TITLE: Relating to the admission of nonresident undergraduate and graduate students to public institutions of higher education.

SUMMARY: Relating to the admission of nonresident undergraduate and graduate students to public institutions of higher education.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the admission of nonresident undergraduate and graduate students to public institutions of higher education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter U, Chapter 51, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 51.811 to read as follows: Sec. 51.811. LIMITATION ON ADMISSION OF NONRESIDENT STUDENTS. (a) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or Subchapter Wbut subject to Section 51.803(j), an institution of higher education may not offer admission to undergraduate or graduate students who are not residents of this state for an academic year in excess of the number required to fill 15 percent of the institution's enrollment capacity designated for undergraduate or graduate students, as applicable, for that academic year. SECTION 2. Section 51.811, Education Code, as added by this Act, applies beginning with admissions for the 2026-2027 academic year. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.