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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the automatic admission to a public institution of |
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higher education of a child of a person who dies while on or as a |
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result of active duty in the United States armed forces. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.803(e), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e) Each institution of higher education shall admit an |
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applicant for admission to the institution as an undergraduate |
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student if the applicant: |
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(1) is the child of: |
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(A) a public servant listed in Section 615.003, |
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Government Code, who was killed or sustained a fatal injury in the |
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line of duty; or |
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(B) a member of the armed forces of the United |
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States, including the National Guard, who died while on or as a |
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result of active duty; and |
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(2) meets the minimum requirements, if any, |
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established for purposes of this subsection by the governing board |
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of the institution for high school or prior college-level grade |
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point average and performance on standardized tests. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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51.803(e), Education Code, applies beginning with admissions to |
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institutions of higher education for the 2014-2015 academic year. |
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Admissions to an institution before that academic year are governed |
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by the law in effect before the effective date of this Act, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |