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| 1 | 1 | 89R949 KJE-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Cain H.B. No. 978 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to prohibiting a public institution of higher education | |
| 10 | 10 | from considering a student's immigration status for purposes of the | |
| 11 | 11 | institution's disciplinary process. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is | |
| 14 | 14 | amended by adding Section 51.9365 to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | Sec. 51.9365. CERTAIN CONSIDERATIONS IN DISCIPLINARY | |
| 16 | 16 | PROCESS PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "institution of higher | |
| 17 | 17 | education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) An institution of higher education may not consider a | |
| 19 | 19 | student's immigration status in making any determination related to | |
| 20 | 20 | the institution's disciplinary process. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 22 | 22 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 23 | 23 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 24 | 24 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 25 | 25 | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |