81(R) SB 174 - Enrolled version

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�	S.B.�No.�174

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�	AN ACT
�	relating to accountability of institutions of higher education,
�	including educator preparation programs, and online institution
�	resumes for public institutions of higher education.
�	��BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
�	��SECTION�1.��Section 21.041, Education Code, is amended by
�	amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
�	follows:
�	��(c)��The board shall propose a rule adopting a fee for the
�	issuance and maintenance of an educator certificate that, when
�	combined with any fees imposed under Subsection (d), is adequate to
�	cover the cost of administration of this subchapter.
�	��(d)��The board may propose a rule adopting a fee for the
�	approval or renewal of approval of an educator preparation program,
�	or for the addition of a certificate or field of certification to
�	the scope of a program's approval. A fee imposed under this
�	subsection may not exceed the amount necessary, as determined by
�	the board, to provide for the administrative cost of approving,
�	renewing the approval of, and appropriately ensuring the
�	accountability of educator preparation programs under this
�	subchapter.
�	��SECTION�2.��Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is
�	amended by amending Section 21.045 and adding Sections 21.0451 and
�	21.0452 to read as follows:
�	��Sec.�21.045.��ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FOR EDUCATOR
�	PREPARATION PROGRAMS. (a)��The board shall propose rules
�	establishing standards to govern the approval and continuing
�	accountability of all educator preparation programs based on the
�	following information that is disaggregated with respect to sex and
�	ethnicity [~~and that includes~~]:
�	��(1)��results of the certification examinations
�	prescribed under Section 21.048(a); [~~and~~]
�	��(2)��performance based on the appraisal system for
�	beginning teachers adopted by the board;
�	��(3)��achievement, including improvement in
�	achievement, of students taught by beginning teachers for the first
�	three years following certification, to the extent practicable; and
�	��(4)��compliance with board requirements regarding the
�	frequency, duration, and quality of structural guidance and ongoing
�	support provided by field supervisors to beginning teachers during
�	their first year in the classroom.
�	��(b)��Each educator preparation program shall submit data
�	elements as required by the board for an annual performance report
�	to ensure access and equity. At a minimum, the annual report must
�	contain the performance data from Subsection (a), other than the
�	data required for purposes of Subsection (a)(3), and the following
�	information, disaggregated by sex and ethnicity:
�	��(1)��the number of candidates who apply;
�	��(2)��the number of candidates admitted;
�	��(3)��the number of candidates retained;
�	��(4)��the number of candidates completing the program;
�	��(5)��the number of candidates employed in the
�	profession after completing the program; [~~and~~]
�	��(6)��the number of candidates retained in the
�	profession; and
�	��(7)��any other information required by federal law.
�	��(c)��The board shall propose rules establishing performance
�	standards for the Accountability System for Educator Preparation
�	for accrediting educator preparation programs. At a minimum,
�	performance standards must be based on Subsection (a). The board
�	may propose rules establishing minimum standards for approval or
�	renewal of approval of:
�	��(1)��educator preparation programs; or
�	��(2)��certification fields authorized to be offered by
�	an educator preparation program.
�	��Sec.�21.0451.��SANCTIONS UNDER ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FOR
�	EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS. (a)��The board shall propose rules
�	for the sanction of educator preparation programs that do not meet
�	accountability standards and shall annually review the
�	accreditation status of each educator preparation program. The
�	rules:
�	��(1)��shall provide for the assignment of the following
�	accreditation statuses:
�	��(A)��not rated;
�	��(B)��accredited;
�	��(C)��accredited-warned;
�	��(D)��accredited-probation; and
�	��(E)��not accredited-revoked;
�	��(2)��may provide for the agency to take any necessary
�	action, including one or more of the following actions:
�	��(A)��requiring the program to obtain technical
�	assistance approved by the agency or board;
�	��(B)��requiring the program to obtain professional
�	services under contract with another person;
�	��(C)��appointing a monitor to participate in and
�	report to the board on the activities of the program; and
�	��(D)��if a program has been rated as
�	accredited-probation under the Accountability System for Educator
�	Preparation for a period of at least one year, revoking the approval
�	of the program and ordering the program to be closed, provided that
�	the board or agency must provide the opportunity for a hearing
�	before the effective date of the closure; and
�	��(3)��shall provide for the agency to revoke the
�	approval of the program and order the program to be closed if the
�	program has been rated as accredited-probation under the
�	Accountability System for Educator Preparation for three
�	consecutive years, provided that the board or agency must provide
�	the opportunity for a hearing before the effective date of the
�	closure.
�	��(b)��Any action authorized or required to be taken against an
�	educator preparation program under Subsection (a) may also be taken
�	with regard to a particular field of certification authorized to be
�	offered by an educator preparation program.
�	��(c)��A permissive revocation under Subsection (a)(2) or
�	required revocation under Subsection (a)(3) must be effective for a
�	period of at least two years. After two years, the program may seek
�	renewed approval to prepare educators for state certification.
�	��(d)��The costs of technical assistance required under
�	Subsection (a)(2)(A) or the costs associated with the appointment
�	of a monitor under Subsection (a)(2)(C) shall be paid by the sponsor
�	of the educator preparation program [~~The executive director of the~~
�	~~board shall appoint an oversight team of educators to make~~
�	~~recommendations and provide assistance to educator preparation~~
�	~~programs that do not meet accreditation standards. If, after one~~
�	~~year, an educator preparation program has not fulfilled the~~
�	~~recommendations of the oversight team, the executive director shall~~
�	~~appoint a person to administer and manage the operations of the~~
�	~~program. If the program does not improve after two years, the board~~
�	~~shall revoke the approval of the program to prepare educators for~~
�	~~state certification~~].
�	��Sec.�21.0452.��CONSUMER INFORMATION REGARDING EDUCATOR
�	PREPARATION PROGRAMS. (a)��To assist persons interested in
�	obtaining teaching certification in selecting an educator
�	preparation program and assist school districts in making staffing
�	decisions, the board shall make information regarding educator
�	programs in this state available to the public through the board's
�	Internet website.
�	��(b)��The board shall make available at least the following
�	information regarding each educator preparation program:
�	��(1)��the information specified in Sections 21.045(a)
�	and (b);
�	��(2)��in addition to any other appropriate information
�	indicating the quality of persons admitted to the program, the
�	average academic qualifications possessed by persons admitted to
�	the program, including:
�	��(A)��average overall grade point average and
�	average grade point average in specific subject areas; and
�	��(B)��average scores on the Scholastic Assessment
�	Test (SAT), the American College Test (ACT), or the Graduate Record
�	Examination (GRE), as applicable;
�	��(3)��the degree to which persons who complete the
�	program are successful in obtaining teaching positions;
�	��(4)��the extent to which the program prepares teachers,
�	including general education teachers and special education
�	teachers, to effectively teach:
�	��(A)��students with disabilities; and
�	��(B)��students of limited English proficiency, as
�	defined by Section 29.052;
�	��(5)��the activities offered by the program that are
�	designed to prepare teachers to:
�	��(A)��integrate technology effectively into
�	curricula and instruction, including activities consistent with
�	the principles of universal design for learning; and
�	��(B)��use technology effectively to collect,
�	manage, and analyze data to improve teaching and learning for the
�	purpose of increasing student academic achievement;
�	��(6)��the perseverance of beginning teachers in the
�	profession, as determined on the basis of the number of beginning
�	teachers who maintain status as active contributing members in the
�	Teacher Retirement System of Texas for at least three years after
�	certification in comparison to similar programs;
�	��(7)��the results of exit surveys given to program
�	participants on completion of the program that involve evaluation
�	of the program's effectiveness in preparing participants to succeed
�	in the classroom; and
�	��(8)��the results of surveys given to school principals
�	that involve evaluation of the program's effectiveness in preparing
�	participants to succeed in the classroom, based on experience with
�	employed program participants.
�	��(c)��For purposes of Subsection (b)(7), the board shall
�	require an educator preparation program to distribute an exit
�	survey that a program participant must complete before the
�	participant is eligible to receive a certificate under this
�	subchapter.
�	��(d)��For purposes of Subsections (b)(7) and (8), the board
�	shall develop surveys for distribution to program participants and
�	school principals.
�	��(e)��The board may develop procedures under which each
�	educator preparation program receives a designation or ranking
�	based on the information required to be made available under
�	Subsection (b). If the board develops procedures under this
�	subsection, the designation or ranking received by each program
�	must be included in the information made available under this
�	section.
