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  89R605 JRJ-D     By: Middleton S.B. No. 418       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to baccalaureate degree programs offered by a public   junior college.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 130.306, Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 130.306.   CONTINUING APPROVAL BY COORDINATING BOARD   REQUIRED  [ LIMITATION ]. [ (a) A public junior college offering a   baccalaureate degree program under this subchapter may not offer   more than five baccalaureate degree programs at any time.          [ (c) ]  Degree programs offered under this subchapter are   subject to the continuing approval of the coordinating board.          SECTION 2.  Section 130.307(b), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)   A  [ Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), a ] public   junior college may offer a baccalaureate degree program under this   subchapter only if its junior college district[ :                [ (1)     had a taxable property valuation amount of not   less than $6 billion in the preceding year; and                [ (2) ]  received a positive assessment of the overall   financial health of the district as reported by the coordinating   board.          SECTION 3.  Section 130.307(b-1), Education Code, is   repealed.          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.