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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption from the assessment requirements of the |
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Texas Success Initiative for students who achieve certain scores on |
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the PSAT or PreACT. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.331(b), Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (3) to read as follows: |
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(3) "Student" means a student who enrolls at an |
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institution of higher education in a course or program of study |
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leading to a certificate, degree, or other undergraduate credential |
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or a dual credit course. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.338(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A student who has achieved a score set by the board on |
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the PSAT, PreACT, SAT, or ACT is exempt from the requirements of |
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this subchapter. An exemption under this subsection is effective |
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for the five-year period following the date a student takes the test |
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and achieves the standard set by the board. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies |
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beginning with the assessment of entering undergraduate students at |
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public institutions of higher education for the 2025 fall semester. |
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The assessment of an entering undergraduate student for an academic |
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term before that semester is governed by the law in effect before |
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the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |