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1		-	89R24192 RDR-F
2	1		By: Wilson H.B. No. 5180
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 5180:
4		-	By: Lalani C.S.H.B. No. 5180
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9	6		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
10	7		AN ACT
11		-	relating to the issuance of a diploma to a student graduating from a
12		-	public institution of higher education that has undergone a merger,
13		-	acquisition, or name change.
	8	+	relating to the diploma designation of an institution of higher
	9	+	education.
14	10		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
15	11		SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
16		-	amended by adding Section 51.995 to read as follows:
17		-	Sec. 51.995. DIPLOMA DESIGNATION IN EVENT OF MERGER,
18		-	ACQUISITION, OR NAME CHANGE. (a) In this section, "institution of
19		-	higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
20		-	(b) Subject to Subsection (c), if, during the period of a
21		-	student's enrollment at an institution of higher education, the
22		-	institution merges with or is acquired by another postsecondary
23		-	educational institution or changes the institution's name, the
24		-	institution shall provide to the student on the student's
25		-	graduation from the institution two diplomas as follows:
26		-	(1) one diploma in the same style, design, or format,
27		-	including symbols or other insignia, designating the original name
28		-	of the institution on the date the student initially enrolled; and
29		-	(2) one diploma designating the name of the
30		-	institution after the merger, acquisition, or name change.
31		-	(c) A student is eligible to receive two diplomas under this
32		-	section only if the student graduates from the institution of
33		-	higher education within six years of the merger, acquisition, or
34		-	name change.
35		-	(d) An institution of higher education may not charge a
36		-	student an additional fee to receive a diploma under this section.
37		-	SECTION 2. Section 51.995, Education Code, as added by this
38		-	Act, applies beginning with a diploma provided by a public
39		-	institution of higher education to a student for the 2025-2026
40		-	academic year.
41		-	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
42		-	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
43		-	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
44		-	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
45		-	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
	12	+	amended by adding Section 51.997 to read as follows:
	13	+	Sec. 51.997. DIPLOMA DESIGNATION IN THE CASE OF A MERGER.
	14	+	If an institution of higher education, as defined by Section
	15	+	61.003, Education Code, merges or changes names, the institution
	16	+	shall offer each student enrolled at the time of the name change the
	17	+	option to receive a diploma with the new institution name or the
	18	+	former institution name.
	19	+	SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this act apply
	20	+	beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year.
	21	+	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.