TX HB4175 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature

Discussing TX HB4175 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature

Bill Title: Relating to restrictions on the method of providing public speaking or similar courses by public institutions of higher education.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-17 - Left pending in committee [HB4175 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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By JoshHorne1 on April 10, 2019 at 08:23 - Reply

This unnecessary bill not only has no basis in educational theory but will adversely affect students and instructors.

By jdietze on April 29, 2019 at 14:33 - Reply

Agreed! Completely unnecessary with no basis.

By Parker A on April 30, 2019 at 21:40 - Reply

This bill is completely unnecessary and will limit opportunities for thousands of students. I have personally taught speech and public speaking online and face to face for over a decade. I have a great deal of experience in this matter and I question the rationale behind this horrible bill. Professors in TX are providing extremely high-quality public speaking and speech courses online. Our students learn a great deal from these courses and prohibiting them from taking these courses online will cause a great deal of harm. Please do not support this bill.