Bill Text: TX HB2193 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub


Bill Title: Relating to the authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for South Texas College to offer baccalaureate degree programs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-29 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB2193 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB2193-Comm_Sub.html
  86R28505 JRJ-F
 
  By: Muñoz, Jr., Guerra H.B. No. 2193
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2193:
 
  By:  Pacheco C.S.H.B. No. 2193
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the authorization by the Texas Higher Education
  Coordinating Board for South Texas College to offer baccalaureate
  degree programs.
         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, South Texas College may not offer more than
  six 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, 2019.
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