A place where students can speak out freely and engage in debate and discussion about Civic Engagement, world news and politics. The views and opinions expressed in this Student Blog do not necessarily express the views and opinions of The University of Texas-Pan American or the UTPA administration.

Legislative Session Ends

Posted At : May 31, 2009 10:34 PM | Posted By : Mikson Ehimika
Related Categories: News

The following is a list of House Bills (HB) and Senate Bills (SB) that have made it through both the House and Senate and must be signed by the Governor by June 21st to become a law. A more comprehensive list will follow when all the updates come in. As for now, here are some Bills that made it through:

 

HB 103- Relating to the operation of certain health benefit plans through student health centers of certain institutions of higher education.

HB 269- Relating to the awarding of course credit for military service

HB 1096-Relating to the provision of notice regarding the availability of higher education textbooks through multiple retailers.

HB 3353- Charging an Environmental Service Fee at Higher education institutes

 

**Updates to follow***

Comments (0) | Print | Send | del.icio.us | Digg It! | Linking Blogs | 4091 Views
Comments (Comment Moderation is enabled. Your comment will not appear until approved.)

There are no comments for this entry.

[Add Comment]
Civic Engagement© 2009 The University of Texas-Pan American Maintained by: Internet Services