84R896 JRJ-D
By: Guillen H.B. No. 935
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board of baccalaureate degree programs offered by public junior
colleges.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 130.0012, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (k) to read as
follows:
(e) In determining what baccalaureate degree programs are
to be offered, the coordinating board shall:
(1) apply the same criteria and standards the
coordinating board uses to approve baccalaureate degree programs at
general academic teaching institutions; and
(2) consider the following factors:
(A) [(1)] the need for the degree programs in the
region served by the junior college;
(B) [(2)] how those degree programs would
complement the other programs and course offerings of the junior
college;
(C) [(3)] whether those degree programs would
unnecessarily duplicate the degree programs offered by other
institutions of higher education; and
(D) [(4)] the ability of the junior college to
support the program and the adequacy of the junior college's
facilities, faculty, administration, libraries, and other
resources.
(k) In this section, "general academic teaching
institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
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, 2015.