Bill Text: TX HB3697 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of a Service to Texas requirement for undergraduate students at public institutions of higher education and the establishment of a Service to Texas program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-23 - Referred to Higher Education [HB3697 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB3697-Introduced.html
| By: Gallego | H.B. No. 3697 | |
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| relating to the establishment of a Service to Texas requirement for | ||
| undergraduate students at public institutions of higher education | ||
| and the establishment of a Service to Texas program. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 51.310 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 51.310. SERVICE TO TEXAS. (a) In this section, | ||
| "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by | ||
| Section 61.003. | ||
| (b) To receive a baccalaureate degree or a certificate for | ||
| an undergraduate program requiring at least 60 semester credit | ||
| hours from an institution of higher education, a student must | ||
| perform at least 20 hours of unpaid Service To Texas while enrolled | ||
| in an institution of higher education in this state. The Service to | ||
| Texas must consist of activity for and under the supervision of a | ||
| nonprofit organization, governmental entity, or other entity that | ||
| benefits needy or deserving individuals or the public, as | ||
| determined by the institution the student attends. | ||
| (c) Each institution of higher education shall assign an | ||
| existing office to coordinate and monitor the Service to Texas | ||
| program to assist students to satisfy the service requirements of | ||
| this section. | ||
| (d) Each institution of higher education, through its | ||
| Service to Texas program, shall develop a list of approved public | ||
| service organizations and entities. In developing and maintaining | ||
| the list, an institution of higher education shall: | ||
| (1) include on the list a broad variety of | ||
| organizations and entities that reflect diverse activities and | ||
| viewpoints; and | ||
| (2) permit a student to propose a specific | ||
| organization or entity for consideration for addition to the list. | ||
| (e) A student shall select one or more of the listed | ||
| organizations or entities to supervise and document the student's | ||
| performance of the required public service. | ||
| (f) This section does not apply to a student who first | ||
| enrolls in an institution of higher education before September 1, | ||
| 2012. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
