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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board of a repository of student transcripts for certain private |
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postsecondary educational institutions; authorizing fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.315, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.315. AGENTS AND RECORDS; TRANSCRIPT REPOSITORY FOR |
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CERTAIN CLOSED INSTITUTIONS AND RELATED FEES. (a) The authorized |
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or certified institutions may be required to furnish a list of their |
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agents to the board, and to maintain records of students enrolled, |
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credits awarded, and degrees awarded in a manner specified by the |
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board. |
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(b) The board shall maintain a repository for student |
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transcripts from closed institutions that were issued a certificate |
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of authority under Section 61.306. The board may charge a fee to |
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students requesting transcript copies maintained in the |
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repository, not to exceed the cost of retrieving, reproducing, and |
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sending the transcript copies. A closed or closing institution |
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that was issued a certificate of authority under Section 61.306 |
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shall provide its student transcript records to the board in the |
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format specified by the board for inclusion in the repository. |
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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, 2017. |