HB526 - Relating to requiring coursework in economics for an associate or baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher education.

  89R1302 JTZ-D     By: Harrison H.B. No. 526       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requiring coursework in economics for an associate or   baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher   education.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 51.310 to read as follows:           Sec.   51.310.     ECONOMICS. (a) In this section, "institution   of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.           (b)     An institution of higher education may not award an   associate or baccalaureate degree to any person unless the person   has credit for at least three semester credit hours or the   equivalent for a course in economics that dedicates equal time to   macroeconomics and microeconomics.          SECTION 2.  Section 51.310, Education Code, as added by this   Act, applies only to a student who enrolls in an associate or   baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher   education on or after January 1, 2026.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.