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Amend CSHB 2330 by adding the following appropriately 
numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of 
the bill appropriately:
	SECTION ____.  Section 51.805(b), Education Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(b)  The general academic teaching institution, after 
admitting students under Sections 51.803 and 51.804, shall admit 
other applicants for admission as undergraduate students.  It is 
the intent of the legislature that all institutions of higher 
education adopt admissions policies that further the goals of 
"Closing the Gaps," the state's master plan for higher education, 
and pursue academic excellence by considering students' academic 
achievements in decisions related to admissions.  Because of 
changing demographic trends, diversity, and population increases 
in the state, each general academic teaching institution shall also 
consider all of, any of, or a combination of the following 
socioeconomic indicators or factors in making first-time freshman 
admissions decisions:
		(1)  the applicant's academic record;                                         
		(2)  the socioeconomic background of the applicant, 
including the percentage by which the applicant's family is above 
or below any recognized measure of poverty, the applicant's 
household income, and the applicant's parents' level of education;
		(3)  whether the applicant would be the first 
generation of the applicant's family to attend or graduate from an 
institution of higher education;
		(4)  whether the applicant has bilingual proficiency;                         
		(5)  the financial status of the applicant's school 
district;               
		(6)  the performance level of the applicant's school as 
determined by the school accountability criteria used by the Texas 
Education Agency;
		(7)  the applicant's responsibilities while attending 
school, including whether the applicant has been employed, whether 
the applicant has helped to raise children, or other similar 
factors;
		(8)  the applicant's region of residence;                                     
		(9)  whether the applicant is a resident of a rural or 
urban area or a resident of a central city or suburban area in the 
state;
		(10)  the applicant's performance on standardized 
tests;                    
		(11)  the applicant's performance on standardized tests 
in comparison with that of other students from similar 
socioeconomic backgrounds;
		(12)  whether the applicant attended any school while 
the school was under a court-ordered desegregation plan;
		(13)  the applicant's involvement in community 
activities;                  
		(14)  the applicant's extracurricular activities;                             
		(15)  the applicant's commitment to a particular field 
of study;            
		(16)  the applicant's personal interview;                                     
		(17)  the applicant's admission to a comparable 
accredited out-of-state institution; and
		(18)  any other consideration the institution 
considers necessary to accomplish the institution's stated 
mission.