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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated |
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application service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter S, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.765 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.765. NURSING SCHOOL APPLICATION CONSOLIDATION. A |
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service or organization that provides consolidated application |
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services for applications to medical schools or dental schools, |
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including the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service |
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operated through The University of Texas System, must include |
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applications for nursing schools in this state. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.765, Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies beginning with applications for admission to a nursing |
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school for the 2026 fall semester. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |