Bill: HB 1913, 85(R) - 2017
Committee
House Higher Education
2nd Chamber Committee
Senate Higher Education
Vote Recommendation
| Vote Recommendation |
Economic Freedom |
Property Rights |
Personal Responsibility |
Limited Government |
Individual Liberty |
| Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Author(s)
Charlie Geren
Sponsor(s)
Jane Nelson
Bill Caption
Relating to the required qualifications for serving as president of
the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
and to the prohibition against the award of certain degrees by the
center’s governing board.
Fiscal Notes
The fiscal implications of the bill are indeterminate, but costs associated with the bill could be
significant, ranging from $2.5 million in General Revenue Funds in fiscal year 2020 and
increasing to $9.9 million in General Revenue Funds in fiscal year 2024.
Bill Analysis
This bill would remove the requirement to have a Ph.D in osteopathy in order to be President of the University of North Texas Health Science Center. The bill would also repeal a statutory prohibition preventing the university from awarding an M.D. degree.
Vote Recommendation Notes
This legislation may be sound public policy, however it does not affect our liberty principles and we remain neutral.
