By: Patrick, Branch, et al.	H.B. No. 736

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to required online information regarding public
	institutions of higher education.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
	amended by adding Section 51.9745 to read as follows:
	Sec. 51.9745.  INTERNET ACCESS TO FACULTY INFORMATION. (a)
	Each general academic teaching institution, as defined by Section
	61.003, shall make available to the public on the institution's
	Internet website the following information for the institution:
	(1)  the student/faculty ratio;
	(2)  the percentage of all full-time equivalent faculty
	members with teaching responsibility who are tenured or tenure
	track;
	(3)  the percentage of semester credit hours taken by
	students classified as freshmen or sophomores that are taught by
	tenured and tenure track faculty members;
	(4)  the number of faculty members in each of the
	following faculty ranks, including a breakdown for each rank
	showing the numbers of faculty members by race, ethnicity, and
	gender:
	(A)  professor;
	(B)  associate professor;
	(C)  assistant professor;
	(D)  instructor;
	(E)  nontenured or nontenure track; and
	(F)  teaching assistant;
	(5)  average faculty salaries by rank;
	(6)  the amount of money appropriated by the
	legislature per full-time equivalent faculty member and full-time
	equivalent student;
	(7)  the total revenue the institution spent per
	full-time equivalent faculty member and full-time equivalent
	student;
	(8)  the amount of federal and private research
	expenditures per tenured or tenure track full-time equivalent
	faculty member;
	(9)  the number and percentage of faculty members
	holding extramural research grants;
	(10)  the number and names of awards to faculty members
	from nationally recognized entities, including those identified by
	The Center for Measuring University Performance; and
	(11)  the number of endowed professorships or chairs.
	(b)  Each institution to which this section applies shall
	update the information required by Subsection (a) for the preceding
	academic or fiscal year, as applicable, not later than December 31
	of each year.
	(c)  The administrator designated under Section 51.974 by an
	institution to which this section applies is responsible for
	ensuring implementation of this section. The administrator may
	assign duties under this section to one or more administrative
	employees.
	(d)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt
	rules necessary to administer this section, including rules to
	ensure the consistency of information made available under this
	section.
	SECTION 2.  Section 51A.002(b), Education Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(b)  The coordinating board shall:
	(1)  request from each institution of higher education
	to which this chapter applies any information the coordinating
	board considers necessary for the coordinating board to include
	information or calculate data required to be included in the
	institution's resume;
	(2)  establish for each institution of higher education
	to which this chapter applies a list of representative in-state and
	out-of-state peer institutions and maintain that list on the
	coordinating board's Internet website;
	(3)  ensure that each of an institution of higher
	education's online resumes:
	(A)  is available to the public on the
	coordinating board's Internet website, in a one-page format if
	possible, and is accessible through a link that appears [in a
	prominent place] on the first frame of the coordinating board's
	Internet website home page in a font that is larger than the font of
	the majority of the text on the home page;
	(B)  uses enhanced, user-friendly search
	capabilities to ensure that the information required to be included
	in the resume is easily accessible to the persons for whom the
	resume is designed; and
	(C)  includes a clearly identifiable link to
	information on the coordinating board's Internet website regarding
	the coordinating board's higher education accountability system;
	and
	(4)  ensure that the information provided in each
	resume is accurate and up to date and includes the most recent data
	available for out-of-state peer institutions.
	SECTION 3.  Section 51A.003, Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 51A.003.  DUTIES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
	RELATING TO INSTITUTION RESUMES.  Each institution of higher
	education to which this chapter applies shall:
	(1)  submit to the coordinating board any information
	requested by the coordinating board as necessary for the
	coordinating board to include information or calculate data
	required to be included in the institution's resumes; and
	(2)  ensure that the first frame of the institution's
	Internet website home page includes, in a font that is larger than
	the font of the majority of the text on the home page [prominent
	place], an accessible link to the institution's online resumes
	maintained on the coordinating board's Internet website.
	SECTION 4.  Section 51A.052, Education Code, is amended by
	amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
	follows:
	(d)  The resume must include the following information
	relating to the institution for the most recent state fiscal year
	for which the information is available and compare that information
	to the same information for the state fiscal year preceding the most
	recent state fiscal year for which the information is available and
	the state fiscal year preceding the most recent state fiscal year
	for which the information is available by five years:
	(1)  under the heading "ENROLLMENT":
	(A)  ["ENROLLMENT,"] the total number of students
	enrolled in the institution during the fall semester that ended in
	the fiscal year covered by the resume; and
	(B)  the percentage of undergraduate students
	enrolled in the institution for the first time during the fall
	semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume who are
	transfer students;
	(2)  under the heading "COSTS":
	(A)  ["COSTS,"] the average annual total academic
	costs for a resident undergraduate student enrolled in 30 semester
	credit hours:
	(i) [(A)]  at the institution; and
	(ii) [(B)]  at the institution's in-state
	and out-of-state peer institutions;
	(B)  the percentage of students receiving student
	loans:
	(i)  at the institution; and
	(ii)  at the institution's in-state and
	out-of-state peer institutions;
	(C)  the average annual amount of student loans
	received by a student:
	(i)  at the institution; and
	(ii)  at the institution's in-state and
	out-of-state peer institutions;
	(D)  the percentage of students receiving federal
	or state grants:
	(i)  at the institution; and
	(ii)  at the institution's in-state and
	out-of-state peer institutions; and
	(E)  the average annual amount of federal and
	state grants received by a student:
	(i)  at the institution; and
	(ii)  at the institution's in-state and
	out-of-state peer institutions;
	(3)  under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":
	(A)  the retention rate of first-time, full-time,
	degree-seeking entering undergraduate students:
	(i)  enrolled in the institution after one
	academic year and after two academic years; and
	(ii)  enrolled in the institution's in-state
	peer institutions after two academic years;
	(B)  the percentage of undergraduate students
	requiring developmental education who, after six years from
	entering the institution, graduated from or are still enrolled in:
	(i)  the institution; and
	(ii)  the institution's in-state peer
	institutions;
	(C)  the four-year, five-year, and six-year
	graduation rates of full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students:
	(i)  at the institution; and
	(ii)  at the institution's in-state and
	out-of-state peer institutions; and
	(D)  the average number of fall and spring
	semesters of enrollment attempted by a student to obtain a
	bachelor's degree:
	(i)  at the institution; and
	(ii)  at the institution's in-state peer
	institutions; and
	(4)  under the heading "FUNDING":
	(A)  the total amount of money appropriated by the
	legislature to the institution, including money appropriated for
	faculty and staff health coverage and retirement benefits, for that
	state fiscal year and the corresponding percentage of the
	institution's operating budget for that state fiscal year that the
	total amount of money appropriated by the legislature represents;
	[and]
	(B)  the total amount of federal funds from all
	federal sources, including grants and research funds, received by
	the institution in that state fiscal year and the corresponding
	percentage of the institution's operating budget for that state
	fiscal year that the total amount of federal funds represents;
	(C)  the total academic costs charged to students
	by the institution in that state fiscal year and the corresponding
	percentage of the institution's operating budget for that state
	fiscal year that the total academic costs represent; and
	(D)  the total amount of money from any source
	available to the institution in that state fiscal year.
	(e)  In addition to the information required by Subsection
	(d)(2), the resume must include under the heading "COSTS" the
	average annual amount and percentage by which the total academic
	costs charged to a resident undergraduate student enrolled in 30
	semester credit hours have increased in each of the five most recent
	state fiscal years for which the information is available:
	(1)  at the institution; and
	(2)  at the institution's in-state and out-of-state
	peer institutions.
	SECTION 5.  Section 51A.053, Education Code, is amended by
	amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
	follows:
	(c)  Except as otherwise provided by the coordinating board
	under Subsection (a), the resume must include the following
	information relating to the most recent state fiscal year for which
	the information is available:
	(1)  under the heading "ENROLLMENT":
	(A)  the total number of students enrolled in the
	institution during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year
	covered by the resume; [and]
	(B)  the percentage of undergraduate students
	enrolled in the institution for the first time during the fall
	semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume who are
	transfer students; and
	(C)  a clearly identifiable link to the
	information described by Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student
	ethnicity;
	(2)  under the heading "DEGREES AWARDED":
	(A)  the number of bachelor's degrees, number of
	master's degrees, number of doctoral degrees, and number of
	professional degrees awarded by the institution; and
	(B)  a clearly identifiable link to the
	information described by Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student
	ethnicity;
	(3)  under the heading "COSTS":
	(A)  the average annual total academic costs for a
	resident undergraduate student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours
	at the institution;
	(B)  clearly identifiable links to information
	regarding:
	(i)  the rate or rates of tuition per
	semester credit hour charged by the institution; and
	(ii)  any mandatory fees, as defined by the
	coordinating board, imposed by the institution; [and
	[(iii)     the amount and percentage by which
	the institution has increased tuition for a degree program or
	course level during the state fiscal year covered by the resume;]
	(C)  the average cost of on-campus room and board
	per student; and
	(D)  the average cost to a resident undergraduate
	student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours for total academic
	costs and on-campus room and board, excluding the cost of books,
	supplies, transportation, or other expenses;
	(4)  under the heading "FINANCIAL AID":
	(A)  the percentage of undergraduate students
	enrolled in the institution who receive need-based grants or
	scholarships;
	(B)  the percentage of undergraduate students
	enrolled in the institution who receive need-based grants,
	scholarships, loans, or work-study funds;
	(C)  the percentage of undergraduate students
	enrolled in the institution who receive student loans;
	(D)  the average amount of an undergraduate
	student's need-based grant and scholarship package; [and]
	(E) [(D)]  the average amount of an undergraduate
	student's need-based grant, scholarship, loan, and work-study
	package; and
	(F)  the average amount of an undergraduate
	student's student loans;
	(5)  under the heading "ADMISSIONS":
	(A)  the middle 50 percent test score range of
	first-time undergraduate students at the institution whose
	Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) scores were in the 25th to 75th
	percentile of students' scores at that institution;
	(B)  the middle 50 percent test score range of
	first-time undergraduate students at the institution whose
	American College Test (ACT) scores were in the 25th to 75th
	percentile of students' scores at that institution; and
	(C)  the percentage of the students who applied
	for first-time undergraduate admission to the institution who were
	offered admission to the institution;
	(6)  under the heading "INSTRUCTION":
	(A)  the student/faculty ratio at the
	institution;
	(B)  the percentage of organized undergraduate
	classes offered by the institution in which fewer than 20 students
	are enrolled;
	(C)  the percentage of organized undergraduate
	classes offered by the institution in which more than 50 students
	are enrolled; and
	(D)  the percentage of teaching faculty members of
	the institution who are tenured or tenure-track;
	(7)  under the heading "BACCALAUREATE SUCCESS":
	(A)  four-year, five-year, and six-year
	graduation rates for full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students
	at the institution, and links to that information disaggregated by
	student ethnicity; [and]
	(B)  the average number of fall and spring
	semesters of enrollment attempted by a student to obtain a
	bachelor's degree; and
	(C)  the retention rate of first-time, full-time,
	degree-seeking entering undergraduate students  enrolled in the
	institution after one academic year and after two academic years;
	(8)  under the heading "FIRST-TIME LICENSURE OR
	CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION PASS RATES," the first-time licensure or
	certification examination pass rates in the fields of education,
	law, pharmacy, nursing, and engineering of students enrolled in the
	institution or who have graduated from the institution; and
	(9)  under the heading "FUNDING":
	(A)  the total amount of money appropriated by the
	legislature to the institution, including money appropriated for
	faculty and staff health coverage and retirement benefits, for that
	state fiscal year and the corresponding percentage of the
	institution's operating budget for that state fiscal year that the
	total amount of money appropriated by the legislature represents;
	(B)  the total amount of federal funds from all
	federal sources, including grants and research funds, received by
	the institution in that state fiscal year and the corresponding
	percentage of the institution's operating budget for that state
	fiscal year that the total amount of federal funds represents;
	(C)  the total academic costs charged to students
	by the institution in that state fiscal year and the corresponding
	percentage of the institution's operating budget for that state
	fiscal year that the total academic costs represent; and
	(D)  the total amount of money from any source
	available to the institution in that state fiscal year.
	(d)  In addition to the information required by Subsection
	(c)(3), the resume must include under the heading "COSTS" the
	average annual amount and percentage by which the total academic
	costs charged to a resident undergraduate student enrolled in 30
	semester credit hours have increased in each of the five most recent
	state fiscal years for which the information is available:
	(1)  at the institution; and
	(2)  at the institution's in-state peer institutions.
	SECTION 6.  Section 51A.102, Education Code, is amended by
	amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
	follows:
	(d)  The resume must include the following information
	relating to the institution for the most recent state fiscal year
	for which the information is available and compare that information
	to the same information for the state fiscal year preceding the most
	recent state fiscal year for which the information is available and
	the state fiscal year preceding the most recent state fiscal year
	for which the information is available by five years:
	(1)  under the heading "ENROLLMENT":
	(A)  ["ENROLLMENT,"] the total number of students
	enrolled in the institution for course credit during the fall
	semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume;
	(B)  the percentage of students enrolled in the
	institution who are enrolled in one or more developmental education
	courses; and
	(C)  the percentage of students enrolled in the
	institution who are enrolled in one or more dual credit courses;
	(2)  under the heading "COSTS":
	(A)  ["COSTS,"] the average annual total academic
	costs, which for a junior college must include those costs for an
	in-district and an out-of-district student, for a student enrolled
	in 30 semester credit hours toward a two-year degree or
	certificate:
	(i) [(A)]  at the institution; and
	(ii) [(B)]  at the institution's in-state
	peer institutions;
	(B)  the percentage of students receiving student
	loans:
	(i)  at the institution; and
	(ii)  at the institution's in-state peer
	institutions;
	(C)  the average annual amount of student loans
	received by a student:
	(i)  at the institution; and
	(ii)  at the institution's in-state peer
	institutions;
	(D)  the percentage of students receiving federal
	or state grants:
	(i)  at the institution; and
	(ii)  at the institution's in-state peer
	institutions; and
	(E)  the average annual amount of federal and
	state grants received by a student:
	(i)  at the institution; and
	(ii)  at the institution's in-state peer
	institutions;
	(3)  under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":
	(A)  the retention rate of first-time, full-time,
	credential-seeking entering undergraduate students:
	(i)  enrolled in the institution after two
	academic years; and
	(ii)  enrolled in the institution's in-state
	peer institutions after two academic years;
	(B)  the percentage of undergraduate students
	requiring developmental education who, after three years from
	entering the institution, graduated from or are still enrolled in:
	(i)  the institution; and
	(ii)  the institution's in-state peer
	institutions;
	(C)  the three-year, four-year, and six-year
	graduation rates of full-time credential-seeking students:
	(i)  at the institution; and
	(ii)  at the institution's in-state peer
	institutions;
	(D)  the percentage of students who transferred to
	a general academic teaching institution or equivalent institution
	of higher education, as determined using the accountability system
	definition of a transfer student:
	(i)  from the institution; and
	(ii)  from the institution's in-state peer
	institutions; and
	(E)  the percentage of graduates from the
	preceding academic year who, as of the fall semester that ended in
	the fiscal year covered by the resume, were either employed or
	enrolled in a general academic teaching institution or equivalent
	institution of higher education for:
	(i)  the institution; and
	(ii)  the institution's in-state peer
	institutions; and
	(4)  under the heading "FUNDING":
	(A)  the total amount of money appropriated by the
	legislature to the institution [for that state fiscal year],
	including money appropriated for faculty and staff health coverage
	and retirement benefits, for that state fiscal year and the
	corresponding percentage of the institution's operating budget for
	that state fiscal year that the total amount of money appropriated
	by the legislature represents;
	(B)  the total amount of money from any source
	available to the institution in that state fiscal year; [and]
	(C)  the total amount of federal funds from all
	federal sources, including grants and research funds, received by
	the institution in that state fiscal year and the corresponding
	percentage of the institution's operating budget for that state
	fiscal year that the total amount of federal funds represents;
	(D)  the total academic costs charged to students
	by the institution in that state fiscal year and the corresponding
	percentage of the institution's operating budget for that state
	fiscal year that the total academic costs represent; and
	(E)  the tax rate per $100 valuation of taxable
	property imposed by the junior college district, if the institution
	is a public junior college.
	(e)  In addition to the information required by Subsection
	(d)(2), the resume must include under the heading "COSTS" the
	average annual amount and percentage by which the total academic
	costs charged to a student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours
	toward a two-year degree or certificate have increased in each of
	the five most recent state fiscal years for which the information is
	available:
	(1)  at the institution; and
	(2)  at the institution's in-state peer institutions.
	SECTION 7.  Section 51.9745, Education Code, as added by
	this Act, applies beginning with the 2012 fall semester.
	SECTION 8.  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
	and public institutions of higher education shall comply with the
	changes made by this Act to Chapter 51A, Education Code, as soon as
	practicable following the effective date of this Act, but not later
	than February 1, 2012.
	SECTION 9.  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.