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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the temporary approval of a private or independent |
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college or university to continue to participate in the tuition |
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equalization grant program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.222, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.222. APPROVED INSTITUTIONS. (a) The coordinating |
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board shall approve for purposes of this subchapter only a [those] |
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private or independent college [colleges] or university |
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[universities] that: |
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(1) is a [are] private or independent institution |
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[institutions] of higher education; [as defined by Section 61.003] |
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or |
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(2) is [are] located within this state and meets |
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[meet] the same program standards and accreditation as an |
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institution [public institutions] of higher education, as |
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determined by the board. |
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(b) The coordinating board may temporarily approve a |
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private or independent college or university [institution of higher
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education as defined by Section 61.003] that previously qualified |
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for approval as a private or independent institution of higher |
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education under Subsection (a)(1) [under Subsection (a)] but no |
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longer holds the [same] accreditation described by Section |
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61.003(15)(C) if the college or university is [as public
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institutions of higher education.
To qualify under this
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subsection, an institution must be]: |
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(1) accredited by an accreditor recognized by the |
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board; |
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(2) actively working toward the [same] accreditation |
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described by Section 61.003(15)(C) [as public institutions of
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higher education]; |
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(3) participating in the federal financial aid program |
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under 20 U.S.C. Section 1070a; and |
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(4) a "part B institution" as defined by 20 U.S.C. |
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Section 1061(2) and listed in 34 C.F.R. Section 608.2. |
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(c) The coordinating board may grant temporary approval for |
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a period of two years and may renew the approval twice [once]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |