1. 83 rd Legislative Session Dates of Interest  November 12 th Pre-filing of legislation for the 83 rd Legislature  January 8 th 83 rd Legislative Session convenes  March 8 th Deadline for filing bills  May 27 th Last day of 83 rd Regular Session with corrections only in house and senate  June 16 th Last day governor can sign or veto bills passed during the regular legislative session  August 26 th (91 st day following final adjournment) Date that bills without specific effective dates (that could not be effective immediately) become law 2/26/2013 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/Home.aspx

2. 83 rd Legislative Session Bills to Watch and Potential Impacts (1 of 8)  HB 29 (Branch) – Relating to requiring general academic teaching institutions to offer a fixed tuition rate plan to undergraduate students.  HB 726 (Alvarado) - Relating to a fixed tuition rate provided by general academic teaching institutions and public lower-division institutions of higher education to certain undergraduate students.  SB 52 (Zaffirini) – Relating to exemptions for disabled peace officers from payment of tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education.  HB 830 (Fletcher) – Relating to the portion of designated tuition set aside to provide student financial assistance at institutions of higher education.  SB 431 (Patrick) – Relating to eliminating the set-aside of a portion of designated tuition for student financial assistance at public institutions of higher education.  HB 81 (Pickett) –Relating to the eligibility of children and other dependents of certain military personnel or veterans for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education.  SB 27 (Zaffirini) – Relating to eligibility for a Texas B-on-Time loan.  HB 1370 (M. Gonzalez) – Relating to a limitation on the amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education. Tuition & Fees Tuition Waivers & Exemptions Tuition Set Aside Tuition Waivers & Exemptions Tuition Set Aside Tuition & Fees 2/26/2013

3. 83 rd Legislative Session Bills to Watch and Potential Impacts (2 of 8)  HB 690 (Lewis) - Relating to reimbursing public institutions of higher education for tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents.  HB 1004 (Gonzalez)- Relating to an electronic system adopted and maintained by public institutions of higher education to employ a person to track the academic progress of military veterans or their family members receiving student financial assistance.  HB 66 (Lucio III) - Relating to the establishment of a pilot program under which high school students may accrue prepaid tuition units at public institutions of higher education by completing certain community service activities.  HB 1033 (Alvarado)- Relating to eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain military personnel, veterans, and dependents residing in this state. Amend eligibility exemption requirements for residency status to include being a resident of this state for at least 20 years.  HB 451 (Dukes)- Relating to restrictions on access to certain personal online accounts through electronic communication devices by employers or public or private institutions of higher education; establishing an unlawful employment practice. Tuition Waivers & Exemptions Veterans Financial Aid Tracking Prepaid Tuition Tuition Waivers & Exemptions Social Networking Sites 2/26/2013

4. 83 rd Legislative Session Bills to Watch and Potential Impacts (3 of 8)  HB 706 (Capriglione); HB 1078 (Kleinschmidt); HB 1313 (Creighton); SB 182 (Birdwell) - Would permit concealed handgun license holders to legally carry weapons on college campuses.  HB 1077 (Kleinschmidt) - Relating to the transportation and storage of firearms and ammunition in private vehicles on the campuses of institutions of higher education.  HB 180 (Anderson); HB 122 (Larson) - Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education. Student would no longer qualify for resident status based on having graduated from a public or private high school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma.  SB 437 (Birdwell)- Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education. An institution cannot reclassify a student's resident status if student has completed at least 30 semester credit hours.  HB 539 (Alonzo, Roberto) - Relating to repealing certain limitations on the automatic admission of undergraduate students to general academic teaching institutions.  HB 639 (Patrick) - Relating to the eligibility requirements for admission of undergraduate students to a general academic teaching institution. Concealed Handguns Transportation of Firearms Resident Status Automatic Admission Limitation Admissions 2/26/2013

5. 83 rd Legislative Session Bills to Watch and Potential Impacts (4 of 8)  HB 774 (Guillen); SB 498 (Seliger;Patrick) - Relating to applying credit earned by a student at a general academic teaching institution to an associate's degree at a lower- division institution of higher education previously attended by the student.  HB 225 (Seliger) - Relating to curriculum and end-of-course assessment requirements for high school graduation.  HB 5 (Aycock)- Relating to public school accountability, including assessment, and curriculum requirements.  HB 1052 (Lavender)- Relating to the automatic admission to a public institution of higher education of a child of a person who dies while on or as a result of active duty in the United States armed forces.  SB 445 (Birdwell) - Relating to an informed student document for prospective students of certain public institutions of higher education.  SB 436 (Birdwell) – Relating to administration of collegiate learning assessments to students at general academic teaching institutions. Credit Earned Curriculum and Assessment Automatic Admission Informed Student Document Assessments Administration 2/26/2013

