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Legislation
Legislators have begun to prioritize the bills that will move forward and survive this session. Nearly 800 bills have made it through committee and are awaiting full action by the House. The Senate remains equally busy.
In response to some of the recent issues that have focused on student aid lenders and college officials, three related bills were filed in the Senate this week. The bills would prohibit financial aid employees at colleges from: accepting gifts from lenders or owning stock in their companies; and from serving on advisory boards. Additionally, some of the bills would prevent colleges from receiving a percentage of the money that lenders make on student loans. These bills – SB 2047, 2048 and 2049 – should be addressed in the Senate  Subcommittee on Higher Education within the next week or two.
Following are several bills of particular interest to DCCCD:
This week, SB 1052 – which would provide financial incentives for students who complete core curriculum requirements at community colleges to transfer to four-year institutions – was passed by the Senate; it now moves to the House for consideration. [Read the bill]
SB 114 is another textbook-related bill that DCCCD staff members have tried to improve. The bill passed the Senate last week and now awaits further action by the House Higher Education Committee. [Read the bill]
SB 1064, the community college purchasing bill which was passed by the Senate, continues to wait for action by the House Higher Education Committee.
We continue to track and analyze proposed bills that may affect the Dallas County Community College District. You can see the updated tracking list and bill status on the DCCCD website.
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