SB 2231

AN ACT relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Senate Bill • Hinojosa, Adam

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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 requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Subject Areas

HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS Education--Higher--Admission & Attendance Education--Higher--State Coordination Education--Higher--Student Fees

Bill Text

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
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.

Bill History

filed

Bill filed: AN ACT relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Nov 10, 2025

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