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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the identification of courses included in the common |
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course numbering system to be offered by and the transferability of |
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those courses among public institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 61.052(a) and (b), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Each governing board shall submit to the board once each |
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year on dates designated by the board a comprehensive list by |
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department, division, and school of all courses, together with a |
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description of content, scope, and prerequisites of all these |
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courses, that will be offered by each institution under the |
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supervision of that governing board during the following academic |
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year. The list for each institution must also specifically |
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identify any course included in the common course numbering system |
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under Section 61.832 that has been added to or removed from the |
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institution's list for the current academic year, and the board |
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shall distribute that information as necessary to accomplish the |
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purposes of Section 61.832. |
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(b) After the comprehensive list of courses is submitted by |
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a governing board under Subsection (a) of this section, the |
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governing board shall submit on dates designated by the board any |
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changes in the comprehensive list of courses to be offered, |
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including any changes relating to offering a course included in the |
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common course numbering system. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.832, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) A student who transfers from one institution of higher |
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education to another shall receive academic credit from the |
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receiving institution for each course that the student has |
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successfully completed that serves as an equivalent course under |
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the common course numbering system at the institution from which |
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the student transfers. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Sections 61.052(a) and (b), Education Code, |
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as amended by this Act, apply to the comprehensive lists of courses |
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offered by public institutions of higher education beginning with |
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lists required to be submitted for the 2012-2013 academic year. |
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(b) Section 61.832(e), Education Code, as added by this Act, |
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applies beginning with the 2011 fall semester. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |