Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on S/C on Higher Education
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1570 by Patrick, Dan (Relating to the eligibility of an undergraduate student for automatic admission to public institutions of higher education.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Texas Education Code Section 51.803, relating to the current automatic admission of high school students graduating in the top ten percent of their class, making automatic admission to The University of Texas at Austin or Texas A&M University contingent upon the student receiving a score of at least 1,650 out of 2,400 on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or an equivalent score on the American College Test (ACT).
There would be no significant fiscal impact on the state as this bill will not affect overall state enrollment in institutions of higher education and would not require significant changes to current enrollment processes.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System, 783 University of Houston System Administration