78R8679 KEL-D

By:  Deshotel                                                     H.B. No. 2740



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the collection of ethnicity information from Asian 
applicants for admission to a public institution of higher 
education.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 51.762(g), Education Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
	(g)  In addition to other information considered appropriate 
by the board, the board shall by rule require each institution to 
collect information regarding gender, ethnicity, and date of birth 
as part of the application process and report this information to 
the board.  Rules under this subsection must require each 
institution to collect and report ethnicity information for 
applicants of Asian descent according to the following subgroups:
		(1)  Central Asian/Russian;                                            
		(2)  Southwest Asian;                                                  
		(3)  South Asian;                                                      
		(4)  East Asian;  or                                                   
		(5)  Southeast Asian/Pacific Islander.                                 
	SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies 
beginning with admissions for the 2004-2005 academic year.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.