Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Senate Higher Education Committee Bills & Legislation (Page 5)

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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1005

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
4/11/11  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to fair treatment of all providers of instructional materials to students enrolled at public institutions of higher education.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB850

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
3/14/11  
Introduced
2/22/11  
Voted on by Senate
3/24/11  
Refer
3/1/11  
Out of House Committee
5/19/11  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to formula funding for certain semester credit hours earned for dual course credit.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB851

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
3/14/11  
Introduced
2/22/11  
Voted on by Senate
3/24/11  
Refer
3/1/11  
Out of House Committee
5/12/11  
Report Pass
3/14/11  
Voted on by House
5/23/11  
Engrossed
3/24/11  
Governor Action
6/17/11  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Report Pass
5/11/11  
Enrolled
5/23/11  
Passed
6/17/11  
Relating to a uniform deadline for student financial assistance for public institutions of higher education other than public junior colleges.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB873

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/11  
Voted on by Senate
4/7/11  
Out of House Committee
4/14/11  
Voted on by House
4/26/11  
Governor Action
5/9/11  
Refer
4/11/11  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Report Pass
4/14/11  
Enrolled
4/27/11  
Enrolled
4/27/11  
Passed
5/9/11  
Relating to rate and damage schedules governing certain easements or other interests in land of The University of Texas System.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB945

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/11  
Introduced
2/24/11  
Voted on by Senate
3/24/11  
Refer
3/8/11  
Out of House Committee
5/21/11  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to authorizing a lower-division institution of higher education to award an associate degree to a student enrolled in a four-year public institution of higher education who previously attended the lower-division institution.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1725

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a tuition exemption at a four-year public institution of higher education based on a student's academic performance and timely progress toward completion of a baccalaureate degree program.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1325

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
4/18/11  
Introduced
3/9/11  
Voted on by Senate
4/28/11  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the administration of the Texas Save and Match Program to assist qualifying beneficiaries under the state's prepaid tuition unit program and college savings plans and to the treatment of a beneficiary's assets under a prepaid tuition program or a college savings plan in determining eligibility for student financial assistance and other assistance programs.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1304

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/11  
Introduced
3/8/11  
Voted on by Senate
4/12/11  
Refer
3/16/11  
Out of House Committee
5/20/11  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requiring financial disclosure concerning reports prepared by public institutions of higher education for for-profit entities.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1730

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
4/19/11  
Introduced
3/11/11  
Voted on by Senate
4/28/11  
Refer
3/23/11  
Out of House Committee
5/19/11  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create a tool to allow prospective students to compare general academic teaching institutions by certain criteria.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1728

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a requirement that developmental coursework required for entering undergraduate students at four-year public institutions of higher education be completed at a public junior college.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1874

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requiring a public institution of higher education to make certain faculty information available to the public on the institution's Internet website.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1365

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the distribution of money appropriated from the national research university fund.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1705

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to temporary housing between academic terms for certain postsecondary students who have been under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1564

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
4/26/11  
Introduced
3/10/11  
Voted on by Senate
5/4/11  
Refer
3/23/11  
Out of House Committee
5/12/11  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to developmental education courses and the assessment of student readiness under the Texas Success Initiative for public institutions of higher education.
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Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1845

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the change of the name of Texas A&M University--Kingsville to Texas A&I University.