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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to limitations imposed on baccalaureate degree programs |
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offered by public junior colleges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 130.0012(d), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) A public junior college offering a baccalaureate degree |
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program under this section may not offer more than five |
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baccalaureate degree programs at any time unless otherwise approved |
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by [. The degree programs are subject to the continuing approval of] |
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the coordinating board. |
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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, 2015. |