SB 2656
AN ACT relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated
Senate Bill • Kolkhorst
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated
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
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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated
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