85R3742 KEL-D     By: Springer H.B. No. 1121       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to instruction in accessible design in the curriculum for   an architecture degree program offered by a public institution of   higher education.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 51.9721 to read as follows:          Sec. 51.9721.  ARCHITECTURE DEGREE PROGRAM INSTRUCTION IN   ACCESSIBLE DESIGN. (a) In this section, "institution of higher   education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.          (b)  The governing board of each institution of higher   education that offers an undergraduate or graduate degree program   in architecture shall include in the required curriculum for that   degree program instruction regarding the requirements of the 2010   Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design or   any successor standards that address accessible design of buildings   or other facilities and are promulgated under the Americans with   Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.).          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an undergraduate or graduate degree program in architecture   offered by a public institution of higher education during an   academic period that begins on or after the effective date of this   Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.