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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to instruction in accessible design in the curriculum for |
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an architecture degree program offered by a public institution of |
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higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.9721 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.9721. ARCHITECTURE DEGREE PROGRAM INSTRUCTION IN |
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ACCESSIBLE DESIGN. (a) In this section, "institution of higher |
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education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(b) The governing board of each institution of higher |
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education that offers an undergraduate or graduate degree program |
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in architecture shall include in the required curriculum for that |
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degree program instruction regarding the requirements of the 2010 |
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Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design or |
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any successor standards that address accessible design of buildings |
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or other facilities and are promulgated under the Americans with |
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Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.). |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an undergraduate or graduate degree program in architecture |
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offered by a public institution of higher education during an |
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academic period that begins on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2017. |