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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting consideration of certain factors in student |
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admissions to public institutions of higher education in this |
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state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.9243 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.9243. PROHIBITION ON LEGACY PREFERENCES AND OTHER |
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CONSIDERATIONS IN ADMISSIONS. An institution of higher education |
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may not discriminate against, or give preferential treatment to, an |
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applicant for admission to the institution or to any college or |
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other educational program of the institution on the basis of: |
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(1) a donation made or promised to the institution by |
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any person; or |
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(2) whether any relative or family member of the |
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applicant previously attended or supported the institution in any |
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manner. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.805(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) A general academic teaching institution may review |
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other factors in making an admissions decision, subject to Section |
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51.9243. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |