88R13899 CXP-D
By: Middleton S.B. No. 1876
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the transfer of course credit between public
institutions of higher education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter S, Chapter 61, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 61.8231 to read as follows:
Sec. 61.8231. TRANSFER TOWARD DEGREE PROGRAM REQUIRED.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or other
law, an institution of higher education that admits a student
transferring from another institution of higher education shall
award the student academic credit toward the student's degree
program for each course the student completed at the sending
institution.
SECTION 2. Section 61.827(a), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The board is authorized to adopt rules implementing the
provisions of this subchapter, including rules to ensure compliance
with this subchapter.
SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
academic year.
SECTION 4. 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.