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SB 2788

AN ACT relating to an exemption from the assessment requirements of the

Senate Bill • Menéndez
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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 an exemption from the assessment requirements of the

Subject Areas

Education--Junior College Districts Education--Higher--Admission & Attendance Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum

Bill Text

relating to an exemption from the assessment requirements of the
Texas Success Initiative for students who achieve certain scores on
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 51.338(b), Education Code, is amended to
(b)  A student who has achieved a score set by the board on
the PSAT, SAT, or ACT is exempt from the requirements of this
subchapter.  An exemption under this subsection is effective for
the five-year period following the date a student takes the test and
achieves the standard set by the board.
SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies
beginning with the assessment of entering undergraduate students at
public institutions of higher education for the 2026 fall semester.
The assessment of an entering undergraduate student for an academic
term before that semester is governed by the law in effect before
the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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