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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transfer of course credit between 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. Subchapter S, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.8231 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.8231. TRANSFER TOWARD DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIRED. |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or other |
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law, an institution of higher education that admits a student |
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transferring from another institution of higher education shall |
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award the student academic credit toward the student's degree |
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program for each course the student completed at the sending |
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institution. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.827(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The board is authorized to adopt rules implementing the |
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provisions of this subchapter, including rules to ensure compliance |
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with this subchapter. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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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, 2023. |