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1	1	89R876 MM-D
2	2	By: Patterson H.B. No. 1815
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the determination of resident status of students by
10	10	public institutions of higher education.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 54.052, Education Code, is amended to
13	13	read as follows:
14	14	Sec. 54.052. DETERMINATION OF RESIDENT STATUS. (a)
15	15	Subject to the other applicable provisions of this subchapter
16	16	governing the determination of resident status, the following
17	17	persons are considered residents of this state for purposes of this
18	18	title:
19	19	(1) a person who:
20	20	(A) established a domicile in this state not
21	21	later than one year before the census date of the academic term in
22	22	which the person is enrolled in an institution of higher education;
23	23	and
24	24	(B) maintained that domicile continuously for
25	25	the year preceding that census date; and
26	26	(2) a dependent whose parent:
27	27	(A) established a domicile in this state not
28	28	later than one year before the census date of the academic term in
29	29	which the dependent is enrolled in an institution of higher
30	30	education; and
31	31	(B) maintained that domicile continuously for
32	32	the year preceding that census date[; and
33	33	[(3) a person who:
34	34	[(A) graduated from a public or private high
35	35	school in this state or received the equivalent of a high school
36	36	diploma in this state; and
37	37	[(B) maintained a residence continuously in this
38	38	state for:
39	39	[(i) the three years preceding the date of
40	40	graduation or receipt of the diploma equivalent, as applicable; and
41	41	[(ii) the year preceding the census date of
42	42	the academic term in which the person is enrolled in an institution
43	43	of higher education].
44	44	(b) For purposes of this section, the domicile of a
45	45	dependent's parent is presumed to be the domicile of the dependent
46	46	[unless the person establishes eligibility for resident status
47	47	under Subsection (a)(3)].
48	48	(c) A person who is not authorized under federal statute to
49	49	be present in the United States may not be considered a resident of
50	50	this state for purposes of this title.
51	51	SECTION 2. Section 54.053, Education Code, is amended to
52	52	read as follows:
53	53	Sec. 54.053. INFORMATION REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH RESIDENT
54	54	STATUS. A person shall submit the following information to an
55	55	institution of higher education to establish resident status under
56	56	this subchapter:
57	57	(1) if the person applies for resident status under
58	58	Section 54.052(a)(1):
59	59	(A) a statement of the dates and length of time
60	60	the person has resided in this state, as relevant to establish
61	61	resident status under this subchapter; and
62	62	(B) a statement by the person that the person's
63	63	presence in this state for that period was for a purpose of
64	64	establishing and maintaining a domicile; or
65	65	(2) if the person applies for resident status under
66	66	Section 54.052(a)(2):
67	67	(A) a statement of the dates and length of time
68	68	any parent of the person has resided in this state, as relevant to
69	69	establish resident status under this subchapter; and
70	70	(B) a statement by the parent or, if the parent is
71	71	unable or unwilling to provide the statement, a statement by the
72	72	person that the parent's presence in this state for that period was
73	73	for a purpose of establishing and maintaining a domicile[; or
74	74	[(3) if the person applies for resident status under
75	75	Section 54.052(a)(3):
76	76	[(A) a statement of the dates and length of time
77	77	the person has resided in this state, as relevant to establish
78	78	resident status under this subchapter; and
79	79	[(B) if the person is not a citizen or permanent
80	80	resident of the United States, an affidavit stating that the person
81	81	will apply to become a permanent resident of the United States as
82	82	soon as the person becomes eligible to apply].
83	83	SECTION 3. Notwithstanding Subchapter B, Chapter 54,
84	84	Education Code, a public institution of higher education in this
85	85	state may, for any semester or academic term, before the beginning
86	86	of that semester or academic term, reclassify as a nonresident a
87	87	student previously classified as a resident of this state by the
88	88	institution or another public institution of higher education in
89	89	this state:
90	90	(1) under Section 54.052(a)(3), Education Code, as
91	91	that section existed before amendment by this Act, if the student is
92	92	not otherwise eligible to be classified as a resident of this state
93	93	under Subchapter B, Chapter 54, Education Code; or
94	94	(2) before the enactment of Section 54.052(c),
95	95	Education Code, as added by this Act, if the student is not
96	96	authorized under federal statute to be present in the United
97	97	States.
98	98	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.