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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on Senate Bill 1534 (the operation, |
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certification, and accountability of career schools or colleges) to |
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consider and take action on the following matter: |
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House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house |
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or senate version of the bill by adding the following new SECTION to |
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the bill: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.0904, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0904. REVIEW OF INSTITUTIONAL GROUPINGS. (a) At |
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least once every 10 years, the board shall conduct a review of the |
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institutional groupings under the board's higher education |
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accountability system, including a review of the criteria for and |
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definitions assigned to those groupings. |
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(b) The board shall include within the board's higher |
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education accountability system any career schools and colleges in |
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this state that offer degree programs. Regardless of whether the |
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board is conducting a periodic review of institutional groupings as |
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required by Subsection (a), the board shall determine whether to |
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create one or more separate institutional groupings for entities to |
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which this subsection applies. In implementing this subsection, |
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the board shall: |
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(1) consult with affected career schools and colleges |
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regarding the imposition of reporting requirements on those |
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entities; and |
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(2) adopt rules that clearly define the types and |
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amounts of information to be reported to the board. |
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(c) In advance of each regular session of the legislature, |
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the board shall report to each standing legislative committee with |
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primary jurisdiction over higher education regarding any entities |
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to which Subsection (b) applies that do not participate in the |
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board's higher education accountability system as provided by that |
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subsection. |
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Explanation: The addition of text is necessary to authorize |
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and direct the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to include |
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career schools and colleges in the board's higher education |
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accountability system. |