| 1 | 1 | | S.B. No. 459 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to early registration for parenting students at public |
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| 6 | 6 | | institutions of higher education. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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| 9 | 9 | | amended by adding Section 51.983 to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | Sec. 51.983. EARLY REGISTRATION FOR PARENTING STUDENTS. |
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| 11 | 11 | | (a) In this section: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (1) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning |
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| 13 | 13 | | assigned by Section 61.003. |
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| 14 | 14 | | (2) "Parenting student" means a student enrolled at an |
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| 15 | 15 | | institution of higher education who is the parent or legal guardian |
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| 16 | 16 | | of a child under 18 years of age. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (b) If an institution of higher education provides early |
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| 18 | 18 | | registration for courses or programs at the institution for any |
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| 19 | 19 | | group of students, the institution shall provide early registration |
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| 20 | 20 | | for those courses or programs for parenting students in the same |
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| 21 | 21 | | manner. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (c) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in |
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| 23 | 23 | | consultation with institutions of higher education, shall adopt |
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| 24 | 24 | | rules as necessary to administer this section. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 2. Section 51.983, Education Code, as added by this |
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| 26 | 26 | | Act, applies beginning with registration for a course or program |
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| 27 | 27 | | for the 2024 spring semester. |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 29 | 29 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 31 | 31 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 459 passed the Senate on |
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| 32 | 32 | | April 4, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 33 | 33 | | ______________________________ |
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| 34 | 34 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 35 | 35 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 459 passed the House on |
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| 36 | 36 | | May 24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 6, |
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| 37 | 37 | | one present not voting. |
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| 38 | 38 | | ______________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 40 | 40 | | Approved: |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Date |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Governor |
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