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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the elimination of certain formula funding and dropped |
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course restrictions for students enrolled in accelerated, |
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affordable baccalaureate programs at public institutions of higher |
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education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.907, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) This section does not apply to a student enrolled in |
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an accelerated baccalaureate program created in collaboration with |
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the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board that uses a |
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competency-based model and year-round flat-rate tuition to |
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facilitate degree completion, as verified by the coordinating |
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board. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.059, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (r) to read as follows: |
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(r) Notwithstanding any other law, the board may not exclude |
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from being counted in the hours reported to the Legislative Budget |
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Board for formula funding contact hours or semester credit hours |
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for a student's enrollment in a course for which the student has |
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previously generated formula funding for the same course if the |
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student is enrolled in an accelerated baccalaureate program created |
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in collaboration with the board that uses a competency-based model |
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and year-round flat-rate tuition to facilitate degree completion, |
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as verified by the board. |
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SECTION 3. Section 61.0595, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows: |
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(f-1) In the formulas established under Section 61.059, the |
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board shall include without consideration of Subsection (a) or (e) |
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funding for semester credit hours earned by a student who is |
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enrolled in an accelerated baccalaureate program created by an |
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institution in collaboration with the board that uses a |
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competency-based model and year-round flat-rate tuition to |
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facilitate degree completion, as verified by the board. |
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SECTION 4. Section 51.907(b-1), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the fall 2017 semester. |
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SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act to Sections |
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61.059 and 61.0595, Education Code, apply beginning with funding |
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recommendations made under Section 61.059, Education Code, for the |
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state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 6. 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. |