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October 8, 2019 12:34 PM
Higher ed rulemaking goes forward after the passing of key advocate Rex Peebles
The rulemaking committee continues its work to “reduce the number of stray course hours” and “to increase predictability and consistency for Texas college students.”
Negotiated rulemaking is underway on the key higher
education bill of the year – Senate Bill 25 – but without the
guiding hand of Assistant Commissioner Rex Peebles.
How to deal with transfer credits between two-year colleges
and four-year universities has been a burr under the saddle, so to speak, of
lawmakers for at least three sessions. Peebles was the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board’s point person on the ongoing issue as
Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, crafted a solution, which came last session
in the form of Senate Bill 25.
A rulemaking committee of college administrators from around
the state gathered in recent weeks to negotiate terms on draft policy presented
by agency staff. The policy encompassed both Senate Bill 25 – the accounting
and transfer of academic credits – and House Bill 3803 –
facilitating timely graduation with marketable skills, with an emphasis on timely.
By Kimberly Reeves
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