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TX SB25
Relating to measures to facilitate the transfer, academic progress, and timely graduation of students in public higher education.
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Introduced
03/07/2019
03/07/2019
In Committee
05/14/2019
05/14/2019
Crossed Over
04/24/2019
04/24/2019
Passed
05/24/2019
05/24/2019
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/14/2019
06/14/2019
Introduced Session
86th Legislature Regular Session
Bill Summary
Relating to measures to facilitate the transfer, academic progress, and timely graduation of students in public higher education.
AI Summary
This bill aims to facilitate the transfer, academic progress, and timely graduation of students in public higher education. It requires general academic teaching institutions to report on any courses in the Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual for which a transferred student is not granted credit or credit towards their major. It also requires public junior colleges to report on courses taken by students who transferred or earned an associate degree. The bill enables students to indicate consent for denied applicants to have their application provided to other institutions offering the same degree program. It mandates institutions to develop recommended course sequences for degree programs and allows for articulation agreements between lower-division and general academic teaching institutions to facilitate credit transfer. The bill also directs the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to study the feasibility of implementing statewide "meta majors" to support efficient undergraduate transfer.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (38)
John Frullo (R)*,
Donna Howard (D)*,
Lynn Stucky (R)*,
Chris Turner (D)*,
Armando Walle (D)*,
Royce West (D)*,
Alma Allen (D),
Steve Allison (R),
Trent Ashby (R),
Keith Bell (R),
Diego Bernal (D),
Paul Bettencourt (R),
Greg Bonnen (R),
Angie Button (R),
Harold Dutton (D),
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D),
Mary González (D),
Chuy Hinojosa (D),
Dan Huberty (R),
Eric Johnson (D),
Ken King (R),
Ray Lopez (D),
J.M. Lozano (R),
Eddie Lucio (D),
Morgan Meyer (R),
Leo Pacheco (D),
Beverly Powell (D),
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos (D),
Scott Sanford (R),
Matt Schaefer (R),
Charles Schwertner (R),
Kel Seliger (R),
John Smithee (R),
James Talarico (D),
Gary VanDeaver (R),
Terry Wilson (R),
Gene Wu (D),
Judith Zaffirini (D),
Last Action
Effective immediately (on 06/14/2019)
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