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AN ACT
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relating to excess undergraduate credit hours at public |
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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. Section 51.907, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) An institution of higher education shall provide |
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written notice to each undergraduate student of the provisions of |
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this section before the end of the first semester in which the |
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student is enrolled in the institution. The notice required by this |
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subsection may be delivered by electronic mail or other method of |
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written communication, as determined by the institution. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.0595(d), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) The following are not counted for purposes of |
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determining whether the student has previously earned the number of |
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semester credit hours specified by Subsection (a): |
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(1) semester credit hours earned by the student before |
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receiving a baccalaureate degree that has previously been awarded |
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to the student; |
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(2) semester credit hours earned by the student by |
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examination or under any other procedure by which credit is earned |
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without registering for a course for which tuition is charged; |
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(3) credit for a remedial education course, a |
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technical course, a workforce education course funded according to |
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contact hours, or another course that does not count toward a degree |
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program at the institution; |
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(4) semester credit hours earned by the student at a |
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private institution or an out-of-state institution; [and] |
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(5) semester credit hours earned by the student before |
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graduating from high school and used to satisfy high school |
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graduation requirements; and |
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(6) semester credit hours earned by the student before |
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receiving an associate degree that has been previously awarded to |
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the student in excess of the number of semester credit hours |
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required for the completion of that degree. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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61.0595, Education Code, applies beginning with the funding |
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recommendations made under Section 61.059, Education Code, for the |
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2013-2014 academic year. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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51.907, Education Code, applies beginning with the fall 2011 |
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semester. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 992 was passed by the House on April |
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18, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 94, Nays 51, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 992 on May 27, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 107, Nays 32, |
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3 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 992 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0 |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |