1. (a) Each institution of higher education, using existing resources, shall designate at least one employee of the institution to serve as a single point of contact for other institutions of higher education and the board regarding transfer issues and to act as a liaison officer for current or incoming students at the institution who will transfer into or out of the institution.

2. (b) On a transfer or request to transfer to or from an institution of higher education, the institution's transfer liaison shall provide a current, former, or prospective student, as applicable, with:

   1. (1) a complete and current list of the institution's core curriculum applicable to the student;
   2. (2) a complete and current list of the institution's field of study curricula that may be applicable to the student;

   3. (3) for a receiving institution, a list of courses completed by the student:

      1. (A) for which the institution will accept academic credit; and
      2. (B) for which the institution proposes to deny academic credit in accordance with Section 61.826, including the procedures for credit transfer dispute required by that section; and
   4. (4) any other information required by board rule.
3. (c) On the admission of a transfer student, the receiving institution of higher education's transfer liaison shall assist the student in obtaining a degree audit to determine whether the student's completed coursework satisfies the institution's core curriculum, satisfies a field of study curriculum of the institution, or qualifies the student to be awarded a Texas Direct associate degree under Section 61.834 or any other degree or certificate offered by the institution.
4. (d) The board shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1039 (S.B. 3039), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.