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