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students |
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at the institution, and links to that information disaggregated by |
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student ethnicity; [and] |
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(B) the average number of fall and spring |
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semesters of enrollment attempted by a student to obtain a |
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bachelor's degree; and |
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(C) the retention rate of first-time, full-time, |
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degree-seeking entering undergraduate students enrolled in the |
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institution after one academic year and after two academic years; |
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(8) under the heading "FIRST-TIME LICENSURE OR |
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CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION PASS RATES," the first-time licensure or |
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certification examination pass rates in the fields of education, |
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law, pharmacy, nursing, and engineering of students enrolled in the |
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institution or who have graduated from the institution; and |
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(9) under the heading "FUNDING": |
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(A) the total amount of money appropriated by the |
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legislature to the institution, including money appropriated for |
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faculty and staff health coverage and retirement benefits, for that |
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state fiscal year and the corresponding percentage of the |
|
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institution's operating budget for that state fiscal year that the |
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total amount of money appropriated by the legislature represents; |
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(B) the total amount of federal funds from all |
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federal sources, including grants and research funds, received by |
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the institution in that state fiscal year and the corresponding |
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percentage of the institution's operating budget for that state |
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fiscal year that the total amount of federal funds represents; |
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(C) the total academic costs charged to students |
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by the institution in that state fiscal year and the corresponding |
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percentage of the institution's operating budget for that state |
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fiscal year that the total academic costs represent; and |
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(D) the total amount of money from any source |
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available to the institution in that state fiscal year. |
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(d) In addition to the information required by Subsection |
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(c)(3), the resume must include under the heading "COSTS" the |
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average annual amount and percentage by which the total academic |
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costs charged to a resident undergraduate student enrolled in 30 |
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semester credit hours have increased in each of the five most recent |
|
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state fiscal years for which the information is available: |
|
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(1) at the institution; and |
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(2) at the institution's in-state peer institutions. |
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SECTION 7. Section 51A.102, Education Code, is amended by |
|
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
|
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follows: |
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(d) The resume must include the following information |
|
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relating to the institution for the most recent state fiscal year |
|
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for which the information is available and compare that information |
|
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to the same information for the state fiscal year preceding the most |
|
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recent state fiscal year for which the information is available and |
|
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the state fiscal year preceding the most recent state fiscal year |
|
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for which the information is available by five years: |
|
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(1) under the heading "ENROLLMENT": |
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(A) ["ENROLLMENT,"] the total number of students |
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enrolled in the institution for course credit during the fall |
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semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume; |
|
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(B) the percentage of students enrolled in the |
|
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institution who are enrolled in one or more developmental education |
|
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courses; and |
|
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(C) the percentage of students enrolled in the |
|
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institution who are enrolled in one or more dual credit courses; |
|
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(2) under the heading "COSTS": |
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(A) ["COSTS,"] the average annual total academic |
|
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costs, which for a junior college must include those costs for an |
|
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in-district and an out-of-district student, for a student enrolled |
|
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in 30 semester credit hours toward a two-year degree or |
|
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certificate: |
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(i) [(A)] at the institution; and |
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(ii) [(B)] at the institution's in-state |
|
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peer institutions; |
|
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(B) the percentage of students receiving student |
|
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loans: |
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(i) at the institution; and |
|
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(ii) at the institution's in-state peer |
|
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institutions; |
|
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(C) the average annual amount of student loans |
|
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received by a student: |
|
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(i) at the institution; and |
|
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(ii) at the institution's in-state peer |
|
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institutions; |
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(D) the percentage of students receiving federal |
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or state grants: |
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(i) at the institution; and |
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(ii) at the institution's in-state peer |
|
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institutions; and |
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(E) the average annual amount of federal and |
|
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state grants received by a student: |
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(i) at the institution; and |
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(ii) at the institution's in-state peer |
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institutions; |
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(3) under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS": |
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(A) the retention rate of first-time, full-time, |
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credential-seeking entering undergraduate students: |
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(i) enrolled in the institution after two |
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academic years; and |
|
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(ii) enrolled in the institution's in-state |
|
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peer institutions after two academic years; |
|
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(B) the percentage of undergraduate students |
|
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requiring developmental education who, after three years from |
|
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entering the institution, graduated from or are still enrolled in: |
|
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(i) the institution; and |
|
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(ii) the institution's in-state peer |
|
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institutions; |
|
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(C) the three-year, four-year, and six-year |
|
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graduation rates of full-time credential-seeking students: |
|
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(i) at the institution; and |
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(ii) at the institution's in-state peer |
|
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institutions; |
|
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(D) the percentage of students who transferred to |
|
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a general academic teaching institution or equivalent institution |
|
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of higher education, as determined using the accountability system |
|
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definition of a transfer student: |
|
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(i) from the institution; and |
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(ii) from the institution's in-state peer |
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institutions; and |
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(E) the percentage of graduates from the |
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preceding academic year who, as of the fall semester that ended in |
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the fiscal year covered by the resume, were either employed or |
|
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enrolled in a general academic teaching institution or equivalent |
|
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institution of higher education for: |
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(i) the institution; and |
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(ii) the institution's in-state peer |
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institutions; and |
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(4) under the heading "FUNDING": |
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(A) the total amount of money appropriated by the |
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legislature to the institution [for that state fiscal year], |
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including money appropriated for faculty and staff health coverage |
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and retirement benefits, for that state fiscal year and the |
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corresponding percentage of the institution's operating budget for |
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that state fiscal year that the total amount of money appropriated |
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by the legislature represents; |
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(B) the total amount of money from any source |
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available to the institution in that state fiscal year; [and] |
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(C) the total amount of federal funds from all |
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federal sources, including grants and research funds, received by |
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the institution in that state fiscal year and the corresponding |
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percentage of the institution's operating budget for that state |
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fiscal year that the total amount of federal funds represents; |
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(D) the total academic costs charged to students |
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by the institution in that state fiscal year and the corresponding |
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percentage of the institution's operating budget for that state |
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fiscal year that the total academic costs represent; and |
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(E) the tax rate per $100 valuation of taxable |
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property imposed by the junior college district, if the institution |
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is a public junior college. |
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(e) In addition to the information required by Subsection |
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(d)(2), the resume must include under the heading "COSTS" the |
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average annual amount and percentage by which the total academic |
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costs charged to a student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours |
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toward a two-year degree or certificate have increased in each of |
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the five most recent state fiscal years for which the information is |
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available: |
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(1) at the institution; and |
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(2) at the institution's in-state peer institutions. |
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SECTION 8. Section 51.9745, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the 2012 fall semester. |
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SECTION 9. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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and public institutions of higher education shall comply with the |
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changes made by this Act to Chapter 51A, Education Code, as soon as |
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practicable following the effective date of this Act, but not later |
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than February 1, 2012. |
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SECTION 10. This Act takes effect immediately if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate |
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effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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