�	��(f)��In addition to other information required to be made
�	available under this section, the board shall provide information
�	identifying employment opportunities for teachers in the various
�	regions of this state. The board shall specifically identify each
�	region of this state in which a shortage of qualified teachers
�	exists.
�	��(g)��The board may require any person to provide information
�	to the board for purposes of this section.
�	��SECTION�3.��Subtitle A, Title 3, Education Code, is amended
�	by adding Chapter 51A to read as follows:
�	CHAPTER 51A. ONLINE INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
�	EDUCATION
�	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
�	��Sec.�51A.001.��DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
�	��(1)��"Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher
�	Education Coordinating Board.
�	��(2)��"General academic teaching institution,"
�	"institution of higher education," "medical and dental unit,"
�	"public state college," and "public technical institute" have the
�	meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
�	��Sec.�51A.002.��POWERS AND DUTIES OF COORDINATING BOARD
�	RELATING TO INSTITUTION RESUMES; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
�	INSTITUTION RESUMES. (a)��The coordinating board, in consultation
�	with each institution of higher education to which this chapter
�	applies, shall develop and maintain online resumes for each of
�	those institutions.
�	��(b)��The coordinating board shall:
�	��(1)��request from each institution of higher education
�	to which this chapter applies any information the coordinating
�	board considers necessary for the coordinating board to include
�	information or calculate data required to be included in the
�	institution's resume;
�	��(2)��establish for each institution of higher education
�	to which this chapter applies a list of representative in-state and
�	out-of-state peer institutions and maintain that list on the
�	coordinating board's Internet website;
�	��(3)��ensure that each of an institution of higher
�	education's online resumes:
�	��(A)��is available to the public on the
�	coordinating board's Internet website, in a one-page format if
�	possible, and is accessible through a link that appears in a
�	prominent place on the coordinating board's Internet website home
�	page;
�	��(B)��uses enhanced, user-friendly search
�	capabilities to ensure that the information required to be included
�	in the resume is easily accessible to the persons for whom the
�	resume is designed; and
�	��(C)��includes a clearly identifiable link to
�	information on the coordinating board's Internet website regarding
�	the coordinating board's higher education accountability system;
�	and
�	��(4)��ensure that the information provided in each
�	resume is accurate and up to date and includes the most recent data
�	available for out-of-state peer institutions.
�	��(c)��The coordinating board may modify, as the coordinating
�	board considers necessary, national data regarding an
�	institution's out-of-state peer institutions to ensure uniformity
�	in the comparison of that data to data regarding the institution for
�	which the resume is created and the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions in a resume under this chapter.
�	��(d)��The coordinating board is not required to include in the
�	resume any category of information that is unavailable to the
�	coordinating board.
�	��Sec.�51A.003.��DUTIES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
�	RELATING TO INSTITUTION RESUMES. Each institution of higher
�	education to which this chapter applies shall:
�	��(1)��submit to the coordinating board any information
�	requested by the coordinating board as necessary for the
�	coordinating board to include information or calculate data
�	required to be included in the institution's resumes; and
�	��(2)��ensure that the institution's Internet website
�	home page includes, in a prominent place, an accessible link to the
�	institution's online resumes maintained on the coordinating board's
�	Internet website.
�	[Sections 51A.004-51A.050 reserved for expansion]
�	SUBCHAPTER B. ONLINE INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR FOUR-YEAR GENERAL
�	ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTIONS
�	��Sec.�51A.051.��APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter
�	applies only to general academic teaching institutions, other than
�	public state colleges.
�	��Sec.�51A.052.��INSTITUTION RESUME FOR LEGISLATORS AND OTHER
�	POLICY MAKERS. (a)��The coordinating board shall maintain for each
�	institution to which this subchapter applies an online resume that
�	is designed for use by legislators and other interested policy
�	makers.
�	��(b)��The resume required by this section must identify:
�	��(1)��the institutional grouping to which the
�	institution is assigned under the coordinating board's higher
�	education accountability system; and
�	��(2)��the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer
�	institutions.
�	��(c)��For purposes of this section, information required to be
�	included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state or
�	out-of-state peer institutions must be listed in the form of the
�	average of that information for those institutions unless otherwise
�	prescribed by coordinating board rule.
�	��(d)��The resume must include the following information
�	relating to the institution for the most recent state fiscal year
�	for which the information is available and compare that information
�	to the same information for the state fiscal year preceding the most
�	recent state fiscal year for which the information is available and
�	the state fiscal year preceding the most recent state fiscal year
�	for which the information is available by five years:
�	��(1)��under the heading "ENROLLMENT," the total number
�	of students enrolled in the institution during the fall semester
�	that ended in the fiscal year covered by the resume;
�	��(2)��under the heading "COSTS," the average annual
�	total academic costs for a resident undergraduate student enrolled
�	in 30 semester credit hours:
�	��(A)��at the institution; and
�	��(B)��at the institution's in-state and
�	out-of-state peer institutions;
�	��(3)��under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":
�	��(A)��the retention rate of first-time, full-time,
�	degree-seeking entering undergraduate students:
�	��(i)��enrolled in the institution after one
�	academic year and after two academic years; and
�	��(ii)��enrolled in the institution's in-state
�	peer institutions after two academic years;
�	��(B)��the percentage of undergraduate students
�	requiring developmental education who, after six years from
�	entering the institution, graduated from or are still enrolled in:
�	��(i)��the institution; and
�	��(ii)��the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions;
�	��(C)��the four-year and six-year graduation rates
�	of full-time degree-seeking students:
�	��(i)��at the institution; and
�	��(ii)��at the institution's in-state and
�	out-of-state peer institutions; and
�	��(D)��the average number of fall and spring
�	semesters of enrollment attempted by a student to obtain a
�	bachelor's degree:
�	��(i)��at the institution; and
�	��(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions; and
�	��(4)��under the heading "FUNDING":
�	��(A)��the total amount of money appropriated by the
�	legislature to the institution, including money appropriated for
�	faculty and staff health coverage and retirement benefits; and
�	��(B)��the total amount of money from any source
�	available to the institution in that state fiscal year.
�	��Sec.�51A.053.��INSTITUTION RESUME FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS,
�	PARENTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. (a)��The coordinating board
�	shall maintain for each institution to which this subchapter
�	applies an online resume that is designed for use by prospective
�	students of the institution, their parents, and other interested
�	members of the public. A resume required for an institution under
�	this section is not required to include information that the
�	coordinating board considers to be substantially duplicative of
�	information reported and available to the public through the
�	Voluntary System of Accountability Program.
�	��(b)��The resume must identify:
�	��(1)��the institutional grouping to which the
�	institution is assigned under the coordinating board's higher
�	education accountability system; and
�	��(2)��the institution's in-state peer institutions.
�	��(c)��Except as otherwise provided by the coordinating board
�	under Subsection (a), the resume must include the following
�	information relating to the most recent state fiscal year for which
�	the information is available:
�	��(1)��under the heading "ENROLLMENT":
�	��(A)��the total number of students enrolled in the
�	institution during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year
�	covered by the resume; and
�	��(B)��a clearly identifiable link to the
�	information described by Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student
�	ethnicity;
�	��(2)��under the heading "DEGREES AWARDED":
�	��(A)��the number of bachelor's degrees, number of
�	master's degrees, number of doctoral degrees, and number of
�	professional degrees awarded by the institution; and
�	��(B)��a clearly identifiable link to the
�	information described by Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student
�	ethnicity;
�	��(3)��under the heading "COSTS":
�	��(A)��the average annual total academic costs for a
�	resident undergraduate student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours
�	at the institution;
�	��(B)��clearly identifiable links to information
�	regarding:
�	��(i)��the rate or rates of tuition per
�	semester credit hour charged by the institution;
�	��(ii)��any mandatory fees, as defined by the
�	coordinating board, imposed by the institution; and
�	��(iii)��the amount and percentage by which
�	the institution has increased tuition for a degree program or
�	course level during the state fiscal year covered by the resume;
�	��(C)��the average cost of on-campus room and board
�	per student; and
�	��(D)��the average cost to a resident undergraduate
�	student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours for total academic
�	costs and on-campus room and board, excluding the cost of books,
�	supplies, transportation, or other expenses;
�	��(4)��under the heading "FINANCIAL AID":
�	��(A)��the percentage of undergraduate students
�	enrolled in the institution who receive need-based grants or
�	scholarships;
�	��(B)��the percentage of undergraduate students
�	enrolled in the institution who receive need-based grants,
�	scholarships, loans, or work-study funds;
�	��(C)��the average amount of an undergraduate
�	student's need-based grant and scholarship package; and
�	��(D)��the average amount of an undergraduate
�	student's need-based grant, scholarship, loan, and work-study
�	package;
�	��(5)��under the heading "ADMISSIONS":
�	��(A)��the middle 50 percent test score range of
�	first-time undergraduate students at the institution whose
�	Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) scores were in the 25th to 75th
�	percentile of students' scores at that institution;
�	��(B)��the middle 50 percent test score range of
�	first-time undergraduate students at the institution whose
�	American College Test (ACT) scores were in the 25th to 75th
�	percentile of students' scores at that institution; and
�	��(C)��the percentage of the students who applied
�	for first-time undergraduate admission to the institution who were
�	offered admission to the institution;
�	��(6)��under the heading "INSTRUCTION":
�	��(A)��the student/faculty ratio at the
�	institution;
�	��(B)��the percentage of organized undergraduate
�	classes offered by the institution in which fewer than 20 students
�	are enrolled;
�	��(C)��the percentage of organized undergraduate
�	classes offered by the institution in which more than 50 students
�	are enrolled; and
�	��(D)��the percentage of teaching faculty members of
�	the institution who are tenured or tenure-track;
�	��(7)��under the heading "BACCALAUREATE SUCCESS":
�	��(A)��four-year, five-year, and six-year
�	graduation rates for full-time bachelor's degree-seeking students
�	at the institution, and links to that information disaggregated by
�	student ethnicity; and
�	��(B)��the average number of fall and spring
�	semesters of enrollment attempted by a student to obtain a
�	bachelor's degree; and
�	��(8)��under the heading "FIRST-TIME LICENSURE OR
�	CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION PASS RATES," the first-time licensure or
�	certification examination pass rates in the fields of education,
�	law, pharmacy, nursing, and engineering of students enrolled in the
�	institution or who have graduated from the institution.
�	[Sections 51A.054-51A.100 reserved for expansion]
�	SUBCHAPTER C. INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR LOWER-DIVISION INSTITUTIONS
�	��Sec.�51A.101.��APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter
�	applies only to the following institutions of higher education:
�	��(1)��public junior colleges;
�	��(2)��public technical institutes; and
�	��(3)��public state colleges.
�	��Sec.�51A.102.��INSTITUTION RESUME FOR LEGISLATORS AND OTHER
�	POLICY MAKERS. (a)��The coordinating board shall maintain for each
�	institution to which this subchapter applies an online resume for
�	the institution designed for use by legislators and other
�	interested policy makers.
�	��(b)��The resume must identify:
�	��(1)��the institutional grouping to which the
�	institution is assigned under the coordinating board's higher
�	education accountability system; and
�	��(2)��the institution's in-state peer institutions.
�	��(c)��For purposes of this section, information required to be
�	included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions must be listed in the form of the average of that
�	information for those institutions unless otherwise prescribed by
�	coordinating board rule.
�	��(d)��The resume must include the following information
�	relating to the institution for the most recent state fiscal year
�	for which the information is available and compare that information
�	to the same information for the state fiscal year preceding the most
�	recent state fiscal year for which the information is available and
�	the state fiscal year preceding the most recent state fiscal year
�	for which the information is available by five years:
�	��(1)��under the heading "ENROLLMENT," the total number
�	of students enrolled in the institution for course credit during
�	the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the
�	resume;
�	��(2)��under the heading "COSTS," the average annual
�	total academic costs, which for a junior college must include those
�	costs for an in-district and an out-of-district student, for a
�	student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours toward a two-year
�	degree or certificate:
�	��(A)��at the institution; and
�	��(B)��at the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions;
�	��(3)��under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":
�	��(A)��the retention rate of first-time, full-time,
�	credential-seeking entering undergraduate students:
�	��(i)��enrolled in the institution after two
�	academic years; and
�	��(ii)��enrolled in the institution's in-state
�	peer institutions after two academic years;
�	��(B)��the percentage of undergraduate students
�	requiring developmental education who, after three years from
�	entering the institution, graduated from or are still enrolled in:
�	��(i)��the institution; and
�	��(ii)��the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions;
�	��(C)��the three-year, four-year, and six-year
�	graduation rates of full-time credential-seeking students:
�	��(i)��at the institution; and
�	��(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions;
�	��(D)��the percentage of students who transferred to
�	a general academic teaching institution or equivalent institution
�	of higher education, as determined using the accountability system
�	definition of a transfer student:
�	��(i)��from the institution; and
�	��(ii)��from the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions; and
�	��(E)��the percentage of graduates from the
�	preceding academic year who, as of the fall semester that ended in
�	the fiscal year covered by the resume, were either employed or
�	enrolled in a general academic teaching institution or equivalent
�	institution of higher education for:
�	��(i)��the institution; and
�	��(ii)��the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions; and
�	��(4)��under the heading "FUNDING":
�	��(A)��the total amount of money appropriated by the
�	legislature to the institution for that state fiscal year,
�	including money appropriated for faculty and staff health coverage
�	and retirement benefits;
�	��(B)��the total amount of money from any source
�	available to the institution in that state fiscal year; and
�	��(C)��the tax rate per $100 valuation of taxable
�	property imposed by the junior college district, if the institution
�	is a public junior college.
�	��Sec.�51A.103.��INSTITUTION RESUME FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS,
�	PARENTS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. (a)��The coordinating
�	board shall maintain for each institution to which this subchapter
�	applies an online resume that is designed for use by prospective
�	students of the institution, their parents, and other interested
�	members of the public.
�	��(b)��The resume must identify:
�	��(1)��the institutional grouping to which the
�	institution is assigned under the coordinating board's higher
�	education accountability system; and
�	��(2)��the institution's in-state peer institutions.
�	��(c)��For purposes of this section, information required to be
�	included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions must be listed in the form of the average of that
�	information for those institutions unless otherwise prescribed by
�	coordinating board rule.
�	��(d)��The resume must include the following information
�	relating to the most recent state fiscal year for which the
�	information is available:
�	��(1)��under the heading "ENROLLMENT":
�	��(A)��the total number of students enrolled during
�	the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year covered by the
�	resume:
�	��(i)��at the institution; and
�	��(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions; and
�	��(B)��a clearly identifiable link to information
�	described by Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student ethnicity;
�	��(2)��under the heading "DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES
�	AWARDED":
�	��(A)��the number of degrees or certificates awarded
�	for each level, type, or other category of degree or certificate
�	specified by the coordinating board for purposes of this paragraph:
�	��(i)��by the institution; and
�	��(ii)��by the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions; and
�	��(B)��a clearly identifiable link to the
�	information described by Paragraph (A) disaggregated by student
�	ethnicity;
�	��(3)��under the heading "COSTS," the average annual
�	total academic costs, which for a junior college must include those
�	costs for an in-district and out-of-district student, for a student
�	enrolled in 30 semester credit hours toward a two-year degree:
�	��(A)��at the institution; and
�	��(B)��at the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions;
�	��(4)��under the heading "FINANCIAL AID":
�	��(A)��the percentage of students who receive
�	need-based grants or scholarships:
�	��(i)��at the institution; and
�	��(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions;
�	��(B)��the percentage of students who receive
�	need-based grants, scholarships, loans, or work-study funds:
�	��(i)��at the institution; and
�	��(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions;
�	��(C)��the average amount of a student's need-based
�	grant and scholarship package:
�	��(i)��at the institution; and
�	��(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions; and
�	��(D)��the average amount of a student's need-based
�	grant, scholarship, loan, and work-study package:
�	��(i)��at the institution; and
�	��(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions; and
�	��(5)��under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":
�	��(A)��the retention rate of first-time, full-time,
�	credential-seeking entering undergraduate students:
�	��(i)��enrolled in the institution after two
�	academic years; and
�	��(ii)��enrolled in the institution's in-state
�	peer institutions after two academic years;
�	��(B)��the percentage of students requiring
�	developmental education who, after three years from entering the
�	institution, have graduated from or are still enrolled in:
�	��(i)��the institution; and
�	��(ii)��the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions;
�	��(C)��the three-year, four-year, and six-year
�	graduation rates of full-time degree-seeking students:
�	��(i)��at the institution; and
�	��(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions;
�	��(D)��the percentage of students who transferred to
�	a general academic teaching institution or equivalent institution
�	of higher education, as determined using the accountability system
�	definition of a transfer student:
�	��(i)��from the institution; and
�	��(ii)��from the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions; and
�	��(E)��the percentage of graduates from the
�	preceding academic year who, as of the fall semester that ended in
�	the fiscal year covered by the resume, were either employed or
�	enrolled in a general academic teaching institution or equivalent
�	institution of higher education for:
�	��(i)��the institution; and
�	��(ii)��the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions.
