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State Representative (R)
Higher Education
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Referred bills
| Bill | Category | Caption | Date Referred to Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 99 | Education Health Technology and Communication |
Relating to tracking career information for graduates of Texas medical schools and persons completing medical residency programs in Texas. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 61 | Education |
Relating to a single common course numbering system for public institutions of higher education in this state. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 89 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Other |
Relating to a limitation on the amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 44 | Education Judiciary |
Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 59 | Education Judiciary |
Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 46 | Education Judiciary |
Relating to the establishment of a public law school in the Rio Grande Valley. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 197 | Education Technology and Communication |
Relating to requiring certain public institutions of higher education to post information regarding mental health resources on the institution's Internet website. | 02/10/2015 |
| HB 117 | Education Military |
Relating to the portion of designated tuition set aside to provide student financial assistance at institutions of higher education. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 451 | Education Health |
Relating to an optometry career program at the University of Houston. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 299 | Education |
Relating to notification by a public junior college to a school district of certain students referred to developmental coursework. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 458 | Education |
Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education in this state. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 298 | Education Technology and Communication |
Relating to measures to facilitate the transfer, academic progress, and timely graduation of students in public higher education. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 123 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to excess undergraduate credit hours at public institutions of higher education. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 301 | Education Technology and Communication |
Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by examination or assessment at public institutions of higher education; authorizing a fee. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 375 | Education |
Relating to eliminating the set-aside of a portion of designated tuition for student financial assistance at public institutions of higher education. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 227 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Housing and Property Other State Agencies |
Relating to disposition of certain unclaimed money by local telephone exchange companies. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 119 | Education Military State Agencies |
Relating to tuition assistance for members of the Texas State Guard. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 382 | Education |
Relating to public junior college district branch campuses, including a requirement that the South Texas Community College District adopt and implement a plan to expand opportunity for instructional programs in a certain location. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 495 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health State Agencies |
Relating to the use of money from the permanent fund for health-related programs to provide grants to nursing education programs. | 02/16/2015 |
| HB 494 | Education Science and Medical Research Technology and Communication |
Relating to the institutions of higher education eligible to participate in the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship program. | 02/16/2015 |
| HB 599 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Energy State Agencies |
Relating to energy savings performance contracts entered into by public institutions of higher education. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 658 | Education |
Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Fort Bend County. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 671 | Education |
Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Stephen F. Austin State University; authorizing imposition of a fee. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 609 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education Health |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund a personalized cancer care building at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 626 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund an engineering building at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 793 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Legislative Affairs |
Relating to limitations on increases in fees and designated tuition charged by public institutions of higher education. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 699 | Crime Education |
Relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to establish a policy on campus sexual assault. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 827 | Education |
Relating to a limitation on the amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 625 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education Health |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a medical education building for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 727 | Education Other Social Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of a pilot program under which high school students may accrue prepaid tuition units at public institutions of higher education by completing certain community service activities. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 808 | Crime Education Executive Branch Family and Children Issues Social Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of a statewide task force to address sexual assault occurring on the campuses of public and private institutions of higher education. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 784 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a multipurpose education building at Lamar State College--Orange. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 602 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education and Research Center at Stephen F. Austin State University. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 812 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education State Agencies |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education; making an appropriation. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 791 | Education |
Relating to a distance learning program at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 782 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund an academic building at the University of Houston. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 753 | Education |
Relating to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 921 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Legislative Affairs |
Relating to limitations on increases in fees and designated tuition charged by public institutions of higher education. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 916 | Education |
Relating to the governing board of the Trinity Valley Community College District. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 918 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education Health |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 926 | Education Other |
Relating to a study and report regarding the use of open-source instructional materials at public institutions of higher education. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 935 | Education |
Relating to the approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of baccalaureate degree programs offered by public junior colleges. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 901 | Education |
Relating to a student election to select the athletics nickname of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 757 | Education Labor and Employment Military |
Relating to the College Credit for Heroes program. | 02/26/2015 |
| HB 796 | Education Health Immigration Insurance Labor and Employment |
Relating to the purchase of certain insurance coverage and the performance of related risk management services for the Texas State University System and the component institutions of that system. | 02/26/2015 |
| HB 1051 | Education |
Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Ellis County. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 951 | Education Science and Medical Research Technology and Communication |
Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the qualification for and performance at institutions of higher education of certain students who completed certain mathematics courses during high school. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 952 | Education |
Relating to the administration of the Texas B-On-time loan program and to permitting an institution of higher education to use B-On-time tuition set-asides to provide financial assistance to students of the institution. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 990 | Education |
Relating to a program to provide financial incentives to students who agree to teach bilingual education, English as a second language, or Spanish in certain public schools. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1054 | Education |
Relating to developmental education programs under the Texas Success Initiative for public institutions of higher education. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 927 | Education Technology and Communication |
Relating to requiring certain textbook publishers to offer electronic textbooks. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 976 | Education Military |
Relating to higher education for veterans and their families. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1256 | Education Executive Branch State Agencies |
Relating to the selection process for student members of the board of regents of a state university or state university system. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1160 | Education Military |
Relating to certain data reported to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by institutions of higher education for the purpose of compliance monitoring. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1209 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Other State Agencies |
Relating to funding sources for the repayment of certain speech-language pathologist and audiologist education loans. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1254 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for capital projects at Tarleton State University. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1262 | Education |
Relating to continuing eligibility requirements for institutions of higher education to participate in the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship Program. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1194 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for capital projects at The University of Texas at Dallas. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1196 | Education |
Relating to a requirement that a student's postsecondary transcript include the average or median grade awarded in each class. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1287 | Education Labor and Employment Technology and Communication |
Relating to a requirement that each state university's Internet website include a link to certain employment data. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 100 | Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1173 | Crime Education Guns Other |
Relating to school marshals for public junior colleges, notifying a parent or guardian whether an employee of a public junior college is appointed school marshal, and the confidentiality of information submitted to or collected by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement in connection with a certification for appointment as school marshal. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1103 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education State Agencies |
Relating to space utilization and online enrollment requirements for the issuance of revenue bonds by certain public institutions of higher education. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 974 | Education Military |
Relating to higher education for veterans and their families. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1476 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for capital projects at Texas A&M University-Commerce. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1487 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund a health sciences and classroom building at the Pearland campus of the University of Houston--Clear Lake. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1325 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education Military |
Relating to the administration of the Texas B-On-time loan program to permit a portion of tuition set-asides to be used to fund tuition exemptions for veterans and other student financial assistance. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1467 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education State Agencies |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a classroom building at Texas A&M University--Kingsville. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1445 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health Insurance State Agencies |
Relating to measures to support or enhance graduate medical education in this state, including the transfer of assets following the dissolution of the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1489 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health |
Relating to measures to enhance graduate medical education in this state. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1583 | Education |
Relating to block scheduling for certain associate degree and certificate programs at public junior colleges. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1408 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for capital projects at Prairie View A&M University. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1574 | Education |
Relating to limitations imposed on baccalaureate degree programs offered by public junior colleges. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1613 | Education State Agencies |
Relating to the alignment of college readiness standards and expectations and essential knowledge and skills and the use to satisfy requirements concerning high school end-of-course assessment instruments of performance demonstrating satisfaction of certain college readiness benchmarks on certain assessment instruments designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1384 | Education Health Labor and Employment Science and Medical Research State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1689 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund an interprofessional health education center at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1612 | Education |
Relating to a requirement that public institutions of higher education provide certain information to students and school districts regarding student performance on Texas Success Initiative assessment instruments. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1611 | Education |
Relating to the exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for students who successfully complete certain college preparatory courses. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1672 | Education |
Relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to request student disciplinary records for certain applicants for admission to the institution. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1505 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund a science and technology building at the downtown campus of the University of Houston. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1502 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to the elimination of certain formula funding and dropped course restrictions for students enrolled in accelerated, affordable baccalaureate programs at public institutions of higher education. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1517 | Education |
Relating to the imposition of the student centers fee at Texas Woman's University. | 03/10/2015 |
| HB 1895 | Education Health Insurance |
Relating to scholarship and insurance payments for student athletes at certain public institutions of higher education. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1992 | Education |
Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by advanced placement examination at public institutions of higher education. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1896 | Education |
Relating to the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant program. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1903 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to the distribution of funds to campuses in the Blinn Junior College District service area. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1904 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education State Agencies |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund the renovation of Robert A. Welch Hall at The University of Texas at Austin. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1807 | Education Health Labor and Employment State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to maintain an inventory of postsecondary educational programs and services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 1956 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 1951 | Education Military State Agencies |
Relating to tuition exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain active members of the armed forces of the United States and the dependent children of those members. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 1731 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for an academic and student services building at Texas A&M University--Texarkana. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 1708 | Crime Education Public Services |
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for certain students enrolled in fire science courses at public institutions of higher education. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 1744 | Crime Education Other |
Relating to the establishment of a survey and report on campus safety at public institutions of higher education. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 2138 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to the online publication of information regarding campus expenditures made by junior college districts. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2056 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education Public Services |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a library at Texas Southern University. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2097 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund an interdisciplinary engineering and academic studies building at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2402 | Education |
Relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of providing off-campus employment positions through the Texas college work-study program. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2423 | Education |
Relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of providing off-campus employment positions through the Texas college work-study program. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2365 | Education |
Relating to the requirements for employment positions provided through the Texas college work-study program. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2472 | Education |
Relating to the automatic admission of undergraduate students to The University of Texas at Austin. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2361 | Education |
Relating to the service areas of certain junior college districts. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2237 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for capital projects at The University of Texas at Arlington. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2396 | Education Executive Branch Health Judiciary |
Relating to eliminating requirements that certain public institutions of higher education set aside portions of tuition for student loan repayment programs for certain physicians and state attorneys. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2281 | Education Judiciary Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to a feasibility study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding the establishment of a law school campus extension in El Paso. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2483 | Education |
Relating to a maximum tuition rate under a fixed tuition price plan. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 700 | Commerce Education |
Relating to the repeal of the Texas B-On-time student loan program. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 1916 | Crime Education Technology and Communication Transportation |
Relating to the enforcement of certain local traffic laws on the campus of a public or private institution of higher education. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2629 | Crime Education |
Relating to unauthorized persons at public or private institutions of higher education in this state and to trespass, damage, or defacement occurring on the grounds of those institutions; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty and creating offenses. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2755 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to the higher education fund, the management of investments of the permanent university fund, and the allocation and distribution of certain constitutional revenues to the University of Houston. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2790 | Education Family and Children Issues |
Relating to measures to ensure certain adopted students are informed regarding their eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions at certain institutions of higher education. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2740 | Education |
Relating to the automatic admission of students to general academic teaching institutions. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2568 | Education |
Relating to authorizing a student center fee at the University of Houston-Victoria. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2517 | Education |
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Promise Scholarship Program for certain students at two-year public institutions of higher education. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2624 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education Judiciary Other |
Relating to the effects of default on a student loan administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on renewal of certain licenses. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2741 | Education Family and Children Issues Health |
Relating to a competitive grant program to fund promotion of early literacy programs in certain communities in this state. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2621 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to the board of trustees of the Blinn Junior College District. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2443 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health |
Relating to the deposit of optometrist and therapeutic optometrist license fees in the University of Houston development fund for use by the University of Houston College of Optometry. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2231 | Education |
Relating to the service areas of certain junior college districts. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 1000 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Legislative Affairs Science and Medical Research State Agencies |
Relating to state support for general academic teaching institutions in this state. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2921 | Education |
Relating to authorizing a recreation and wellness facility fee at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2628 | Education Labor and Employment |
Relating to the development and alignment by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of curricula for certain educational programs. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2876 | Education |
Relating to the service areas of certain junior college districts. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2060 | Crime Education Other |
Relating to the application of public information laws to campus police departments at private institutions of higher education. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3273 | Education Health |
Relating to the exemption of tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain certified or licensed paramedics. | 03/17/2015 |
| HJR 115 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Legislative Affairs |
Proposing a constitutional amendment to entitle the University of Houston to participate in the income and other benefits of the permanent university fund. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3384 | Education |
Relating to the automatic admission of certain transfer students to general academic teaching institutions. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3318 | Education Health |
Relating to the definition of medical schools for medical residency programs. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3367 | Education Technology and Communication |
Relating to the establishment of state authorization reciprocity agreements for postsecondary distance learning courses. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3245 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to qualified nonprofit corporations acting for and on behalf of two or more cities. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3251 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education Health |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a medical education building for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3293 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to performance-based tuition limitations for certain public institutions of higher education. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3323 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to the establishment of the University of Houston-Katy campus and authorization for the issuance of revenue bonds to fund an academic building at the campus. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2692 | Education Family and Children Issues Health Insurance |
Relating to the definition of a dependent for health benefit plans offered by certain university systems. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3261 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for capital projects at West Texas A&M University. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2275 | Education Family and Children Issues Health Insurance Labor and Employment |
Relating to the authority of certain university systems to provide benefits to certain qualified individuals. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2848 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2875 | Education Health Military Other State Agencies |
Relating to state-supported education and health care benefits for certain military personnel and their dependents. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3348 | Education Health |
Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 1712 | Education Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to the establishment of an innovative workforce training center in the Rio Grande Valley. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3483 | Education |
Relating to limitations on the automatic admission of students to general academic teaching institutions. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3529 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a multipurpose education building at Lamar Institute of Technology. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3492 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to a permanent endowment to support the construction, acquisition, improvement, and equipping of buildings, facilities, and other improvements at public junior colleges. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3531 | Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a multipurpose education building at Lamar University. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3498 | Education |
Relating to the development of transfer associate degree programs to facilitate the transfer of students from public junior colleges to general academic teaching institutions. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3524 | Crime Education Health Labor and Employment |
Relating to exemptions for disabled peace officers from payment of tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3253 | Education Insurance |
Relating to the purchase of certain insurance coverage and the performance of related risk management services for the University of North Texas System and the component institutions of that system. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3467 | Education Other |
Relating to a postsecondary distance learning feasibility study conducted by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3521 | Education |
Relating to the establishment of limited purpose public junior college districts by certain independent school districts. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3534 | Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a multipurpose education building at Lamar State College--Port Arthur. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3696 | Education Environmental Public Services Science and Medical Research State Agencies |
Relating to establishing the Texas Water Research Program. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3670 | Education Environmental |
Relating to an environmental service fee charged by an institution of higher education. | 03/19/2015 |
| HCR 71 | Education Legislative Affairs |
Expressing support for the creation of a University of Houston health science center by the UH System Board of Regents. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3566 | Education Military |
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain military personnel and their dependents. | 03/20/2015 |
| HB 3577 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to the allocation of funds to eligible institutions under the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program. | 03/20/2015 |
| HB 3572 | Education Military Other State Agencies |
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain military personnel and their dependents. | 03/20/2015 |
| HB 3569 | Education State Agencies |
Relating to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. | 03/20/2015 |
| HB 4046 | Education Other |
Relating to the confidentiality of student records. | 03/23/2015 |
| HJR 136 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Legislative Affairs |
Proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a permanent endowment to support the construction, acquisition, improvement, and equipping of buildings, facilities, and other improvements at public junior and community colleges. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3998 | Education Labor and Employment Military |
Relating to the expansion of the College Credit for Heroes demonstration program to lower-division public institutions of higher education offering degrees in certain fields. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3908 | Education Health Labor and Employment Science and Medical Research Technology and Communication |
Relating to a pilot program to expand joint credit programs to include certain courses offered by career schools and colleges in certain counties. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3937 | Education Health Military |
Relating to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's authority to contract with federal agencies to provide healthcare to veterans. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3733 | Education Labor and Employment |
Relating to the establishment of a tuition and fee reimbursement program for certain adopted children enrolled in career schools or colleges. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3844 | Education |
Relating to the administration of the scholarship program for certain students graduating in the top 10 percent of the students' high school graduating class. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3863 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education Science and Medical Research State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund a science, technology, and classroom building located at the University of Houston--Victoria. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3027 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Competency-Based Education Grant Program for certain students enrolled in competency-based baccalaureate degree programs at certain institutions of higher education. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3078 | Education Health |
Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to recommend a uniform pre-nursing curriculum for undergraduate professional nursing programs offered by public institutions of higher education. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3836 | Education |
Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer early childhood education baccalaureate degree programs. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3073 | Education Immigration |
Relating to eligibility for a TEXAS grant. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 2994 | Education |
Relating to the transfer of territory between junior college district service areas. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3508 | Education |
Relating to a college readiness memorandum of understanding between a school district and an institution of higher education. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 4079 | Education |
Relating to student fees at the University of Houston System. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3748 | Education Family and Children Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the coordination of educational support services for and information regarding students who are currently or were formerly placed in foster care. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3062 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 4173 | Education |
Relating to the date for publication of the factors considered for admission to a new graduate and professional program. | 04/13/2015 |
| SB 596 | Education |
Relating to the imposition of the student centers fee at Texas Woman's University. | 04/15/2015 |
| SB 1191 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health State Agencies |
Relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education. | 04/17/2015 |
| SB 308 | Crime Education Other |
Relating to the powers and duties of campus police departments at private institutions of higher education. | 04/23/2015 |
| SB 495 | Education |
Relating to the service areas of certain junior college districts. | 04/27/2015 |
| SB 947 | Education |
Relating to a study and report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of providing off-campus employment positions through the Texas college work-study program. | 04/27/2015 |
| SB 1066 | Education |
Relating to continuing eligibility requirements for institutions of higher education to participate in the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship Program. | 04/27/2015 |
| SB 1466 | Education Health |
Relating to the definition of medical schools for medical residency programs. | 04/27/2015 |
| SB 18 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Health Insurance State Agencies |
Relating to measures to support or enhance graduate medical education in this state, including the transfer of certain assets from the Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association to the permanent fund supporting graduate medical education and the authority of the association to issue new policies. | 04/27/2015 |
| SB 2031 | Education |
Relating to the date for publication of the factors considered for admission to a new graduate and professional program. | 04/29/2015 |
| SB 317 | Education |
Relating to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. | 04/29/2015 |
| SB 386 | Crime Education Family and Children Issues Guns Other |
Relating to school marshals for public junior colleges, notifying a parent or guardian whether an employee of a public junior college is appointed school marshal, and the confidentiality of information submitted to or collected by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement in connection with a certification for appointment as school marshal. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 806 | Education Labor and Employment Military |
Relating to the College Credit for Heroes program. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 685 | Education Other |
Relating to the applicability of open meetings and public information laws to the education research center advisory board. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 686 | Commerce Education Science and Medical Research State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the Math and Science Scholars Loan Repayment Program. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 347 | Education |
Relating to the governing board of the Trinity Valley Community College District. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 915 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Technology and Communication |
Relating to the establishment and administration by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of a textbook affordability pilot program at a public institution of higher education. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 691 | Crime Education Public Services |
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for certain students enrolled in fire science courses at public institutions of higher education. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 1189 | Education |
Relating to the establishment of a multidisciplinary studies associate degree program at each public junior college. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 295 | Education Health Technology and Communication |
Relating to tracking career information for graduates of Texas medical schools and persons completing medical residency programs in Texas. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 1470 | Education Technology and Communication |
Relating to the establishment of state authorization reciprocity agreements for postsecondary distance learning courses. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 1750 | Education |
Relating to the requirements for employment positions provided through the Texas college work-study program. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 907 | Commerce Education Energy Health Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to the powers and duties of the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System and to workers' compensation coverage for employees of the system's components. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 1714 | Education Technology and Communication |
Relating to the release of student academic information by a public institution of higher education for certain purposes and the manner in which the information is used. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 1543 | Education |
Relating to the admission of undergraduate students with nontraditional secondary education to public institutions of higher education. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 1776 | Education |
Relating to the exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for students who successfully complete certain college preparatory courses. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 44 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Other Science and Medical Research |
Relating to matching private grants given to enhance additional research activities at institutions of higher education. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 42 | Education Executive Branch State Agencies |
Relating to the selection process for student members of the board of regents of a state university or state university system. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 1655 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board fees for the administration of certificates of authorization and certificates of authority issued to certain postsecondary educational institutions; authorizing fees. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 1351 | Education Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to transferring to the Texas Workforce Commission certain duties of the comptroller related to the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 1656 | Education |
Relating to the administration of the scholarship program for certain students graduating in the top 10 percent of the students' high school graduating class. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 778 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to performance-based tuition limitations for certain public institutions of higher education. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 1188 | Education Public Services Science and Medical Research State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to a study on the feasibility of requiring certain researchers to make research papers available to the public. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 24 | Education Legal Issues |
Relating to training for members of the governing board of a public institution of higher education. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 1735 | Education Military Other State Agencies |
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain military personnel and their dependents. | 05/06/2015 |
| SB 1624 | Education Health Social Issues |
Relating to a requirement that certain entering students at a general academic teaching institution receive information regarding mental health and suicide prevention services. | 05/14/2015 |
| HCR 124 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Legislative Affairs |
Directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to conduct a study to examine the jobs that college graduates are able to attain in their degree field within two years of graduation and how effective it may be to use this information to reappropriate funding to colleges. | 05/15/2015 |
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