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TX HB539
TX HB539Relating to the automatic admission to general academic teaching institutions and eligibility for certain scholarships of a student who is the valedictorian of the student's high school graduating class.
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Introduced
12/17/2018
12/17/2018
In Committee
05/19/2019
05/19/2019
Crossed Over
04/03/2019
04/03/2019
Passed
05/24/2019
05/24/2019
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/10/2019
06/10/2019
Introduced Session
86th Legislature Regular Session
Bill Summary
Relating to the automatic admission to general academic teaching institutions and eligibility for certain scholarships of a student who is the valedictorian of the student's high school graduating class.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Education Code to provide for the automatic admission of a student who is the valedictorian of their high school graduating class to a general academic teaching institution, and makes such students eligible for certain scholarships. Specifically, the bill requires each general academic teaching institution to admit applicants who graduated as the valedictorian of their high school class in one of the two preceding years, and expands eligibility for certain scholarships to include valedictorians in addition to students in the top 10% of their graduating class. The changes made by this bill apply starting with the 2019-2020 academic year.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (44)
Trent Ashby (R)*,
Lois Kolkhorst (R)*,
Ben Leman (R)*,
Poncho Nevárez (D)*,
Drew Springer (R)*,
Lynn Stucky (R)*,
Steve Allison (R),
Doc Anderson (R),
Ernest Bailes (R),
Keith Bell (R),
Diego Bernal (D),
Brad Buckley (R),
DeWayne Burns (R),
Angie Button (R),
Briscoe Cain (R),
Travis Clardy (R),
John Cyrier (R),
Harold Dutton (D),
James Frank (R),
Mary González (D),
Ryan Guillen (R),
Sam Harless (R),
Cody Harris (R),
Cole Hefner (R),
Justin Holland (R),
Dan Huberty (R),
Ken King (R),
John Kuempel (R),
Mike Lang (R),
J.M. Lozano (R),
Will Metcalf (R),
Morgan Meyer (R),
Ina Minjarez (D),
Andy Murr (R),
Jared Patterson (R),
John Raney (R),
Scott Sanford (R),
J.D. Sheffield (R),
Reggie Smith (R),
James Talarico (D),
Gary VanDeaver (R),
James White (R),
John Wray (R),
Erin Zwiener (D),
Last Action
Effective immediately (on 06/10/2019)
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