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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer |
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certain baccalaureate degree programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 130.303(b), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The coordinating board may authorize baccalaureate |
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degree programs at one or more public junior colleges if the public |
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junior college: |
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(1) offers [that offer] a degree program in one of the |
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following: |
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(A) the field of applied science, including a |
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degree program in the field of applied science with an emphasis in |
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early childhood education, applied technology, or nursing; or |
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(B) the field of education; and |
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(2) demonstrates [have demonstrated] a workforce need |
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for the program. |
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SECTION 2. Section 130.306(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A public junior college offering a baccalaureate degree |
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program under this subchapter may not offer more than eight [five] |
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baccalaureate degree programs at any time. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies |
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beginning with the 2025-2026 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, 2025. |