6. 83 rd Legislative Session Bills to Watch and Potential Impacts (5 of 8)  HB 110 (Raymond); SB 54 (Zaffirini) - Relating to leave for junior college district or university system employees who are physically assaulted while on duty.  HB 1065 (Hernandez, Luna) - Relating to the right of an employee who is a victim of a crime to time off from work to attend court proceedings related to that crime.  SB 146 (Williams); HB 896 Kolkhorst - Relating to access by a public institution of higher education to the criminal history record information of certain persons seeking to reside in on-campus housing.  HB 119 (Larson) - Relating to citizenship information reported by persons who receive local or state money to provide services to individuals in this state.  HB 82 (McClendon)- Relating to a single common course numbering system for public institutions of higher education in this state.  HB 1409 (Wu)- Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit by examination at public institutions of higher education; authorizing a fee.  HB 1410 (Wu)- Relating to notification by an institution of higher education to a school district of certain students referred to developmental coursework.  SB 497 (Seliger; Zaffirini) – Relating to the number of semester credit hours required to earn an associate degree at public institutions of higher education. Assault and Court Leave Criminal History Record Citizenship Information Course Numbering Credit by Examination Developmental Coursework Associate Degree 2/26/2013

7. 83 rd Legislative Session Bills to Watch and Potential Impacts (6 of 8)  HB 1071 (Allen)- Relating to the use of state institutions of higher education to provide training to state agency employees.  HB 25 (Branch) - Relating to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's student success-based funding recommendations for certain public institutions of higher education. (Completed by UT System on behalf of all institutions.)  SB 31 (Zaffirini)- Relating to formula funding for certain semester credit hours earned for dual course credit.  HB 291 (King of Parker) - Relating to a hiring freeze of nonessential personnel employed by a state agency.  SB 490 (Seliger) - Relating to the expiration of tuition equalization grant requirements for grants awarded before the 2005-2006 academic year.  HB 676 (Ratliff)- Relating to requiring state contractors to participate in the federal electronic verification of work authorization program, or E-verify.  SB 62 (Nelson)- Relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of entering students at public and private or independent institutions of higher education.  SB 67 (Nelson) – Relating to reporting requirements for institutions of higher education conducting human stem cell research. Agency Training Formula Funding Hiring Freeze Financial Aid E-verify Meningitis Vaccination Human Stem Cell Reporting 2/26/2013

8. 83 rd Legislative Session Bills to Watch and Potential Impacts (7 of 8)  HB 142 (Raymond)- Relating to a prohibition against human cloning and regulating other uses of human tissue by institutions of higher education; providing penalties.  HB 92 (White; James) - Relating to state formula funding for pharmacy schools and colleges and graduate-level pharmacy programs.  HB 360 (Krause)- Relating to withholding state funding from a public or private institution of higher education that requires student organizations to allow student participation regardless of status or beliefs.  HB 219 (White; James) - Relating to the provision of certain public benefits and services to persons not lawfully present in the United States and reimbursement from the federal government for those benefits and services.  HB 443 (Dukes) - Relating to the liability of certain public and private institutions of higher education for failure by an administrator to report child abuse or neglect; creating a civil penalty.  HB 747 (Raymond)- Relating to the duty of certain professionals, including employees of public or private institutions of higher education, to report child abuse or neglect.  HB 171 (Alonzo, Roberto)- Relating to the establishment of veterans resource centers at certain institutions of higher education. Human Cloning Regulation Pharmacy Schools Registered Student Organization Reimbursement of Benefits and Services Reporting Child Abuse Veterans Resource Center 2/26/2013

9. 83 rd Legislative Session Bills to Watch and Potential Impacts (8 of 8)  HB 142 (Raymond)- Relating to a prohibition against human cloning and regulating other uses of human tissue by institutions of higher education; providing penalties.  HB 22 (Martinez Fischer, Trey) - Relating to the establishment of a public service requirement for undergraduate students, known as Service to Texas, at public institutions of higher education.  SB 46 (Zaffirini) - Relating to exempting books purchased, used, or consumed by university and college students from the sales and use tax for a limited period.  HB 451 (Dukes) - Relating to restrictions on access to certain personal online accounts through electronic communication devices by employers or public or private institutions of higher education; establishing an unlawful employment practice.  HB 30 (Branch) - Relating to measures to facilitate the transfer of students within the public higher education system and the timely graduation of students from public institutions of higher education.  SB 379 (Deuell)- Relating to information for prevention of sudden cardiac arrest affecting public school students participating in interscholastic athletics.  HB 1073 (Allen)- Relating to student loan repayment assistance for speech-language pathologists or audiologists employed by a public school or as faculty members of certain graduate programs at public institutions of higher education. Human Cloning Regulation Service to Texas Sales and Use Tax Exemption Reimbursement of Benefits and Services Transfer Credit Sudden Cardiac Arrest Speech Pathologist Loan Repayment Assistance 2/26/2013