88R13399 CXP-D
By: Bucy H.B. No. 4570
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the language in which certain courses are offered by a
public institution of higher education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 51.917(b), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) The governing board of each institution of higher
education shall establish a program or a short course the purpose of
which is to:
(1) assist faculty members whose primary language is
not English to become proficient in the use of English; and
(2) ensure that courses offered for credit at the
institution are taught in a [the English] language accessible to
all students in the course and that all faculty members are
proficient in the use of the English language, as determined by a
satisfactory grade on the "Test of Spoken English" of the
Educational Testing Service or a similar test approved by the
board.
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
academic year.
SECTION 3. 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, 2023.