Bill Text: TX SB36 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to methods for increasing student success and degree completion at public institutions of higher education.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective immediately [SB36 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB36-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 36 | ||
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| relating to methods for increasing student success and degree | ||
| completion at public institutions of higher education. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 61.077 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 61.077. ACADEMIC ADVISING ASSESSMENT. (a) The board | ||
| shall establish a method for assessing the quality and | ||
| effectiveness of academic advising services available to students | ||
| at each institution of higher education. In establishing the | ||
| method of assessment, the board shall consult with representatives | ||
| from institutions of higher education, including academic advisors | ||
| and other professionals the board considers appropriate. | ||
| (b) The method of assessment established under this section | ||
| must: | ||
| (1) include the use of student surveys; and | ||
| (2) identify objective, quantifiable measures for | ||
| determining the quality and effectiveness of academic advising | ||
| services at an institution of higher education. | ||
| (c) Not later than September 1, 2012, the board shall | ||
| establish a method of assessment as required by this section. This | ||
| subsection expires October 1, 2012. | ||
| 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, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 36 passed the Senate on | ||
| March 31, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 36 passed the House on | ||
| May 20, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 3, one | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
