By: Paxton S.B. No. 2310               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to transparency regarding requirements to complete a   certificate or degree program at a public institution of higher   education.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 61.07771 to read as follows:          Sec. 61.07771.  TRANSPARENCY IN CERTIFICATE AND DEGREE   PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. (a) The board, in consultation with   institutions of higher education, shall adopt rules requiring   institutions of higher education to provide transparency in   certificate and degree program requirements for students enrolling   at or transferring to the institution.          (b)  The rules must require each institution of higher   education to:                (1)  ensure that the requirements for each certificate   or degree program offered by the institution:                      (A)  are current, accessible to students enrolled   at the institution and members of the public through the following   sources, as applicable, and uniform at each of the following   sources:                            (i)  the institution's internal Internet   website for students;                            (ii)  the institution's Internet website;   and                            (iii)  the Internet website of the   department at the institution that offers the certificate or degree   program; and                      (B)  state:                            (i)  the prerequisites for each course   required as part of the certificate or degree program; and                            (ii)  any non-course requirements for the   certificate or degree program and, if the institution offers   different tracks for completing the program, those requirements for   each track; and                (2)  post on the institution's Internet website the   minimum requirements to be accepted as a transfer student at the   institution.          SECTION 2.  (a) Not later than January 1, 2026, the Texas   Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt the rules required   by Section 61.07771, Education Code, as added by this Act.          (b)  A public institution of higher education shall comply   with the rules adopted under Subsection (a) of this section   beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year.          SECTION 3.  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, 2025.