Chair
State Senator (R)
Higher Education
Senate Committee
Vice Chair
State Senator (D)
Committee members
Referred bills
| Bill | Category | Caption | Date Referred to Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 36 | 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. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 27 | Education Other Technology and Communication |
Relating to the online broadcast of open meetings of institutions of higher education. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 40 | Crime Education Labor and Employment Other State Agencies |
Relating to leave for junior college district or university system employees who are physically assaulted while on duty. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 21 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education. | 01/26/2015 |
| 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. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 41 | 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. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 24 | Education Legal Issues |
Relating to training for members of the governing board of a public institution of higher education. | 01/26/2015 |
| 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. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 22 | Education |
Relating to outcomes-based funding for general academic teaching institutions. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 37 | Education Health Labor and Employment State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to collect and study data on the participation of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public institutions of higher education. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 43 | 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. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 56 | Education Health |
Relating to the resident physician expansion grant program. | 01/26/2015 |
| SB 177 | Education |
Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education in this state. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 162 | 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. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 117 | Education Immigration |
Relating to eligibility for a TEXAS grant. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 150 | 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. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 163 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund an interdisciplinary research facility at The University of Texas at El Paso. | 01/27/2015 |
| SB 233 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Legislative Affairs |
Relating to limitations on increases in fees and designated tuition charged by public institutions of higher education. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 255 | Education |
Relating to a limitation on the amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 275 | 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. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 271 | 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. | 01/28/2015 |
| 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. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 252 | 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. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 239 | Commerce Education Health Social Issues |
Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 245 | 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. | 01/28/2015 |
| SB 347 | Education |
Relating to the governing board of the Trinity Valley Community College District. | 02/02/2015 |
| 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. | 02/02/2015 |
| SB 323 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a multipurpose education building at Lamar State College--Orange. | 02/02/2015 |
| SB 317 | Education |
Relating to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. | 02/02/2015 |
| SB 325 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund a college of business administration complex at The University of Texas at El Paso. | 02/02/2015 |
| SB 420 | Education |
Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Ellis County. | 02/04/2015 |
| SB 453 | Education |
Relating to minimum scores required for public school students to receive credit by an examination administered through the College-Level Examination Program. | 02/09/2015 |
| SB 448 | 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. | 02/09/2015 |
| SB 464 | Education |
Relating to eliminating provisions authorizing or requiring public institutions of higher education to set aside portions of tuition for student financial assistance and other purposes. | 02/10/2015 |
| SB 499 | Education |
Relating to a requirement that a student's postsecondary transcript include the average or median grade awarded in each class. | 02/11/2015 |
| SB 495 | Education |
Relating to the service areas of certain junior college districts. | 02/11/2015 |
| SB 581 | Education |
Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Fort Bend County. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 596 | Education |
Relating to the imposition of the student centers fee at Texas Woman's University. | 02/23/2015 |
| SB 685 | Education Other |
Relating to the applicability of open meetings and public information laws to the education research center advisory board. | 02/24/2015 |
| SB 686 | Commerce Education Science and Medical Research State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the Math and Science Scholars Loan Repayment Program. | 02/25/2015 |
| 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. | 02/25/2015 |
| SB 793 | Education |
Relating to the administration of the Blinn Junior College District. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 768 | 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. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 778 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to performance-based tuition limitations for certain public institutions of higher education. | 03/02/2015 |
| SB 869 | 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. | 03/04/2015 |
| 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. | 03/09/2015 |
| 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. | 03/09/2015 |
| 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. | 03/09/2015 |
| 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. | 03/16/2015 |
| 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. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1205 | Education Environmental |
Relating to an environmental service fee charged by an institution of higher education. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1190 | Education |
Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by advanced placement examination at public institutions of higher education. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1261 | 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. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1189 | Education |
Relating to the establishment of a multidisciplinary studies associate degree program at each public junior college. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1262 | 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. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1207 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to tuition and fee bills or billing statements provided to students by certain public institutions of higher education. | 03/17/2015 |
| 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. | 03/17/2015 |
| SB 1312 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Competency-Based Education Grant Program for certain students enrolled in competency-based online or other distance education baccalaureate degree programs at certain private institutions of higher education. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1438 | Commerce Education Other |
Relating to funding sources for the repayment of certain speech-language pathologist and audiologist education loans. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1400 | Education Health |
Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1397 | Education Health |
Relating to the establishment of a rural resident physician grant program. | 03/18/2015 |
| 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. | 03/18/2015 |
| SB 1470 | Education Technology and Communication |
Relating to the establishment of state authorization reciprocity agreements for postsecondary distance learning courses. | 03/19/2015 |
| SB 1488 | Education Legal Issues |
Relating to the filing of financial disclosure statements by trustees of an independent school district and a junior college district; creating a criminal offense. | 03/19/2015 |
| SB 1466 | Education Health |
Relating to the definition of medical schools for medical residency programs. | 03/19/2015 |
| SB 1480 | Education Labor and Employment |
Relating to the development and alignment by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of curricula for certain educational programs. | 03/19/2015 |
| 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. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1625 | Commerce Education Labor and Employment Technology and Communication |
Relating to consumer information regarding career schools and colleges. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1543 | Education |
Relating to the admission of undergraduate students with nontraditional secondary education to public institutions of higher education. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1514 | Education |
Relating to the establishment of limited purpose public junior college districts by certain independent school districts. | 03/23/2015 |
| 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. | 03/23/2015 |
| 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. | 03/23/2015 |
| 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. | 03/23/2015 |
| SB 1770 | Education |
Relating to a single common course numbering system for public institutions of higher education in this state. | 03/24/2015 |
| 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. | 03/24/2015 |
| 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. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1750 | Education |
Relating to the requirements for employment positions provided through the Texas college work-study program. | 03/24/2015 |
| SB 1986 | Education |
Relating to authorizing a recreation and wellness facility fee at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1856 | Education Other |
Relating to confidentiality of student records. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1967 | 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. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 1810 | Education |
Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer early childhood education baccalaureate degree programs. | 03/25/2015 |
| SB 2017 | Education Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to the establishment of an innovative workforce training center in the Rio Grande Valley. | 03/30/2015 |
| SB 2031 | Education |
Relating to the date for publication of the factors considered for admission to a new graduate and professional program. | 04/08/2015 |
| SB 2042 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to the board of trustees of the Blinn Junior College District. | 04/13/2015 |
| HB 658 | Education |
Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Fort Bend County. | 04/21/2015 |
| 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. | 04/21/2015 |
| HB 100 | Commerce Education |
Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education. | 04/23/2015 |
| 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. | 04/28/2015 |
| HB 1051 | Education |
Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Ellis County. | 05/04/2015 |
| 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. | 05/04/2015 |
| 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. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 2472 | Education |
Relating to the automatic admission of undergraduate students to The University of Texas at Austin. | 05/04/2015 |
| 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. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 1992 | Education |
Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by advanced placement examination at public institutions of higher education. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 3062 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 1054 | Education |
Relating to developmental education programs under the Texas Success Initiative for public institutions of higher education. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 1583 | Education |
Relating to block scheduling for certain associate degree and certificate programs at public junior colleges. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 1887 | Crime Education Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to the establishment of a regional center for public safety excellence in the Rio Grande Valley. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 671 | Education |
Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Stephen F. Austin State University; authorizing imposition of a fee. | 05/05/2015 |
| 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. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 298 | Education Technology and Communication |
Relating to measures to facilitate the transfer, academic progress, and timely graduation of students in public higher education. | 05/05/2015 |
| 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. | 05/05/2015 |
| HB 700 | Commerce Education |
Relating to the repeal of the Texas B-On-time student loan program. | 05/06/2015 |
| 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. | 05/06/2015 |
| HB 2568 | Education |
Relating to authorizing a student center fee at the University of Houston-Victoria. | 05/07/2015 |
| HB 2812 | Education |
Relating to the limit on junior college courses that a high school student may enroll in for dual credit and the calculation of average daily attendance for a school district or open-enrollment charter school. | 05/07/2015 |
| HB 3506 | Education Executive Branch Military |
Relating to the appointment by certain elected officials of students to receive a Texas Armed Services Scholarship. | 05/07/2015 |
| HB 699 | Crime Education |
Relating to requiring public institutions of higher education to establish a policy on campus sexual assault. | 05/07/2015 |
| 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. | 05/11/2015 |
| 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. | 05/11/2015 |
| HB 2621 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to the board of trustees of the Blinn Junior College District. | 05/11/2015 |
| HB 3348 | Education Health |
Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs. | 05/11/2015 |
| 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. | 05/12/2015 |
| HB 4046 | Education Other |
Relating to the confidentiality of student records. | 05/13/2015 |
| 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. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 2921 | Education |
Relating to authorizing a recreation and wellness facility fee at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. | 05/13/2015 |
| 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. | 05/13/2015 |
| HB 451 | Education Health |
Relating to an optometry career program at the University of Houston. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 1300 | Education State Agencies |
Relating to eligibility requirements for admission of certain persons to educator preparation programs. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 3467 | Education Other |
Relating to a postsecondary distance learning feasibility study conducted by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 3577 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education |
Relating to the allocation of funds to eligible institutions under the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program. | 05/14/2015 |
| HB 2205 | Education Executive Branch State Agencies |
Relating to the State Board for Educator Certification, educator preparation programs, educator certification, issuance of certain teaching permits, and certain procedures for investigating educator misconduct. | 05/18/2015 |
| HB 3670 | Education Environmental |
Relating to an environmental service fee charged by an institution of higher education. | 05/18/2015 |
| 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. | 05/18/2015 |
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