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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the name of the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the |
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Deaf. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 131, Education Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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CHAPTER 131. SOUTHWEST COLLEGE [COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE] FOR THE DEAF |
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Sec. 131.001. SOUTHWEST COLLEGE [COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE] FOR |
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THE DEAF. The Southwest College [Collegiate Institute] for the |
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Deaf is a postsecondary educational institution providing |
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instruction for hearing-impaired students preparing for a career or |
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for enrollment in a senior college or university. |
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Sec. 131.002. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The college |
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[institute] is under the direct control and management of the board |
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of trustees of the Howard Junior College District. |
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(b) The college [institute] and its programs shall be |
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administered by personnel who are trained and qualified to work |
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with hearing-impaired students and are fluent in manual |
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communication skills. |
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Sec. 131.003. LOCATION. The college [institute] is located |
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on land deeded to the governing board by the federal Department of |
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Education for the purpose of operating the college [institute]. |
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The governing board may not conduct regular junior college programs |
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for students with unimpaired hearing on the college [institute] |
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campus except as an integral part of the program offered to |
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hearing-impaired students when: |
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(1) it is educationally appropriate to enroll hearing |
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students in classes for the hearing-impaired; or |
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(2) special programs are needed to train hearing and |
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hearing-impaired persons to become professional service providers |
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for the deaf. |
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Sec. 131.004. COURSES, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES. (a) The |
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college [institute] shall offer, but is not limited to offering, |
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the following courses, programs, and services for hearing-impaired |
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post-secondary students: |
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(1) learning development services, including academic |
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counseling, tutorial services, reading instruction, services to |
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counter learning disabilities, and library-related services; |
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(2) communications services, including interpreters |
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for academic and nonacademic functions, speech therapy, and |
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auditory evaluation and training; |
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(3) academic college preparatory courses; |
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(4) career analysis services designed to assist each |
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student in identifying a career interest, considering the student's |
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aptitudes, abilities, and skills; |
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(5) regular college courses, including vocational and |
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technical education and liberal arts courses; |
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(6) extracurricular activities, including intramural |
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athletics; and |
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(7) postgraduation services, including job placement |
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services and services designed to orient employers to |
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hearing-impaired workers. |
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(b) The course work offered by the college [institute] shall |
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emphasize self-contained classrooms with instruction conducted by |
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instructors who are trained and qualified to work with |
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hearing-impaired students and are fluent in manual communication |
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skills. Hearing-impaired students may enroll in integrated classes |
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that are regular classes offered to students with unimpaired |
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hearing enrolled in the junior college. |
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(c) The programs, services, and facilities of the college |
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[institute] shall be designed to be appropriate to the needs of |
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hearing-impaired students. |
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(d) The executive director shall determine which courses |
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offered by the college [institute] are appropriate for an |
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electronic display on a screen or terminal, with less than 30 |
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seconds delay, of a speaker's spoken message. The college |
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[institute] shall implement the electronic display in those |
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courses. |
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Sec. 131.005. TUITION. (a) A Texas resident student |
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enrolled in the college [institute] is exempt from tuition fees |
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under Section 54.364. |
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(b) A student who is not a resident of Texas shall pay |
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tuition at a rate that is the lesser of: |
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(1) the rate provided by this code for a nonresident |
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student enrolled at a general academic teaching institution; or |
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(2) a rate determined by the board of trustees and the |
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board[, Texas College and
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University System] to be the approximate cost to the college |
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[institute], not including room and board, of educating a student |
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during the academic year beginning the next fall. |
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Sec. 131.006. APPROPRIATIONS; GRANTS. (a) The governing |
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board of the college [institute] may receive appropriations for the |
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college's [institute's] operations only if the board operates the |
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college [institute] in compliance with this chapter. |
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(b) The board may accept gifts, grants, or donations of |
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money or property given to the college [institute] for the |
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college's [institute's] exclusive use in carrying out the purposes |
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of this subchapter. |
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(c) The board may expend appropriated funds for maintenance |
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and operation, including the maintenance and operation of student |
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housing and food service, unless the funds are specifically |
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restricted to another purpose by the appropriation. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.911(a)(1), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(1) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning |
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assigned by [Subdivision (7) of] Section 61.003 of this code, but |
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includes the Southwest College [Collegiate Institute] for the Deaf |
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and Texas State Technical College System [Institute]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 51.925(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) In this section, "institution of higher education" has |
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the meaning assigned by [Subdivision (7) of] Section 61.003 of this |
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code, except that the term includes the Southwest College |
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[Collegiate Institute] for the Deaf and Texas State Technical |
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College System [Institute]. |
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SECTION 4. Section 54.364(a)(5), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(5) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 61.003, except that the term includes the |
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Southwest College [Collegiate Institute] for the Deaf. |
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SECTION 5. Section 31.001(8), Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(8) "Institution of higher education" means the Texas |
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State Technical College System, the Southwest College [Collegiate
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Institute] for the Deaf, or an institution of higher education, |
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excluding a public junior college, as defined by Section 61.003, |
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Education Code. |
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SECTION 6. (a) The name of the Southwest Collegiate |
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Institute for the Deaf is changed to the Southwest College for the |
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Deaf. |
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(b) A reference in law to the Southwest Collegiate Institute |
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for the Deaf means the Southwest College for the Deaf. |
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(c) An appropriation for the use or benefit of the Southwest |
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Collegiate Institute for the Deaf is available for the use and |
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benefit of the Southwest College for the Deaf. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |