(a) No person may award or offer to award an honorary degree on behalf of a private postsecondary educational institution subject to the provisions of this subchapter unless the institution has been issued a certificate of authority to award such a degree. The honorary degree shall plainly state on its face that it is honorary.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) grants or offers to grant an honorary degree in violation of this section; or
(2) solicits another person to seek or accept an honorary degree the actor knows is offered in violation of this section.
(c) An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor.
(d) In addition to any other venue authorized by law, venue for the prosecution of an offense under Subsection (b) is in the county in which an element of the offense occurs or in Travis County.