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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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to waive fees for admission applications submitted to public |
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institutions of higher education during certain periods. |
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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 61.0731 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0731. WAIVER OF CERTAIN APPLICATION FEES; FREE |
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COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK. (a) The board shall designate the second |
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full week of October as Free College Application Week. During the |
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designated week, the board shall permit individuals in this state |
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to apply to any institution of higher education for undergraduate |
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admission without paying an application fee. |
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(b) The board may adopt rules as necessary to implement |
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Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.0731, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |