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SPONSOR: |
Martinez |
DATE TYPED: |
02/07/02 |
HB |
351 |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Basic Rights for College Students |
SB |
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ANALYST: |
Fernandez |
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APPROPRIATION
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Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY02 |
FY03 |
FY02 |
FY03 |
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$0.1 Indeterminate |
Recurring |
General Fund |
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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Commission on Higher Education (CHE)
State Department of Public Education (SDE)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
House Bill 351 enacts
a new section of Chapter 21, Article 1, to establish statutory rights for students
attending post-secondary educational institutions.
Significant
Issues
This bill proposes basic rights for students as
follows:
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Right to work diligently toward graduation and
not be kept from graduation in a timely manner because an institution fails to
provide a scheduled class;
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The student governing body for each institution
must consent to the use of student fees;
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Students must be provided with adequate notice
of all meetings concerning policies at an institution;
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Students must be represented on all
institutional committees that impact policies; and
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An institution shall not discriminate against
students based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age or sexual orientation.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
According to CHE,
costs to post-secondary institutions to implement this bill are indeterminate.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
CHE indicates that
each institution publishes a catalog that outlines the rights and
responsibilities of both the institution and student.
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