�	[Sections 51A.104-51A.150 reserved for expansion]
�	SUBCHAPTER D. ONLINE INSTITUTION RESUMES FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL
�	UNITS
�	��Sec.�51A.151.��APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter
�	applies only to medical and dental units.
�	��Sec.�51A.152.��INSTITUTION RESUME FOR LEGISLATORS AND OTHER
�	POLICY MAKERS. (a)��The coordinating board shall maintain for each
�	institution to which this subchapter applies an online resume
�	designed for use by legislators and other interested policy makers.
�	��(b)��The resume must identify:
�	��(1)��the institutional grouping to which the
�	institution is assigned under the coordinating board's higher
�	education accountability system; and
�	��(2)��the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer
�	institutions.
�	��(c)��For purposes of this section, information required to be
�	included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state or
�	out-of-state peer institutions must be listed in the form of the
�	average of that information for those institutions unless otherwise
�	prescribed by coordinating board rule.
�	��(d)��The resume must include the following information
�	relating to the institution for the most recent state fiscal year
�	for which the information is available and compare that information
�	to the same information for the state fiscal year preceding the most
�	recent state fiscal year for which the information is available and
�	the state fiscal year preceding the most recent state fiscal year
�	for which the information is available by five years:
�	��(1)��under the heading "ENROLLMENT":
�	��(A)��the total number of students enrolled in the
�	institution during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year
�	covered by the resume;
�	��(B)��if applicable, the total number of students
�	enrolled in the institution's medical school during that fall
�	semester; and
�	��(C)��if applicable, the total number of physicians
�	certified by the institution annually on September 1 as training in
�	residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for
�	Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic
�	Association;
�	��(2)��under the heading "COSTS," the average annual
�	total academic costs, including those costs identified by type of
�	degree program if required by coordinating board rule, for a
�	resident, full-time undergraduate student and for a resident,
�	full-time graduate student:
�	��(A)��at the institution; and
�	��(B)��at the institution's in-state and
�	out-of-state peer institutions;
�	��(3)��under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":
�	��(A)��if applicable, the percentage of medical
�	school students who pass Part 1 or Part 2 of any examination
�	administered or accepted for a medical license under Subtitle B,
�	Title 3, Occupations Code:
�	��(i)��at the institution; and
�	��(ii)��at the institution's in-state and
�	out-of-state peer institutions;
�	��(B)��if applicable, the percentage of medical
�	school students who are practicing primary care in this state:
�	��(i)��after graduating from the institution;
�	and
�	��(ii)��after graduating from the
�	institution's in-state peer institutions;
�	��(C)��the number of nursing degrees or allied
�	health degrees awarded for each level:
�	��(i)��by the institution; and
�	��(ii)��by the institution's in-state and
�	out-of-state peer institutions; and
�	��(D)��the estimated total amount of the
�	institution's research expenditures for the most recent state
�	fiscal year available; and
�	��(4)��under the heading "FUNDING":
�	��(A)��the total amount of money appropriated by the
�	legislature to the institution, including money appropriated for
�	faculty and staff health coverage and retirement benefits, for that
�	state fiscal year; and
�	��(B)��the total amount of money from any source
�	available to the institution for that state fiscal year.
�	��Sec.�51A.153.��INSTITUTION RESUME FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS,
�	PARENTS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. (a)��The coordinating
�	board shall maintain for each institution to which this subchapter
�	applies an online resume that is designed for use by prospective
�	students of the institution, their parents, and other interested
�	members of the public.
�	��(b)��The resume must identify:
�	��(1)��the institutional grouping to which the
�	institution is assigned under the coordinating board's higher
�	education accountability system; and
�	��(2)��the institution's in-state and out-of-state peer
�	institutions.
�	��(c)��For purposes of this section, information required to be
�	included in the resume regarding the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions must be listed in the form of the average of that
�	information for those institutions unless otherwise prescribed by
�	coordinating board rules.
�	��(d)��The resume must include the following information
�	relating to the most recent state fiscal year for which the
�	information is available:
�	��(1)��under the heading "ENROLLMENT," with clearly
�	identifiable links to the information disaggregated by student
�	ethnicity:
�	��(A)��the total number of students enrolled in the
�	institution during the fall semester that ended in the fiscal year
�	covered by the resume;
�	��(B)��if applicable, the total number of students
�	enrolled in the institution's medical school during that fall
�	semester; and
�	��(C)��if applicable, the total number of physicians
�	certified by the institution annually on September 1 as training in
�	residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for
�	Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association
�	at the institution on the most recent September 1 for which the
�	information is available;
�	��(2)��under the heading "COSTS":
�	��(A)��the average annual total academic costs,
�	including those costs identified by type of degree program if
�	required by coordinating board rule, for a resident, full-time
�	student at the institution;
�	��(B)��clearly identifiable links to information
�	regarding:
�	��(i)��the tuition per academic year charged
�	by the institution under Section 54.051;
�	��(ii)��any mandatory fees, as defined by the
�	coordinating board, imposed by the institution; and
�	��(iii)��the amount and percentage by which
�	the institution has increased tuition for a degree program or
�	course level during the five state fiscal years preceding the state
�	fiscal year covered by the resume; and
�	��(C)��the average cost to a resident undergraduate
�	student enrolled in 30 semester credit hours for tuition and fees;
�	��(3)��under the heading "FINANCIAL AID":
�	��(A)��the percentage of graduate students enrolled
�	in the institution who receive need-based grants or scholarships;
�	��(B)��the percentage of graduate students enrolled
�	in the institution who receive need-based grants, scholarships,
�	loans, or work-study funds;
�	��(C)��the average amount of a graduate student's
�	need-based grant and scholarship package; and
�	��(D)��the average amount of a graduate student's
�	need-based grant, scholarship, loan, and work-study package;
�	��(4)��under the heading "STUDENT SUCCESS":
�	��(A)��if applicable, the percentage of medical
�	school students who pass Part 1 or Part 2 of any examination
�	administered or accepted for a medical license under Subtitle B,
�	Title 3, Occupations Code:
�	��(i)��at the institution; and
�	��(ii)��at the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions;
�	��(B)��if applicable, the percentage of medical
�	school students who are practicing primary care in this state:
�	��(i)��after graduating from the institution;
�	and
�	��(ii)��after graduating from the
�	institution's in-state peer institutions;
�	��(C)��the number of nursing degrees or allied
�	health degrees awarded for each level:
�	��(i)��by the institution; and
�	��(ii)��by the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions; and
�	��(D)��the estimated total amount of the
�	institution's research expenditures; and
�	��(5)��under the heading "FIRST-TIME LICENSURE OR
�	CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION PASS RATES," the first-time licensure or
�	certification examination pass rates in applicable fields of
�	students who are enrolled in or have graduated from:
�	��(A)��the institution; and
�	��(B)��the institution's in-state peer
�	institutions.
�	��SECTION�4.��The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
�	shall create the online institution resumes required by Chapter
�	51A, Education Code, as added by this Act, and provide the resumes
�	on the board's Internet website not later than February 1, 2010.
�	��SECTION�5.��This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
�	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
�	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
�	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
�	Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
�
�
�
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�	______________________________	______________________________
�	��President of the Senate	Speaker of the House��
�
�	��I hereby certify that S.B.�No.�174 passed the Senate on
�	April�23,�2009, by the following vote: Yeas�30, Nays�0; and that
�	the Senate concurred in House amendment on May�29,�2009, by the
�	following vote: Yeas�30, Nays�0.
�
�
�	______________________________
�	Secretary of the Senate��
�
�	��I hereby certify that S.B.�No.�174 passed the House, with
�	amendment, on May�27,�2009, by the following vote: Yeas�147,
�	Nays�1, one present not voting.
�
�
�	______________________________
�	Chief Clerk of the House��
�
�
�
�	Approved:
�
�	______________________________�
�	��Date
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�	______________________________�
�	��Governor