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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree |
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programs be offered at certain 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 G, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.3535 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.3535. RESPONSIBILITY OF SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION |
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REGARDING COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Competency-based baccalaureate degree program" |
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has the meaning assigned by Section 56.521. |
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(2) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board. |
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(b) Subject to coordinating board approval under Section |
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61.0512, the system administration of each system shall ensure that |
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one or more institutions of higher education in the system offer |
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competency-based baccalaureate degree programs in each field of |
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study in high demand, as determined by coordinating board rule. |
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(c) A competency-based baccalaureate degree program offered |
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under this section may not exceed a total cost of $10,000 to an |
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enrolled student. |
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(d) The coordinating board may adopt rules as necessary to |
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administer this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.3535, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |