Texas SB 2788: Relating to an exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for students who achieve certain scores on the PSAT or PreACT.

Bill Text

By:AAMen ̄ndezS.B.ANo.A2788
A BILLTO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relatingto an exemptionfromtheassessmentrequirementsof the
TexasSuccessInitiativefor studentswho achievecertainscoreson
the PSATor PreACT.
BE IT ENACTEDBY THE LEGISLATUREOF THE STATEOF TEXAS:
SECTION
A1.AASection51.331(b),EducationCode,is amendedby
addingSubdivision(3) to readas follows:
(3)
AA"Student"meansa  studentwhoenrollsat  an
institutionof highereducationin a courseor programof study
leadingto a certificate,degree,or otherundergraduatecredential
or a dualcreditcourse.
SECTION
A2.AASection51.338(b),EducationCode,is amendedto
readas follows:
(b)
AAA studentwho has achieveda scoreset by the boardon
thePSAT,PreACT,SAT,or ACTis exemptfromtherequirementsof
thissubchapter.An exemptionunderthissubsectionis effective
for the five-yearperiodfollowingthe datea studenttakesthe test
and achievesthe standardset by the board.
SECTION
A3.AAThechangein  lawmadeby  thisActapplies
beginningwiththe assessmentof enteringundergraduatestudentsat
publicinstitutionsof highereducationfor the 2025fallsemester.
The assessmentof an enteringundergraduatestudentfor an academic
termbeforethatsemesteris governedby the law in effectbefore
the effectivedateof thisAct,and thatlaw is continuedin effect
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for thatpurpose.
SECTION
A4.AAThisAct takeseffectimmediatelyif it receives
a voteof two-thirdsof all the memberselectedto eachhouse,as
providedby Section39,   ArticleIII,TexasConstitution.If this
Act doesnot receivethe votenecessaryfor immediateeffect,this
Act takeseffectSeptember1, 2025.
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