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data-title="Category">Education<br/>Health<br/>Labor and Employment<br/>State Agencies<br/>Technology and Communication<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">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.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/26/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB27/">SB 27</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Other<br/>Technology and Communication<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the online broadcast of open meetings of institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/26/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB40/">SB 40</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Crime<br/>Education<br/>Labor and Employment<br/>Other<br/>State Agencies<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to leave for junior college district or university system employees who are physically assaulted while on duty.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/26/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB21/">SB 21</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Commerce<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/26/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB42/">SB 42</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Executive Branch<br/>State Agencies<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the selection process for student members of the board of regents of a state university or state university system.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/26/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB41/">SB 41</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Crime<br/>Education<br/>Health<br/>Labor and Employment<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to exemptions for disabled peace officers from payment of tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/26/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB24/">SB 24</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Legal Issues<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to training for members of the governing board of a public institution of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/26/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB44/">SB 44</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Education<br/>Other<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to matching private grants given to enhance additional research activities at institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/26/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB22/">SB 22</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to outcomes-based funding for general academic teaching institutions.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/26/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB37/">SB 37</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Health<br/>Labor and Employment<br/>State Agencies<br/>Technology and Communication<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to a study of the participation of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities in public higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/26/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB43/">SB 43</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Science and Medical Research<br/>Technology and Communication<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the institutions of higher education eligible to participate in the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship program.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/26/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB56/">SB 56</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Health<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the resident physician expansion grant program.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/26/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB177/">SB 177</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education in this state.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/27/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB162/">SB 162</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Commerce<br/>Education<br/>Health<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/27/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB117/">SB 117</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Immigration<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to eligibility for a TEXAS grant.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/27/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB150/">SB 150</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Commerce<br/>Education<br/>State Agencies<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/27/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB163/">SB 163</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Commerce<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund an interdisciplinary research facility at The University of Texas at El Paso.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/27/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB233/">SB 233</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Education<br/>Legislative Affairs<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to limitations on increases in fees and designated tuition charged by public institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/28/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB255/">SB 255</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to a limitation on the amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/28/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB275/">SB 275</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Commerce<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">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.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/28/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB271/">SB 271</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Health<br/>Labor and Employment<br/>Science and Medical Research<br/>State Agencies<br/>Technology and Communication<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/28/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB295/">SB 295</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Health<br/>Technology and Communication<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to tracking career information for graduates of Texas medical schools and persons completing medical residency programs in Texas.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/28/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB252/">SB 252</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Commerce<br/>Education<br/>Health<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">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.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/28/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB239/">SB 239</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Commerce<br/>Education<br/>Health<br/>Social Issues<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/28/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB245/">SB 245</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Commerce<br/>Education<br/>State Agencies<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">01/28/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB347/">SB 347</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the governing board of the Trinity Valley Community College District.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">02/02/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB386/">SB 386</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Crime<br/>Education<br/>Guns<br/>Other<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the appointment of school marshals by public junior colleges.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">02/02/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB323/">SB 323</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Commerce<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for a multipurpose education building at Lamar State College--Orange.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">02/02/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB317/">SB 317</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">02/02/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB325/">SB 325</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Commerce<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund a college of business administration complex at The University of Texas at El Paso.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">02/02/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB420/">SB 420</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Ellis County.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">02/04/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB453/">SB 453</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to minimum scores required for public school students to receive credit by an examination administered through the College-Level Examination Program.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">02/09/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB448/">SB 448</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Education<br/>Health<br/>State Agencies<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the use of money from the permanent fund for health-related programs to provide grants to nursing education programs.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">02/09/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB464/">SB 464</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">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.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">02/10/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB499/">SB 499</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to a requirement that a student's postsecondary transcript include the average or median grade awarded in each class.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">02/11/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB495/">SB 495</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the service areas of certain junior college districts.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">02/11/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB581/">SB 581</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Fort Bend County.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">02/23/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB596/">SB 596</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the imposition of the student centers fee at Texas Woman's University.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">02/23/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB685/">SB 685</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Other<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the applicability of open meetings and public information laws to the education research center advisory board.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">02/24/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB686/">SB 686</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Commerce<br/>Education<br/>Science and Medical Research<br/>State Agencies<br/>Technology and Communication<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the Math and Science Scholars Loan Repayment Program.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">02/25/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB691/">SB 691</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Crime<br/>Education<br/>Public Services<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for certain students enrolled in fire science courses at public institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">02/25/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB793/">SB 793</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the administration of the Blinn Junior College District.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/02/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB768/">SB 768</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Commerce<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund a science and technology building at the downtown campus of the University of Houston.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/02/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB778/">SB 778</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to performance-based tuition limitations for certain public institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/02/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB869/">SB 869</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">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.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/04/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB947/">SB 947</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">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.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/09/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB915/">SB 915</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Education<br/>Technology and Communication<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">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.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/09/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB907/">SB 907</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Commerce<br/>Education<br/>Energy<br/>Health<br/>Labor and Employment<br/>State Agencies<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">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.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/09/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1066/">SB 1066</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">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.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/16/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1191/">SB 1191</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Education<br/>Health<br/>State Agencies<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/17/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1205/">SB 1205</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Environmental<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to an environmental service fee charged by an institution of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/17/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1190/">SB 1190</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by advanced placement examination at public institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/17/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1261/">SB 1261</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Commerce<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund an interprofessional health education center at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/17/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1189/">SB 1189</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the establishment of a transfer associate degree program at each public junior college.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/17/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1262/">SB 1262</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Commerce<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">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.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/17/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1207/">SB 1207</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to tuition and fee bills or billing statements provided to students by certain public institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/17/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1188/">SB 1188</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Public Services<br/>State Agencies<br/>Technology and Communication<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to a study on the feasibility of requiring certain researchers to make research papers available to the public.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/17/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1312/">SB 1312</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">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.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/18/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1438/">SB 1438</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Commerce<br/>Education<br/>Other<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to funding sources for the repayment of certain speech-language pathologist and audiologist education loans.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/18/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1400/">SB 1400</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Health<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/18/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1397/">SB 1397</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Health<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the establishment of a rural resident physician grant program.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/18/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1351/">SB 1351</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Labor and Employment<br/>State Agencies<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to transferring to the Texas Workforce Commission certain duties of the comptroller related to the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/18/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1470/">SB 1470</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Technology and Communication<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the establishment of state authorization reciprocity agreements for postsecondary distance learning courses.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/19/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1488/">SB 1488</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Legal Issues<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the filing of financial disclosure statements by trustees of an independent school district and a junior college district; creating a criminal offense.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/19/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1466/">SB 1466</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Health<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the definition of medical schools for medical residency programs.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/19/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1480/">SB 1480</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Labor and Employment<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the development and alignment by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of curricula for certain educational programs.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/19/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1624/">SB 1624</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Health<br/>Social Issues<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to a requirement that entering undergraduate students at a public institution of higher education attend an orientation regarding mental health and suicide prevention services.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/23/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1625/">SB 1625</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Commerce<br/>Education<br/>Labor and Employment<br/>Technology and Communication<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to consumer information regarding career schools and colleges.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/23/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1543/">SB 1543</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the admission of undergraduate students with nontraditional secondary education to public institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/23/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1514/">SB 1514</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the establishment of limited purpose public junior college districts by certain independent school districts.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/23/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1656/">SB 1656</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the administration of the scholarship program for certain students graduating in the top 10 percent of the students' high school graduating class.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/23/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1655/">SB 1655</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">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.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/23/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1714/">SB 1714</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Technology and Communication<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">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.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/23/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1770/">SB 1770</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to a single common course numbering system for public institutions of higher education in this state.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/24/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1776/">SB 1776</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for students who successfully complete certain college preparatory courses.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/24/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1735/">SB 1735</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Military<br/>Other<br/>State Agencies<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain military personnel and their dependents.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/24/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1750/">SB 1750</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the requirements for employment positions provided through the Texas college work-study program.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/24/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1986/">SB 1986</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to authorizing a recreation and wellness facility fee at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/25/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1856/">SB 1856</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Other<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to confidentiality of student records.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/25/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1967/">SB 1967</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Commerce<br/>Education<br/>State Agencies<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to space utilization and online enrollment requirements for the issuance of revenue bonds by certain public institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/25/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB1810/">SB 1810</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer early childhood education baccalaureate degree programs.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/25/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB2017/">SB 2017</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Labor and Employment<br/>Other<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the establishment of an innovative workforce training center in the Rio Grande Valley.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">03/30/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB2031/">SB 2031</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the date for publication of the factors considered for admission to a new graduate and professional program.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">04/08/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/SB2042/">SB 2042</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the board of trustees of the Blinn Junior College District.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">04/13/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB658/">HB 658</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Fort Bend County.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">04/21/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB495/">HB 495</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Education<br/>Health<br/>State Agencies<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the use of money from the permanent fund for health-related programs to provide grants to nursing education programs.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">04/21/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB100/">HB 100</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Commerce<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds to fund capital projects at public institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">04/23/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB2628/">HB 2628</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Labor and Employment<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the development and alignment by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of curricula for certain educational programs.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">04/28/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB1051/">HB 1051</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Ellis County.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">05/04/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB197/">HB 197</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Technology and Communication<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to requiring a public institution of higher education to post information regarding mental health resources on the institution's Internet website.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">05/04/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB1287/">HB 1287</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Labor and Employment<br/>Technology and Communication<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to a requirement that each state university's Internet website include a link to certain employment data.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">05/04/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB2472/">HB 2472</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the automatic admission of undergraduate students to The University of Texas at Austin.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">05/04/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB3245/">HB 3245</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Education<br/>Municipal and County Issues<br/>Other<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to qualified nonprofit corporations acting for and on behalf of two or more cities.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">05/04/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB1992/">HB 1992</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by advanced placement examination at public institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">05/04/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB3062/">HB 3062</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Education<br/>Labor and Employment<br/>State Agencies<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the Jobs and Education for Texans Grant Program.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">05/04/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB1054/">HB 1054</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to developmental education programs under the Texas Success Initiative for public institutions of higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">05/04/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB1583/">HB 1583</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to block scheduling for certain associate degree and certificate programs at public junior colleges.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">05/04/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB1887/">HB 1887</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Crime<br/>Education<br/>Labor and Employment<br/>Other<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the establishment of a regional center for public safety excellence in the Rio Grande Valley.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">05/04/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB671/">HB 671</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to an intercollegiate athletics fee at Stephen F. Austin State University; authorizing imposition of a fee.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">05/05/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB3078/">HB 3078</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Health<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">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.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">05/05/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB298/">HB 298</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Education<br/>Technology and Communication<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to measures to facilitate the transfer, academic progress, and timely graduation of students in public higher education.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">05/05/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB2629/">HB 2629</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Crime<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">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.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">05/05/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB700/">HB 700</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Commerce<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">Relating to the repeal of the Texas B-On-time student loan program.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">05/06/2015</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-title="Bill"><a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/84/bills/HB3027/">HB 3027</a></td> <td data-title="Category">Budget, Spending, and Taxes<br/>Education<br/></td> <td data-title="Caption">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.</td> <td data-title="Referred to Committee on">05/06/2015</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </section> <div class="ad-container banner-ad bottom" id="div-gpt-ad-1406570316312-2"> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1406570316312-2'); }); </script> </div> <article class="issue-box"> <header> <h3 class="sub-section-header">Questions, suggestions or concerns? <a href="/web/20150509141228/http://txlege.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9af3f4ebeff3e8f3ffe9daeeffe2fbe9eee8f3f8eff4ffb4f5e8fdb6f4ffede9fbeaeae9daeeffe2fbe9eee8f3f8eff4ffb4f5e8fda5e9eff8f0fff9eea7ceffe2fbXs%20Legislative%20Guide%20%E2%80%93%20Inquiry">Let us know</a>.</h3> </header> <p>The Texas Legislative Guide was designed and developed by Becca Aaronson, Emily Albracht, Daniel Craigmile, Annie Daniel, Ben Hasson and Ryan Murphy for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150509141228/http://www.texastribune.org/">The Texas Tribune</a>. 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