Bill Text: TX SB1058 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to baccalaureate degree programs offered by certain public junior colleges.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-18 - Referred to Higher Education [SB1058 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB1058-Introduced.html
  87R10802 JRJ-F
 
  By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 1058
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to baccalaureate degree programs offered by certain public
  junior colleges.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 130.306, Education Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
  follows:
         (b)  Except as otherwise provided by this section
  [Subsection (a)], a public junior college offering a baccalaureate
  degree program under this subchapter may not offer more than three
  baccalaureate degree programs at any time.
         (d)  At any time, the Austin Community College District may
  not offer more than five baccalaureate degree programs under this
  subchapter.
         SECTION 2.  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, 2021.
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