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SENATE RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on |
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Senate Bill 1534 (the operation, certification, and |
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accountability of career schools or colleges) to consider and |
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take action on the following matter: |
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Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee |
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to add text on a matter not included in either the house or senate |
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version of the bill by adding the following new SECTION to the |
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bill: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.0904, Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0904. REVIEW OF INSTITUTIONAL GROUPINGS. |
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(a) At least once every 10 years, the board shall conduct a |
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review of the institutional groupings under the board's higher |
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education accountability system, including a review of the |
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criteria for and 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 |
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in this state that offer degree programs. Regardless of whether |
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the board is conducting a periodic review of institutional |
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groupings as required by Subsection (a), the board shall |
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determine whether to create one or more separate institutional |
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groupings for entities to which this subsection applies. In |
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implementing this subsection, the board shall: |
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(1) consult with affected career schools and |
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colleges regarding the imposition of reporting requirements on |
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those 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 |
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legislature, the board shall report to each standing legislative |
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committee with primary jurisdiction over higher education |
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regarding any entities to which Subsection (b) applies that do |
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not participate in the board's higher education accountability |
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system as provided by that subsection. |
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Explanation: The addition of text is necessary to |
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authorize and direct the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board to include career schools and colleges in the board's |
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higher education accountability system. |
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_______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 28, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |