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Senate Bills

A number of bills filed recently in the Texas Senate could potentially impact community colleges. View a brief summary of these bills in the chart below; click on the bill number to see additional information available on Texas Legislature Online.

Bill Summary
SB 1
Author: Ogden
Filed: Jan. 23, 2007

General appropriations bill.

Status

SB 4
Authors: Shapiro/Janek
Filed: Feb. 6, 2007

Relating to open-enrollment charter schools and the creation of public charter districts.

Status

SB 49
Author: Zaffirini
Filed: Nov. 13, 2006
Relating to exempting books purchased by university and college students from the sales tax for a limited period.

Status
SB 50
Author: Zaffrini
Filed: Nov. 13, 2006

Relating to early childhood education.

Status

SB 51
Author: Zaffirini
Filed: Nov. 13, 2006
Relating to leave for junior college district or university system employees who are physically assaulted while on duty.

Status
SB 62
Author: Zaffirini
Filed: Nov. 13, 2006
Relating to the creation of the individual development account program to provide savings incentives and opportunities to eligible low-income individuals and households.

Status
SB 85
Author: Hinojosa
Filed: Nov. 13, 2006
Relating to a moratorium and other limitations on increases in designated tuition charged by public institutions of higher education.

Status
SB 89
Author: Van de Putte
Filed: Nov. 13, 2006
Relating to the residency requirements for tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents.

Status
SB 100
Author: Shapiro
Filed: Nov. 13, 2006
Relating to stabilizing the amount of tuition charged to certain residents of this state by general academic teaching institutions.

Status
SB 101
Author: Shapiro
Filed: Nov. 13, 2006

Relating to limitations on automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.

Status

SB 105
Author: West
Filed: Nov. 14, 2006

Relating to the establishment of a law school in the city of Dallas by the University of North Texas system.

Status

SB 114
Author: Van de Putte
Filed: Nov. 13, 2006
Relating to the sale of instructional materials to students of institutions of higher education.

Status
SB 128
Author: West
Filed: Nov. 30, 2006

Relating to the eligibility of a high school graduate for automatic admission to an institution of higher education.

Status

SB 138
Author: Nelson
Filed: Dec. 5, 2006
Relating to promoting the retention and graduation of students enrolled in professional nursing programs.

Status
SB 139
Author: Nelson
Filed: Dec. 5, 2006
Relating to a study on improving the curricula of professional and vocational nursing education programs.

Status
SB 140
Author: Nelson
Filed: Dec. 5, 2006
[Duplicate Bill - SB 203] Relating to a study of the feasibility of providing immunizations to certain students enrolled in health professional degree programs.

Status
SB 141
Author: Nelson
Filed: Dec. 5, 2006
Relating to a feasibility study regarding joint health science courses at public institutions of higher education.

Status
SB 146
Author: West
Filed: Dec. 12, 2006
Relating to the creation of higher education enhancement districts; authorizing sales and use taxes and property taxes.

Status
SB 163
Author: Deuell
Filed: Jan. 3, 2007

Relating to requiring support of certain children over 18 years of age.

Status

SB 201 
Author: Nelson
Filed: Jan. 11, 2007
Relating to tuition exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain professional nursing program preceptors and their children.

Status
SB 202 
Author: Nelson
Filed: Jan. 11, 2007
Relating to incentives to recruit and retain allied health education program faculty.

Status
SB 203
Author: Nelson
Filed: Jan. 11, 2007
Relating to a study of the feasibility of providing immunizations to certain students enrolled in health professional degree programs.

Status
SB 238
Author: Shapiro
Filed: Jan. 18, 2007

Relating to authorizing certain community colleges to offer a baccalaureate degree program in interior design.

Status

SB 282
Author: Zaffirini
Filed: Jan. 23, 2007 

Relating to notice regarding the availability of programs under which a student may earn college credit in public schools.

Status

SB 289
Author: Nelson
Filed: Jan. 24, 2007
Relating to the use of professional nursing shortage reduction program grants to encourage clinical nursing instruction by part-time faculty at public or private institutions of higher education.

Status
SB 297
Author: West
Filed: Jan. 24, 2007

Relating to the composition of the committee appointed to review the uniform general conditions of state building construction contracts.

Status

SB 321
Author: Deuell
Filed: Jan. 25, 2007
Relating to providing for a reduction of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction in the school district's tax rate and protecting a school district against any resulting loss in local revenue.

Status
SB 492
Author: Lucio
Filed: Feb. 07, 2007

Relating to a cost of living increase applicable to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

Status

SB 1064
Author: West, Royce
Filed: March 01, 2007

Relating to the purchasing and contracting practices of junior college districts; providing criminal penalties.

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