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House Joint Resolution 3, House Bill 1595

It would go into effect immediately if it becomes law. Gary VanDeaver, R-New Boston, sponsored the bill in the House, and Creighton sponsored it in the Senate. The bill would also create the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer program to enroll high school students who are economically disadvantaged in dual credit courses at no cost. HB 8 would award about $430 million to community colleges based on the number of students who earn "credentials of value," complete at least 15 hours of courses and transfer to a four-year university, enroll in dual credit courses, or take courses that "apply toward academic or workforce program requirements." More: Rally at Texas Capitol: Why Texas students, faculty say DEI, tenure is needed in colleges House Bill 8 Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham sponsored the legislation in the Senate, and Kuempel sponsored it in the House. 1 Senate Bill 25Īs the state faces a nursing shortage, SB 25 allows the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create programs to support student loan repayment and scholarships for registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses and nurses seeking to become nursing faculty. It requires governing boards overseeing public colleges and universities in the state to adopt policies allowing institutions to fire tenured faculty for several reasons, including "professional incompetence" or "conduct involving moral turpitude."Ĭreighton authored the Senate version of the legislation and Kuempel authored the House version.

#TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION CODE#

The legislation enshrines a definition of tenure into the state's Education Code and would make changes to tenure policies at the state's public higher education institutions. More: Texas students wait up to 19 hours to testify against bill to ban college DEI offices Senate Bill 18 Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, sponsored the bill in the Senate, and Kuempel sponsored it in the House. It also prohibits higher education institutions from requiring anyone to provide DEI statements or participate in DEI training. SB 17 would prohibit Texas public colleges and universities from maintaining or establishing diversity, equity and inclusion offices starting in 2024. John Kuempel, R-Seguin, sponsored it in the House. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, sponsored the bill in the Senate, and Rep. If it becomes law, transgender women would have to play on men’s collegiate sports teams and transgender men would have to play on women’s teams. More: Texas Legislature approves state budget that defunds DEI programs in public universities Senate Bill 15ĭubbed the "Save Women’s Sports Act," SB 15 requires student-athletes to compete on college sports teams that align with their sex assigned at birth.

Here's a look at some of the priority bills that lawmakers passed this year: Greg Abbott for approval, including proposals to provide hundreds of millions of extra dollars to the state's 50 community colleges and to create a $3 billion endowment for higher education research, pending voter approval of a constitutional amendment. Senators and House members also advanced several other higher education bills to Gov. Dan Patrick's priority bills that make adjustments to tenure policies for Texas universities, ban college diversity, equity and inclusion offices and restrict participation of transgender student-athletes in college sports. The Texas Legislature approved several of Lt. After 140 days, the regular legislative session in Texas came to a close May 29 with lawmakers passing several bills that will affect students and faculty members at the state's public higher education institutions.