80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1231, Chapter 546 Page: 1 of 8
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Chapter 546 S.B. No. 1231
1 AN ACT
2 relating to dropping courses and student withdrawals at
3 institutions of higher education, including the refunding of
4 tuition and mandatory fees.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
6 SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
7 amended by adding Section 51.907 to read as follows:
8 Sec. 51.907. LIMITATIONS ON NUMBER OF COURSES THAT MAY BE
9 DROPPED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. (a) In this section,
10 "governing board" and "institution of higher education" have the
11 meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
12 (b) This section applies only to an undergraduate student
13 who drops a course at an institution of higher education and only
14 if:
15 (1) the student was able to drop the course without16 receiving a grade or incurring an academic penalty;
17 (2) the student's transcript indicates or will
18 indicate that the student was enrolled in the course; and
19 (3) the student is not dropping the course in order to
20 withdraw from the institution.
21 (c) Except as provided under rules adopted under Subsection
22 (d), an institution of higher education may not permit a student to
23 drop more than six courses, including any course a transfer student
24 has dropped at another institution of higher education, under1
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1231, Chapter 546, legislative document, June 15, 2007; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth155626/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.