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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board regarding enrollment and success in higher education for |
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students with disabilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.06642 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.06642. REPORT REGARDING ENROLLMENT AND SUCCESS IN |
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HIGHER EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) In this |
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section, "student with a disability" means a student covered under: |
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(1) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 |
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U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.); or |
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(2) Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. |
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Section 794). |
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(b) Not later than September 1, 2027, the board shall |
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prepare and submit to the legislature a report on enrollment and |
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success in higher education for students with a disability. |
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(c) The report must identify, to the extent practicable: |
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(1) the number and percentage of students with a |
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disability who enroll in an institution of higher education or |
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private or independent institution of higher education; |
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(2) barriers to enrollment in higher education for |
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students with a disability; |
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(3) policies of institutions of higher education or |
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private or independent institutions of higher education that |
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promote enrollment and success in higher education for students |
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with a disability; |
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(4) what services and accommodations for students with |
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a disability are provided for accessibility at institutions of |
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higher education or private or independent institutions of higher |
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education; |
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(5) what institutions of higher education or private |
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or independent institutions of higher education do to provide to |
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students with a disability sufficient and accurate information |
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regarding the educational rights and protections for persons with a |
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disability under state and federal law; and |
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(6) any recommendations for legislative or other |
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action. |
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(d) An institution of higher education shall provide to the |
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board on request, and the board may request from a private or |
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independent institution of higher education, any information |
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necessary for the board to prepare the report. |
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(e) This section expires September 1, 2028. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |