89R1872 CXP-D
By: Miles S.B. No. 1779
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of a transcript by a public institution of
higher education to a student who fails to pay certain student fees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 51.9715, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) An institution of higher education may not refuse to
issue a transcript to a current or former student based solely on
the student's failure to pay a fee charged to the student by the
institution. This subsection does not apply to a reasonable fee
charged by the institution to issue the transcript.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.