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• The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board does analyses every year. and looks at our space usage
• Members, we have a resource witness. from Texas Higher Education Coordination Board.
• Deputy Commissioner of Texas Higher Education Coordination Board.
• You represent the Texas Higher Education Coordination Board and you're neutral in the bill, correct?
• Administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordination Board to support institutions of higher education

Bills: HB3032, HB3434, HB3574, HB5339, HB5646

Keywords: nursing education, clinical sites, health facilities, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, legislative study, healthcare training, tuition, financial assistance, higher education, public institutions, student support, nonresident students, Texas Education Code, resident tuition, scholarships, regenerative agriculture, grants, sustainable farming, soil health, bioremediation

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• This Higher Education Coordinating Board has granted the authority to adopt rules to enforce these restrictions
• in Higher Education, a new agency administratively attached to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
• education, at least higher education. education is all about in the state of Texas and the great part
• Education Coordinating Board, and if so, why?
• There is already structures in the work force education course manual put forth by the Texas Higher Education

Bills: SB37, SB1489, SB452, SB724, SB1067, SB1741, SB1273

Keywords: higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, faculty governance, decision-making, transparency, public meetings, department head, employment approval, public institutions, institutional oversight, education, funding, accountability, state budget, school performance, employment, Texas legislation

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• I heard concerns from leaders in higher education about some of... their members, schools, governing
• Attendance SB 724 requires that each member of a governing board of an institution of higher education
• public institutions of higher education. by implementing the following measures.
• Higher Education Coordinating Board by September... one of each year.
• Granting rulemaking authority... to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to adopt rules necessary

Bills: SB37, SB1489, SB452, SB724, SB1067, SB1741, SB1273

Keywords: higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, faculty governance, decision-making, transparency, public meetings, department head, employment approval, public institutions, institutional oversight, education, funding, accountability, state budget, school performance, employment, Texas legislation

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• Higher Education Coordination Board.
• I've worked with the members of the Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Commissioner.
• Education Coordinating Board.
• The Deputy Commissioner from the Higher Education Coordinating Board is here to testify as a resource
• Good morning, Sarah Keaton with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Bills: SB2847, SB3039

Keywords: higher education, bachelor's degree, core curriculum, general education, semester credit hours, credit hours, degree acceleration, time to degree, workforce-aligned credentials, workforce readiness, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, public universities, community colleges, transferability, curriculum reform, academic requirements, degree completion, transfer students, education transparency, academic credit

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• As everyone knows, Texas educates more rural students than anybody else in the United States.
• I work with Educate Texas, which I think some of you are familiar with, and we're registered.
• , um, institutions of higher education find those pathways right in Tarrant County.
• institution of higher education.
• , uh, higher education institutions.

Bills: HB20, HB120

Keywords: fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations, higher education, LGBTQ studies, DEI studies, program prohibition, educational policy, HB120, Texas, Texas Education Code, public universities, public colleges, queer studies, gay studies, lesbian studies

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• She has worked with the Texas Restaurant Association, Early Matters Texas, and Texas 2036, as well as
• First, it requires the Texas Workforce Commission and local workforce boards to report on spending for
• Texas has always led the nation.
• And what we've learned from many of these youth is that they would like to attain higher education and
• We know that by 2030, more than 60 percent of jobs in Texas will require education or training beyond

Bills: HB669, HB 1306, HB3173, HB3807

Keywords: healthcare, Medicare, insurance, financial assistance, families, wage theft, employers, penalties, Texas Workforce Commission, employee rights, employer database, worker rights, death investigation, emergency services, medical benefits, exposure claims, public safety, workforce development, TWC, youth workforce

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• generally would direct the Higher Education Coordinating Board to study the feasibility of developing
• Indicating that TEA was supposed to staff the State Board of Education.
• I've talked to two or three, but not the whole State Board of Education.
• I've heard from a number of State Board of Education members that support this.
• to expand educational options for Texas families.

Bills: SB205, SB582, SB625, SB1884, SB1903, SB2600, SB2617, SB2751, SB111, SB3061, SB1908

Keywords: fetal development, health curriculum, public schools, middle school health education, grade 7, grade 8, State Board of Education, school health advisory council, Texas Education Code, pregnancy, reproductive health, infertility, birth defects, prenatal development, unborn child, trimester, medically accurate instruction, age-appropriate instruction, drug and alcohol effects, lead exposure

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• Indicate that by 2030 over 60% of jobs in Texas will require education beyond a high school diploma,
• Fulfilling the Governor's directive by seamlessly enabling Texas students to transition from education
• Everyone knows Texas educates more rural students than anybody else in the United States.
• Courses that are dual credit with the partnership with the higher institution of higher education.
• higher education institutions.

Bills: HB20, HB 120, HB20, HB120

Keywords: applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations

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• HB 2860 directs the Department of State Health Services to coordinate with the Texas Higher Education
• And lastly, the bill establishes the office of an ombudsman under the Higher Education Coordinating Board
• Are those, I guess those... for the Higher Education Coordinating Board through the Ombudsman's office
• Sarah Keaton of the Higher Education Coordination Board.
• Higher Education Coordinating Board. and to being accountable, as all courses are, to student and peer

Bills: HB2476, HB2893, HB4848, HB5062, SB37, SB60, HB2860, HB4930, SB646, SB 37

Keywords: living expenses, higher education, student support, homeless students, financial aid, grant program, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, workforce development, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, competency-based education, baccalaureate degree, cost of attendance, dual credit, computer science, course credit, foreign language requirement, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council

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• In or completed a Windham School District or higher education program, it clarifies the TDCJ is required
• The bill would amend Chapter 19 of the Texas Education Code by adding sections 012-013.
• Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Texas Department of Education, the Department of Licensing
• and Regulation, the Texas Workforce Commission, a Higher Education Institution on a rotating basis,
• education in Texas prisons.

Bills: HB1826, HB2854, HB3006, HB4614, HB5261, HB5639

Keywords: mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, HB 2854, Pokuaa-Flowers Act, parole, mandatory supervision, electronic monitoring, releasee, parole officer, hospital visit approval, general hospital, law enforcement notification, DSHS, Department of State Health Services, corrections, public safety, liability immunity

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• Similar programs offered by Texas institutions of higher education would enable the Texas Higher Education
• Coordinating Board, in consultation with the Texas institutions, to adopt minimum standards for Texas
• After Senator West passed this bill last session, the Higher Education Coordinating Board took steps
• The bill promotes fairness, transparency, and trust in our institutions of higher education.
• Having the Higher Education Coordinating Board conduct this study...

Bills: SB2972, SB1909, SB2815, SB735, SB2233, SB800, SB1069, SB2683, SB2986, SB2058, SB2310, SB2055, SB1032

Keywords: expressive activities, freedom of speech, public forum, higher education, protests, student rights, antisemitism, public institutions, disciplinary policy, student organizations, compliance, institutional policy, disciplinary sanctions, diploma designation, institution merger, academic records, student options, Holocaust education, Holocaust Remembrance Week, genocide education

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• Texas that are now classified by the Carnegie Institution of Higher Education as an R1 institution or
• . education in Texas.
• Senate Bill 2058 directs the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to publish an annual report listing
• The Texas Higher Education coordination board approves the institution itself but houses no other data
• Recently serving as a chair for the Texas Board of Nursing Education Task Force.

Bills: SB2972, SB1909, SB2815, SB735, SB2233, SB800, SB1069, SB2683, SB2986, SB2058, SB2310, SB2055, SB1032

Keywords: expressive activities, freedom of speech, public forum, higher education, protests, student rights, antisemitism, public institutions, disciplinary policy, student organizations, compliance, institutional policy, disciplinary sanctions, diploma designation, institution merger, academic records, student options, Holocaust education, Holocaust Remembrance Week, genocide education

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• Higher Education Coordinating Board.
• So, Sarah Keaton with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is here as a resource witness.
• I appreciate your availability on behalf of the Higher Education Coordinating Board.
• According to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, repealing in-state tuition for DREAMers could
• Workers access higher education in Texas, regardless of their documentation status.

Bills: SB1798, SB1835, SB1319, SB2942, SB2928, SB784, SB1049

Keywords: higher education, tuition rates, financial support, immigration status, Texas law, SB 1835, resident tuition, nonresident students, scholarship students, public higher education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Education Code Section 54.213, tuition waiver, in-state tuition, out-of-state students, higher education finance, enrollment cap, capacity limit, workforce development area, nonimmigrant visa

Bills: SB49, SB60, SB365, SB685, SB895, SB1191, SB1400, SB1401, SB1786

Keywords: junior college funding, performance tier, credentials, education, workforce development, Texas education law, performance tier funding, junior college, Texas education, student success, performance funding, education policy, state finance program, public junior colleges, educational outcomes, SB 60, public junior college library, community college, library materials, book donation

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• It represents a strategic investment in the educational and economic future of Texas.
• Department of Education amended federal rules to no longer require institutions of higher education to
• Texas institutions of higher education to be accredited by their regional accreditor, the Southern Association
• In our higher education nationally, last March, THECB acted to bring Texas higher ed in line with the
• With THECB's March decision, it's common sense, bipartisan, and it should help our higher education system

Bills: SB530, SB757, SB769, SB1085, SB1241, SB1242, SB1409, SB1878, SB2138, SB2314, SB2231, SB2361, SB2431, SJR59

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio

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• In 2013, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board underwent the Sunset Review. The Sunset.
• Under Senate Bill 757, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board will review public institutions
• Higher Education Coordinating Board, additional flexibility, SB 1241.
• And I know the Deputy Commissioner of Higher Education. Coordinating Board.
• Sarah Keaton here, Deputy Commissioner with the Higher Education Coordinating Board as a resource.

Bills: SB530, SB757, SB769, SB1085, SB1241, SB1242, SB1409, SB1878, SB2138, SB2314, SB2231, SB2361, SB2431, SJR59

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio

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• Higher Education Coordinating Board additional flexibility.
• And I know the Deputy Commissioner of the Higher Education Coordinating Board, Sarah Keaton, is here
• The Higher Education Coordinating Board is a highly regulated board and is based on higher education,
• The Texas Education Agency and the Higher Education Coordinating Board would report barriers to enrollment
• We also have Sarah Keaton here, Deputy Commissioner with the Higher Education Coordinating Board, as

Bills: SB530, SB757, SB769, SB1085, SB1241, SB1242, SB1409, SB1878, SB2138, SB2314, SB2231, SB2361, SB2431, SJR59

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met with a large agenda and repeatedly recessed for floor activity and other committee conflicts. The committee heard and left pending several higher education bills, including SB 2361 to transfer University of Houston-Victoria from the University of Houston System to the Texas A&M System and rename it Texas A&M University Victoria; testimony from university officials, local leaders, and industry representatives strongly supported the move as a way to better align degree programs with regional workforce needs in engineering, agriculture, and STEM. SB 530, which would align Texas accreditation statutes with federal rules allowing institutions to choose among nationally recognized accreditors, also received supportive testimony and was left pending. SB 1085, allowing Sul Ross satellite campuses to offer lower-division coursework toward bachelor’s degrees, was laid out and left pending as well. The committee also took up a series of education policy bills. SB 1241 would expand the standardized tests Texas public universities may accept for admission beyond the SAT and ACT, with supporters from the Classic Learning Test, homeschool advocates, and student-choice groups arguing it would increase access and competition; it was left pending. SB 769 would require a TEA/Higher Education Coordinating Board report on barriers faced by students with disabilities in higher education, and testimony from The Arc of Texas and others emphasized the need for better data and accessibility; the bill was left pending. SB 2231 would designate the second week of October as Free College Application Week, and SB 1878 would modernize terminology and support workforce-oriented programs at the Josie School; both were laid out and left pending. The committee reported several bills favorably after adopting committee substitutes. SB 605, concerning charter school expansion applications while under conservatorship or a management team, passed on a 9-0 vote. SB 1871, SB 1873, and SB 1874, all related to school discipline and teacher immunity/placement review provisions, were adopted and reported favorably, with members noting the need for further discussion on some language. SB 762, dealing with flag displays in public schools, passed on a 7-1 vote. SB 1962, relating to public school accountability and challenges to school system operations, passed 7-1 after a corrected vote. SB 1750, replacing a $60 million statewide charter facilities cap with an attendance-growth-based allotment, passed 7-1 with one member voting present not voting. SB 2252, supporting kindergarten readiness and early literacy/numeracy, SB 2253, concerning educator preparation and certification, SB 2365, on student use of wireless devices during instructional time, and SB 1924, restoring local peace officer citation authority for school offenses and adding reporting and parent-notification requirements, were also reported favorably. The committee additionally heard SB 37 on higher education governance and compliance oversight, which passed 7-1 after a substitute that refined curriculum review, governing board authority, faculty senate rules, and a new compliance office within the Higher Education Coordinating Board.

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• The Higher Education Coordinating Board must go in and do a study for that.
• Members, this bill relates to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordination Board. in coordination
• Offers a committee substitute members this bill relates to requiring the Texas higher education coordination
• Members, this bill relates to acquiring the Texas Higher Education Coordination Board to waive fees for
• It also changes two of the shells. to give the Higher Education Coordinating Board more flexibility and

Bills: HB1784, HB2088, HB3062, HB3475, HB3741, HB4279, HB4763, HB5154, HB5294, HB5508, SB1401, HB232, HB232

Keywords: students, homeless, foster care, higher education, liaison officer, housing assistance, transition support, law school, Rio Grande Valley, legal education, public university, accreditation, fentanyl prevention, drug poisoning awareness, mental health resources, substance abuse education, El Paso, university system, funding, public education

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• programs offered by the Texas State Technical College of Education. system and repealing the limitation
• If it is determined that it, by a court or by a regulatory agency or even by the higher education coordinating
• Texas it'd be Texas A&M. The University of Texas? Texas A&M University.
• education. is entitled to an academic fresh start for the committee on higher education SB 1415 by Hughes
• education for to the committee on higher education following resolutions are being referred to committee

Bills: HJR5, HB39, HB 102, HB 126, HB290, HB300, HB1330, HB2110, HB2143, HCR64, HCR101

Keywords: education funding, Texas State Technical College System, constitutional amendment, capital projects, workforce education, military education, early registration, ROTC, corps of cadets, higher education, military academy, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, tuition assistance, military, Texas State Guard, education

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• It requires the department to work in coordination with the Texas Higher Education.
• Higher Education Coordinating Board to promote HPV immunization on college campuses.
• I should also note lastly that as my work or through my work as chair of the Texas Board of Nursing Education
• education around Texas.
• And as we all talk about the future for our higher education. education.

Bills: HB 1105, HB1527, HB1787, HB1972, HB2081, HB3296, HB3976, HB4071, HB4234, HB4438, HB4701, HB5092, HB5150, HB5180, HB5265, HB5333, HJR203

Keywords: tuition exemption, paramedics, higher education, laboratory fees, emergency medical services, peace officers, criminal justice, law enforcement, degree programs, public institutions, HB 1787, HPV, human papillomavirus, college health, university health, student health, public health education, prevention program, screening, early detection