HB 2851
AN ACT relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Requires existing medical and dental school application services to also include nursing school applications, creating a centralized application system for nursing programs in Texas. Starting with the fall 2026 semester, services like the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service must expand their platforms to streamline the nursing school application process for prospective students. The legislation aims to simplify and standardize the application process for nursing education across the state.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter S, Chapter 51, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 51.765 to read as follows: Sec. 51.765. NURSING SCHOOL APPLICATION CONSOLIDATION. A service or organization that provides consolidated application services for applications to medical schools or dental schools, including the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service operated through The University of Texas System, must include applications for nursing schools in this state. SECTION 2. Section 51.765, Education Code, as added by this Act, applies beginning with applications for admission to a nursing school for the 2026 fall semester. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated
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