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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of a postsecondary program in regard to |
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non-baccalaureate career schools and colleges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 132.001, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (15) to read as follows: |
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(15) "Postsecondary program" means a program that |
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requires a student to have a high school diploma or high school |
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equivalency certificate, or requires that the person be beyond the |
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age of compulsory education. A program of instruction in yoga or |
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that trains persons to teach yoga is not considered a postsecondary |
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program. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1176 passed the Senate on |
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April 7, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1176 passed the House on |
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May 23, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |