89R3950 JTZ-F     By: Menéndez S.B. No. 199       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the enforcement of certain requirements regarding the   transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher   education.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter S, Chapter 61, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 61.8231 to read as follows:          Sec. 61.8231.  WAIVER OF TUITION AND FEES FOR COURSE CREDIT   NOT TRANSFERRED TOWARD DEGREE PROGRAM. Notwithstanding any other   provision, an institution of higher education that admits a student   transferring from another institution of higher education shall   waive the tuition and required fees that would otherwise be imposed   for the student for a number of semester credit hours equal to the   number of semester credit hours for which the receiving institution   does not award the student academic credit toward the student's   degree program or awards only elective credit that were:                (1)  earned by the student in the core curriculum or a   field of study curriculum of the sending institution; or                (2)  awarded by the sending institution for:                      (A)  achieving required scores on an Advanced   Placement examination; or                      (B)  achieving required scores on an examination   for courses constituting the International Baccalaureate Diploma   Program and successfully completing the program.                          SECTION 2.  Section 61.827(a), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  The board is authorized to adopt rules implementing the   provisions of this subchapter, including rules to ensure compliance   with this subchapter.          SECTION 3.  This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026   academic year.          SECTION 4.  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.