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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board conduct an annual comprehensive evaluation of |
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the impact of the top 10 percent automatic admissions law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.0667 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.0667. ANNUAL EVALUATION OF AUTOMATIC ADMISSIONS. |
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(a) Annually, the board shall conduct a comprehensive, statewide |
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quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the impact of the |
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automatic admission of students at general academic teaching |
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institutions under Section 51.803, with particular focus on the |
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impact of automatic admissions on admissions to The University of |
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Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University. |
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(b) The evaluation required under this section must include |
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an analysis of the impact of automatic admissions under Section |
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51.803 on the racial, socioeconomic, and geographic diversity of |
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first-time resident undergraduate students at general academic |
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teaching institutions. |
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(c) On request, a general academic teaching institution |
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shall provide the board with any information the board considers |
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necessary for conducting its evaluation under this section. |
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(d) The evaluation required by this section is in addition |
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to the annual report required by Section 51.803(l). |
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(e) Not later than September 1 of each year, the board shall |
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provide to each standing committee of the legislature with primary |
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jurisdiction over higher education and to the primary author and |
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sponsor of the legislation enacting this section, if still members |
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of the legislature, a detailed written report regarding the board's |
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most recent evaluation conducted under this section. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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shall provide the initial report required under Section 61.0667, |
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Education Code, as added by this Act, not later than September 1, |
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2018. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |