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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the limitation on the number of baccalaureate degree |
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programs a public junior college may offer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 130.306, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 130.306. CONTINUING APPROVAL BY COORDINATING BOARD |
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REQUIRED [LIMITATION]. [(a) A public junior college offering a |
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baccalaureate degree program under this subchapter may not offer |
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more than five baccalaureate degree programs at any time. |
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[(c)] Degree programs offered under this subchapter are |
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subject to the continuing approval of the coordinating board. |
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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, 2023. |