Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Senate Higher Education Committee Bills & Legislation

TX

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.
TX

Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1729

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
4/11/11  
Introduced
3/11/11  
Voted on by Senate
5/6/11  
Refer
3/23/11  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship program.
TX

Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1727

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
4/26/11  
Introduced
3/11/11  
Voted on by Senate
5/5/11  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a fixed tuition rate program for certain students who transfer to a state university after completing an associate degree program.
TX

Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB9

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
4/24/09  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to financial support and incentives for the development of national research universities and high-quality comprehensive regional universities and a review of the institutional groupings under the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's accountability system.
TX

Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2042

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the board of trustees of the Blinn Junior College District.
TX

Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1648

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
4/18/11  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of a system health center by a university system.
TX

Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1348

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
4/26/11  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to higher education curriculum review teams to review public school curriculum standards for college readiness purposes.
TX

Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1067

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to funding the TEXAS grant program at public institutions of higher education.
TX

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.
TX

Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1499

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to advancement of college readiness in the public school curriculum through evaluations and recommendations of vertical teams composed of faculty members of institutions of higher education.
TX

Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1763

Filed
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to transferring adult education and literacy programs to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board from the Texas Education Agency.
TX

Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1020

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/11  
Introduced
3/1/11  
Voted on by Senate
3/31/11  
Refer
3/16/11  
Out of House Committee
5/2/11  
Report Pass
3/24/11  
Voted on by House
5/23/11  
Engrossed
3/31/11  
Governor Action
6/17/11  
Refer
4/11/11  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Report Pass
4/29/11  
Enrolled
5/23/11  
Relating to a feasibility study regarding the establishment of a dental school at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso.
TX

Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1327

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/11  
Introduced
3/9/11  
Voted on by Senate
4/14/11  
Refer
3/22/11  
Out of House Committee
5/2/11  
Report Pass
3/31/11  
Voted on by House
5/13/11  
Engrossed
4/14/11  
Governor Action
5/28/11  
Refer
4/26/11  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Report Pass
4/29/11  
Enrolled
5/16/11  
Passed
5/28/11  
Relating to the confidentiality of information obtained by a compliance office of an institution of higher education.
TX

Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1909

Filed
 
Refer
4/18/11  
Out of Senate Committee
4/29/11  
Voted on by Senate
5/5/11  
Report Pass
4/29/11  
Out of House Committee
5/19/11  
Engrossed
5/5/11  
Voted on by House
5/24/11  
Refer
5/9/11  
Governor Action
6/17/11  
Report Pass
5/19/11  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Introduced
5/19/11  
Enrolled
5/27/11  
Enrolled
5/27/11  
Passed
6/17/11  
Relating to The University of Texas at Brownsville, including its partnership agreement with the Texas Southmost College District.
TX

Texas 2011 - 82nd Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1444

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the amount of a tuition equalization grant.