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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing of a degree plan by students at public |
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institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.9685, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-2) and amending Subsection (g) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c-2) A student enrolled in a course for joint high school |
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and junior college credit under Section 130.008 at a public junior |
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college and to whom Subsection (b) or (c-1) does not apply shall |
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file a degree plan with the college not later than: |
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(1) the end of the second regular semester or term |
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immediately following the semester or term in which the student |
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earned a cumulative total of 15 or more semester credit hours of |
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course credit for dual credit courses successfully completed by the |
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student; or |
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(2) if the student begins the student's first semester |
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or term at the college with 15 or more semester credit hours of |
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course credit for dual credit courses successfully completed by the |
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student, the end of the student's second regular semester or term at |
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the college. |
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(g) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in |
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consultation with institutions of higher education, shall [may] |
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adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this section, |
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including rules requiring institutions of higher education to |
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report to the board information regarding the filing of degree |
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plans as required by this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 130.0104(c), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) In complying with the requirements regarding the filing |
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of a degree plan under [Notwithstanding] Section 51.9685, [before
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the beginning of the regular semester or term immediately following
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the semester or term in which] a student enrolled [successfully
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completes a cumulative total of 30 or more semester credit hours for
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coursework] in a multidisciplinary studies associate degree |
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program established under this section [, the student] must meet |
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with an academic advisor to complete a degree plan [, as defined by
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Section 51.9685(a)(1),] that: |
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(1) accounts for all remaining credit hours required |
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for the completion of the degree program; and |
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(2) emphasizes: |
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(A) the student's transition to a particular |
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four-year college or university that the student chooses; and |
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(B) preparations for the student's intended |
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field of study or major at the four-year college or university. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020 |
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academic year. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2019. |