By Burnam                                              H.B. No. 954
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to consideration of kinship to a student, former student,
 1-3     or donor in admissions to public institutions of higher education. 
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Section 51.9246 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 51.9246.  CONSIDERATION OF KINSHIP TO STUDENT, FORMER
 1-8     STUDENT, OR DONOR IN ADMISSIONS PROHIBITED.  (a)  An institution of
 1-9     higher education, in making a decision relating to the admission of
1-10     an applicant to the institution or to a college, school, or degree
1-11     program, including a graduate or professional school, may not
1-12     consider whether the applicant:
1-13                 (1)  is related by consanguinity or affinity to another
1-14     person who attends or has attended the institution or a college,
1-15     school, or program of the institution; or
1-16                 (2)  has made a donation to the institution or is
1-17     related by consanguinity or affinity to another person who has made
1-18     a donation to the institution.
1-19           (b)  Each institution of higher education shall adopt and
1-20     implement policies to inform each person acting on its behalf in
1-21     the admissions process of the provisions of this section.
1-22           (c)  In this section, "institution of higher education" has
1-23     the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
1-24           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
 2-1     applies to admissions for academic years beginning with the
 2-2     academic year that begins with the fall 2002 semester.