Section 130.304. Baccalaureate in Dental Hygiene

TX Educ Code § 130.304 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 130.304. BACCALAUREATE IN DENTAL HYGIENE. (a) The coordinating board shall authorize baccalaureate degree programs in the field of dental hygiene at a public junior college that offers a degree program in that field, has a main campus located in the county seat of a county with a population greater than 200,000, and includes territory in at least six public school districts located in two counties.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2017, the coordinating board shall prepare a progress report on the baccalaureate degree program in the field of dental hygiene established under this section. Not later than January 1, 2019, the coordinating board shall prepare a report on the effectiveness of the degree program, including any recommendations for legislative action regarding the offering of baccalaureate degree programs in the field of dental hygiene by a public junior college. The coordinating board shall deliver a copy of each report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chair of the standing committee of each house of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over higher education. This subsection expires January 1, 2020.

Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 130.0012 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 766 (S.B. 2118), Sec. 5, eff. June 12, 2017.