By Garcia H.B. No. 1946 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to undergraduate and postgraduate admissions criteria to 1-3 enroll at a state-supported college or university. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Texas Educational 1-6 Opportunity Act" of 2001. 1-7 SECTION 2. Subchapter U, Education Code, is amended by 1-8 adding a new Section 51.804a to read as follows: 1-9 Sec. 51.804a. RESTRICTION ON USE OF STANDARDIZED TESTING. A 1-10 general academic teaching institution may not, for the 1-11 undergraduate or postgraduate admission of an applicant, require an 1-12 applicant to undertake a standardized test as a sole determinant in 1-13 deciding whether to admit or reject the applicant. An institution 1-14 may utilize an applicant's performance on a standardized test as 1-15 one of multiple factors in such a decision, and may only accord the 1-16 applicant's performance on a standardized test a weight of twenty 1-17 percent (20%) or less in the overall decision-making process. 1-18 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect beginning with the Fall of 1-19 2002.