Bill > SB757

This bill establishes a new performance review system for degree and certificate programs at public higher education institutions in Texas, focusing on evaluating programs based on graduates' student loan debt relative to their earnings. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board will now be required to review programs every five years (reduced from ten) and assign performance ratings of "reward", "monitor", "sanction", or "sunset" based on the ratio of student loan debt to annual earnings. Programs rated as "reward" will be exempt from certain review criteria, while programs rated "sanction" or "sunset" will face funding restrictions and potential elimination. Specifically, programs receiving a "sunset" rating will be prohibited from enrolling new students and must eventually be consolidated or eliminated, though exceptions exist to preserve core curriculum courses. The bill changes the board's review authority from optional to mandatory and introduces a more structured approach to evaluating the financial outcomes and effectiveness of higher education programs. These changes aim to ensure that degree and certificate programs provide meaningful economic value to students by linking program continuation to graduates' financial success.

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