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Relating to the undergraduate programs offered by the institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents
Topics:Higher education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 24, 2022
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary State universities must now offer at least one undergraduate program that skips general education classes. Students in these programs would only take courses directly related to their specific major. Graduates of these programs will still receive a degree or diploma.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the undergraduate programs offered by the institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents. The bill requires each of the institutions of higher education governed by the board to offer an undergraduate program that does not require a student to complete general education courses or any other courses that are not directly related to the student’s major or course of study. The bill provides that graduates of this program shall receive degrees, diplomas, or other evidences of distinction.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 24, 2022. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part