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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to baccalaureate degree programs offered by certain public |
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junior colleges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 130.306, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a [A] public |
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junior college offering a baccalaureate degree program under this |
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subchapter may not offer more than five baccalaureate degree |
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programs at any time. |
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(b) At any time, South Texas College may not offer more than |
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six baccalaureate degree programs under this subchapter. The sixth |
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baccalaureate degree program must be a bachelor of applied science |
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degree in child and family development. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2023. |