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SB 1319

AN ACT relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may

Senate Bill • Creighton
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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may

Subject Areas

SCHOLARSHIPS Education--Higher--Athletics INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Education--Higher--Student Financial Aid

Bill Text

relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may
be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 51.9247 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.9247.  LIMIT ON NUMBER OF ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS
AWARDED TO FOREIGN STUDENTS.  (a)  In this section, "institution of
higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b)  For each intercollegiate athletic program, an
institution of higher education may not award for an academic year
to students who are citizens of a foreign country more than 25
percent of the athletic scholarships, grants, or similar financial
assistance conditioned on the student's participation in the
program that are available for the program for that academic year.
SECTION 2.  Section 51.9247, Education Code, as added by
this Act, applies beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year.
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Bill History

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