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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the admission of persons holding certain nonimmigrant |
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visas to public institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter U, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.812 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.812. LIMITATION ON ADMISSION OF STUDENTS WITH |
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CERTAIN VISAS. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Graduate program" and "professional program" |
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have the meanings assigned by Section 51.841. |
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(2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter |
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or Subchapter W, an institution of higher education may not offer |
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admission for undergraduate programs, graduate programs, and |
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professional programs for an academic year to a number of persons |
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who hold a nonimmigrant category F-1 or J-1 visa that exceeds the |
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number required to fill five percent of the institution's |
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enrollment capacity designated for entering undergraduate, |
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graduate, and professional students for that academic year. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.812, Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies beginning with admissions for the 2026-2027 academic |
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year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |