Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 814 amends the Education Code to exempt new categories of military personnel from testing requirements of the Texas Academic Skills Program that otherwise apply to undergraduate students who enroll at a public college or university. The bill exempts a student who is serving on active duty as a member of the Texas National Guard and exempts a student who, on or after August 1, 1990, was honorably discharged, retired, or released from active duty with the Texas National Guard, active duty with the armed forces of the United States, or service as a member of a reserve component of those armed forces. It also exempts a student who is currently serving, and has served for at least three years preceding the higher education enrollment, as a reserve component member.