By: Shapiro S.R. No. 1227
SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
Senate Bill 1534 (the operation, certification, and
accountability of career schools or colleges) to consider and
take action on the following matter:
Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee
to add text on a matter not included in either the house or senate
version of the bill by adding the following new SECTION to the
bill:
SECTION 1. Section 61.0904, Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 61.0904. REVIEW OF INSTITUTIONAL GROUPINGS.
(a) At least once every 10 years, the board shall conduct a
review of the institutional groupings under the board's higher
education accountability system, including a review of the
criteria for and definitions assigned to those groupings.
(b) The board shall include within the board's higher
education accountability system any career schools and colleges
in this state that offer degree programs. Regardless of whether
the board is conducting a periodic review of institutional
groupings as required by Subsection (a), the board shall
determine whether to create one or more separate institutional
groupings for entities to which this subsection applies. In
implementing this subsection, the board shall:
(1) consult with affected career schools and
colleges regarding the imposition of reporting requirements on
those entities; and
(2) adopt rules that clearly define the types and
amounts of information to be reported to the board.
(c) In advance of each regular session of the
legislature, the board shall report to each standing legislative
committee with primary jurisdiction over higher education
regarding any entities to which Subsection (b) applies that do
not participate in the board's higher education accountability
system as provided by that subsection.
Explanation: The addition of text is necessary to
authorize and direct the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board to include career schools and colleges in the board's
higher education accountability system.
_______________________________
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 28, 2011.
_______________________________
Secretary of the Senate