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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. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. 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, SAT, or ACT is exempt from the requirements of this |
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subchapter. An exemption under this subsection is effective for |
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the five-year period following the date a student takes the test and |
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achieves the standard set by the board. |
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SECTION 2. 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 2026 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |