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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board to issue to a foreign postsecondary institution |
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a certificate of authority to grant professional degrees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.306, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The board may not issue a certificate of authority for a |
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private postsecondary institution to grant a professional degree or |
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to represent that credits earned in this state are applicable |
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towards a degree if the institution is chartered in a foreign |
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country or has its principal office or primary educational program |
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in a foreign country. In this section, "professional degree" |
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includes a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.), |
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Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.), Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
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(D.V.M.), Juris Doctor (J.D.), and Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |