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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the language in which certain courses are offered by a |
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public institution of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.917(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The governing board of each institution of higher |
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education shall establish a program or a short course the purpose of |
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which is to: |
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(1) assist faculty members whose primary language is |
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not English to become proficient in the use of English; and |
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(2) ensure that courses offered for credit at the |
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institution are taught in a [the English] language accessible to |
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all students in the course and that all faculty members are |
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proficient in the use of the English language, as determined by a |
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satisfactory grade on the "Test of Spoken English" of the |
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Educational Testing Service or a similar test approved by the |
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board. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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academic year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |