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Senate committee considers letting public four‑year universities seek reduced core curricula
Summary
Senate Bill 2847, presented to the Senate Committee on Education K‑16 by Senator Hagenboo, would amend the Texas Education Code to allow public four‑year universities to request Coordinating Board approval to adopt core curricula shorter than 42 semester credit hours; the measure received no public testimony and was left pending.
Senate Bill 2847 was introduced to the Senate Committee on Education K‑16 by Senator Hagenboo as a proposal to amend the Texas Education Code to let public four‑year universities seek approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to adopt core curricula shorter than the existing 42‑semester‑credit requirement.
“SB 2,847 simply seeks to afford our Texas public…
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