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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing the Collin County Community College |
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District to offer a baccalaureate degree program in the field of |
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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. Subchapter L, Chapter 130, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 130.3045 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.3045. BACCALAUREATE DEGREE IN EDUCATION. (a) The |
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coordinating board shall authorize a baccalaureate degree program |
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in the field of education at the Collin County Community College |
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District. |
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(b) The limitation prescribed by Section 130.306 does not |
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apply to a baccalaureate degree program offered under this section. |
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(c) Not later than January 1, 2023, the coordinating board |
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shall prepare a progress report on the baccalaureate degree program |
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in the field of education established under this section. Not later |
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than January 1, 2025, the coordinating board shall prepare a report |
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on the effectiveness of the degree program, including any |
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recommendations for legislative action regarding the offering of |
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baccalaureate degree programs in the field of education by a public |
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junior college. The coordinating board shall deliver a copy of each |
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report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the |
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house of representatives, and the chair of the standing committee |
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of each house of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over |
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higher education. This subsection expires January 1, 2026. |
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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, 2021. |