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  89R8584 KJE-D     By: Hinojosa of Nueces S.B. No. 2840       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   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)     A competency-based baccalaureate degree program offered   under this section may not exceed a total cost of $10,000 to an   enrolled student.           (d)     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.