By: Gutierrez S.B. No. 1913
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the accreditation of private or independent
institutions of higher education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 61.003(15), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(15) "Private or independent institution of higher
education" includes only a private or independent college or
university that is:
(A) organized under the Texas Non-Profit
Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes);
(B) exempt from taxation under Article VIII,
Section 2, of the Texas Constitution and Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501); and
(C) accredited by:
(i) the Commission on Colleges of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools;
(ii) the Liaison Committee on Medical
Education; [or]
(iii) the American Bar Association; or
(iv) a recognized accrediting agency.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.