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AN ACT
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relating to admission of and resident tuition rates and fees at |
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public institutions of higher education for certain students in |
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military-related programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.805, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) In making an admissions decision, a senior military |
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college or other general academic teaching institution that |
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maintains a corps of cadets as a fraternal organization beyond |
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training through a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program |
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shall consider an applicant's intent to enlist in a branch of the |
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United States armed forces or enroll in the corps of cadets. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 54, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 54.224 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.224. RESIDENT TUITION FOR STUDENTS IN |
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MILITARY-RELATED PROGRAMS. (a) A person enrolled at an |
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institution of higher education is entitled to pay tuition and fees |
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at the rates provided for Texas residents if the person is: |
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(1) enrolled and in good standing in a Reserve |
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Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program; |
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(2) enrolled in a corps of cadets, including a corps of |
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cadets at a senior military college; or |
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(3) enrolled in a corps of midshipmen. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is entitled |
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to pay resident tuition and fees only as permitted by this section |
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is not considered a Texas resident under this subchapter for |
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purposes of a financial aid program offered by this state. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies |
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beginning with tuition and other fees charged for the 2025 fall |
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semester. Tuition and other fees charged for an academic period |
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before that semester are covered by the law in effect immediately |
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before the effective date of this Act, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 5646 was passed by the House on May 8, |
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2025, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 5646 on May 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 1, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 5646 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |