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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring certain institutions of higher education to |
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issue reports on the transferability of credit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 51.400 and 51.4033 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.400. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board. |
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(2) "General academic teaching institution," |
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"institution of higher education," and "medical and dental unit" |
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have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003. |
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Sec. 51.4033. REPORT OF NONTRANSFERABLE CREDIT. (a) Not |
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later than December 1 of each year and in the form prescribed by the |
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coordinating board, each general academic teaching institution and |
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medical and dental unit shall provide to the coordinating board a |
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report describing any courses for which a student who transfers to |
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the institution from another institution of higher education is not |
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granted academic credit at the receiving institution. |
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(b) A report required by this section must indicate: |
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(1) the course name and type; |
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(2) which institution of higher education provided |
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academic credit for the course; and |
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(3) the reason why the receiving institution did not |
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grant academic credit for the course. |
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SECTION 2. Each public institution of higher education and |
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medical and dental unit required to submit a report under Section |
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51.4033, Education Code, as added by this Act, shall submit the |
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first report not later than December 1, 2020. |
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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, 2019. |
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