S.B. No. 2231
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
  to waive fees for admission applications submitted to public
  institutions of higher education during certain periods.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is
  amended by adding Section 61.0731 to read as follows:
         Sec. 61.0731.  WAIVER OF CERTAIN APPLICATION FEES; FREE
  COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK. (a) The board shall designate the second
  full week of October as Free College Application Week. During the
  designated week, the board shall permit individuals in this state
  to apply to any institution of higher education for undergraduate
  admission without paying an application fee.
         (b)  The board may adopt rules as necessary to implement
  Subsection (a).
         SECTION 2.  Section 61.0731, Education Code, as added by
  this Act, applies beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2231 passed the Senate on
  April 16, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 29, Nays 2.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2231 passed the House on
  May 8, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 122, Nays 25, two
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor