88R2430 JTZ-D
By: Harrison H.B. No. 1183
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring coursework in economics for an associate or
baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher
education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 51.311 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.311. ECONOMICS. (a) In this section, "institution
of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b) An institution of higher education may not award an
associate or baccalaureate degree to any person unless the person
has credit for at least three semester credit hours or the
equivalent for a course in economics that dedicates equal time to
macroeconomics and microeconomics.
SECTION 2. Section 51.311, Education Code, as added by this
Act, applies only to a student who enrolls in an associate or
baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher
education on or after January 1, 2024.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.