Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 944 amends the Education Code to require a public college or university to treat an applicant for undergraduate admission who presents evidence of having successfully completed a nontraditional secondary education according to the same general standards as other applicants who are public high school graduates. The bill defines "nontraditional secondary education" as a course of study at the high school level in a nonaccredited private school setting, including a home school. The bill prohibits a public college or university from requiring such applicants to (1) provide evidence of having obtained a general educational development certificate, high school equivalency certificate, or other similar credentials or (2) take an examination or meet any other entrance requirement not generally applicable to public high school graduates.