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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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to collect and study data on the participation of persons with |
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intellectual and developmental disabilities at public institutions |
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of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.0664 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0664. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF DATA ON PARTICIPATION |
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OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN |
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HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) The board shall collect and maintain data |
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relating to undergraduate and graduate level participation of |
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persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities at |
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institutions of higher education, including data regarding |
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applications for admission, admissions, retention, graduation, and |
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professional licensing. |
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(b) The board shall conduct an ongoing study of the data |
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collected and maintained under Subsection (a) to analyze factors |
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affecting the participation of persons with intellectual and |
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developmental disabilities at institutions of higher education. |
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(c) The board shall conduct an ongoing study on the |
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recruitment of persons with intellectual and developmental |
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disabilities at institutions of higher education. The study must |
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identify previously made recruitment efforts, limitations on |
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recruitment, and possible methods for recruitment. Not later than |
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November 1 of each even-numbered year, the board shall submit to the |
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governor and members of the legislature a report on the results of |
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the study conducted under this subsection and any recommendations |
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for legislative or other action. |
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(d) Each institution of higher education, at times |
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prescribed by the board, shall submit to the board any information |
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requested by the board as necessary for the board to carry out its |
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duties under this section. |
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(e) The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement |
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this section in a manner that ensures compliance with federal law |
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regarding confidentiality of student medical or educational |
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information, including the Health Insurance Portability and |
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Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.) and the |
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. |
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Section 1232g). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 37 passed the Senate on |
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April 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 28, 2015, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 37 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 119, |
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Nays 20, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |