84R27734 KJE-F
By: Zaffirini, et al. S.B. No. 37
(Naishtat)
Substitute the following for S.B. No. 37: No.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
to collect and study data on the participation of persons with
intellectual and developmental disabilities 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 61.0664 to read as follows:
Sec. 61.0664. COLLECTION AND STUDY OF DATA ON PARTICIPATION
OF PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN
HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) The board shall collect and maintain data
relating to undergraduate and graduate level participation of
persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities at
institutions of higher education, including data regarding
applications for admission, admissions, retention, graduation, and
professional licensing.
(b) The board shall conduct an ongoing study of the data
collected and maintained under Subsection (a) to analyze factors
affecting the participation of persons with intellectual and
developmental disabilities at institutions of higher education.
(c) The board shall conduct an ongoing study on the
recruitment of persons with intellectual and developmental
disabilities at institutions of higher education. The study must
identify previously made recruitment efforts, limitations on
recruitment, and possible methods for recruitment. Not later than
November 1 of each even-numbered year, the board shall submit to the
governor and members of the legislature a report on the results of
the study conducted under this subsection and any recommendations
for legislative or other action.
(d) Each institution of higher education, at times
prescribed by the board, shall submit to the board any information
requested by the board as necessary for the board to carry out its
duties under this section.
(e) The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement
this section in a manner that ensures compliance with federal law
regarding confidentiality of student medical or educational
information, including the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.) and the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C.
Section 1232g).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.