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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the enforcement of certain requirements regarding the |
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transfer of course credit between public institutions 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 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. WAIVER OF TUITION AND FEES FOR COURSE CREDIT |
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NOT TRANSFERRED TOWARD DEGREE PROGRAM. Notwithstanding any other |
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provision, 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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waive the tuition and required fees that would otherwise be imposed |
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for the student for a number of semester credit hours equal to the |
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number of semester credit hours for which the receiving institution |
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does not award the student academic credit toward the student's |
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degree program or awards only elective credit that were: |
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(1) earned by the student in the core curriculum or a |
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field of study curriculum of the sending institution; or |
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(2) awarded by the sending institution for: |
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(A) achieving required scores on an Advanced |
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Placement examination; or |
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(B) achieving required scores on an examination |
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for courses constituting the International Baccalaureate Diploma |
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Program and successfully completing the program. |
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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 2025-2026 |
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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, 2025. |