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HB4848 • 2025

Relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education.

Relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Harris Davila | Perez, Vincent
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education.

Relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  6. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  7. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  16. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  19. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  23. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  26. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  27. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  28. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  29. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Education K-16

  30. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  31. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  32. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2884

  33. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  35. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  36. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Harris Davila

  37. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  38. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2781

  39. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  41. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  42. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  43. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  44. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  45. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  46. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  47. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  48. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  49. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  50. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  51. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Higher Education

  52. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher education.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 4848 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 4848

AN ACT

relating to requiring that competency-based baccalaureate degree

programs be offered at certain public institutions of higher

education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 51, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 51.3535 to read as follows:

Sec.

51.3535.

RESPONSIBILITY OF SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION

REGARDING COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION. (a) In this section:

(1)

"Competency-based baccalaureate degree program"

has the meaning assigned by Section 56.521.

(2)

"Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher

Education Coordinating Board.

(b)

Subject to coordinating board approval under Section

61.0512, the system administration of each system shall ensure that

one or more institutions of higher education in the system offer

competency-based baccalaureate degree programs in each field of

study in high demand, as determined by coordinating board rule.

(c)

Subject to adjustment under Subsection (d), a

competency-based baccalaureate degree program offered under this

section may not exceed a total cost to an enrolled student of an

amount equal to one-half of the average cost of attendance at an

institution of higher education, as determined by coordinating

board rule.

(d)

Beginning with the 2027-2028 academic year, the

coordinating board shall annually adjust the limit described by

Subsection (c) for the preceding academic year by the rate of

inflation for the preceding academic year, as determined on the

basis of changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers

published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States

Department of Labor.

(e)

The coordinating board may adopt rules as necessary to

administer this section.

SECTION 2. Section 51.3535, Education Code, as added by

this Act, applies beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4848 was passed by the House on May

16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 118, Nays 7, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4848 was passed by the Senate on May

28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor