Bill Number: H.B. 2830

            Gray Floor Amendment

            Reference to Senate engrossed House bill

            Amendment drafted by: Rich Horner

FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION

The Gray sitting as in committee of the whole amendment removes the following provisions:

1. Permits a provisional community college district (provisional district) to continue operations until July 1, 2027.

2. Requires, after July 1, 2027, a provisional district to either:

a) convert to a community college tuition financing district; or

      b) form a new community college district.

3. Exempts a provisional district from these requirements if:

a) it applies for accreditation from a regional accrediting agency

   recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or from the Council on

   Postsecondary Accreditation (Postsecondary Council); and

b) it receives notice from the regional accrediting agency or the

      Postsecondary Council that the district is eligible for candidacy.

4. Directs a community college district that receives a notice to maintain a regional accreditation and oversight relationship with another district until it receives candidacy status.

5. Makes conforming changes.

Fifty-fifth Legislature              *** SITTING AS IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ***

First Regular Session                                                   H.B. 2830

GRAY FLOOR AMENDMENT

SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2830

(Reference to Senate engrossed House bill)

Page 2, line 2, after "section" strike remainder of line

      Strike lines 3 through 21, insert "shall maintain a regional accreditation and oversight relationship with another community college district until the district has achieved achieves initial candidacy status from a regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education or by the council on postsecondary accreditation."

Amend title to conform

RICK GRAY

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05/26/2021

04:37 PM

S: RH