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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring coursework in economics for an associate or |
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baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher |
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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 F, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.310 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.310. ECONOMICS. (a) In this section, "institution |
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of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(b) An institution of higher education may not award an |
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associate or baccalaureate degree to any person unless the person |
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has credit for at least three semester credit hours or the |
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equivalent for a course in economics that dedicates equal time to |
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macroeconomics and microeconomics. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.310, Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a student who enrolls in an associate or |
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baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher |
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education on or after January 1, 2026. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |