HBA-AMW, LJP H.B. 1029 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1029
By: Wilson
Higher Education
2/25/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Recently the board of regents of The University of Texas System voted to
relocate the provisional admission program for certain students from The
University of Texas at Austin (university) to an alternate campus.  Prior
to the board's decision, the provisional admission program for the
university was located on-campus and students in the program who were not
admitted during regular admissions had the chance to earn admission into
the university after successfully completing college course work
immediately following high school graduation.  House Bill 1029 requires the
continued implementation of an on-campus provisional admission program at
the university. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1029 amends the Education Code to require the board of regents
of The University of Texas System (board) to implement an on-campus
provisional admission program at The University of Texas at Austin. The
bill requires the board to admit as a fully enrolled student of the
university a student admitted under the provisional admission program who
successfully completes within a specified time period: 

 _not less than 12 semester credit hours in prescribed courses with a grade
point average of at least 2.25 on an appropriate grade scale; and  

_does not receive a failing grade or an incomplete grade in any course.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.