By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 36
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to methods for increasing student success and degree
completion at public institutions of higher education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 61.077 to read as follows:
Sec. 61.077. ACADEMIC ADVISING ASSESSMENT. (a) The board
shall establish a method for assessing the quality and
effectiveness of academic advising services available to students
at each institution of higher education. In establishing the
method of assessment, the board shall consult with representatives
from institutions of higher education, including academic advisors
and other professionals the board considers appropriate.
(b) The method of assessment established under this section
must:
(1) include the use of student surveys; and
(2) identify objective, quantifiable measures for
determining the quality and effectiveness of academic advising
services at an institution of higher education.
(c) Not later than September 1, 2012, the board shall
establish a method of assessment as required by this section. This
subsection expires October 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.