By: Wilson H.B. No. 5646
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to in-state tuition for certain students in military
related programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 51.91125 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.91125. IN-STATE TUITION FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS IN
MILITARY RELATED PROGRAMS.
An institution of higher education in this state shall grant
in-state tuition rates to any student who iis enrolled in and a
member in good standing of a Reserve Officers' Training Corps
program, or members of the corps of cadets at a senior military
college.
SECTION 2. Section 51.91125, Education Code, as added by
this Act, applies beginning with registration for a course or
program for the 2026 spring semester.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.