Amend CSSB 857 (senate committee printing), in SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 61.051, Education Code, by adding the following at the end of added Subsection (e-1) (page 1, line 53):
If the institution's governing board does not accept the board's recommendation to consolidate or eliminate a degree or certificate program, the institution, or, if applicable, the university system of which the institution is a component institution, shall identify the program as recommended for consolidation or elimination on the next legislative appropriation request submitted to the legislature by the institution or university system.