The Texas Senate Committee on Education K-16 is set to convene this Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. to hear 14 bills.
Bills
| SB 530 Sparks Relating to the accreditation of certain postsecondary educational institutions in this state or of certain programs offered by those institutions. |
| SB 757 Middleton Relating to the review, funding, and continuation of degree and certificate programs at public institutions of higher education based on certain performance standards. |
| SB 769 Menéndez | et al. Relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding enrollment and success in higher education for students with disabilities. |
| SB 1085 Blanco Relating to the course levels offered at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College. |
| SB 1241 Middleton Relating to college entrance examinations considered for admission to certain public institutions of higher education. |
| SB 1242 Birdwell Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System. |
| SB 1409 Parker Relating to health benefits offered by institutions of higher education to students and their families. |
| SB 1878 Schwertner Relating to the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University, including the college’s eligibility to participate in certain programs. |
| SB 2138 Creighton Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund, the Texas University Fund, or money held by a public institution of higher education in financial companies that boycott certain energy companies. |
| SB 2314 Creighton Relating to the creation of an electronic platform and submission portal, known as My Texas Future, to facilitate the awareness and application of public high school students into institutions of higher education using the electronic common admission application form. |
| SB 2231 Hinojosa, Adam Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to waive fees for admission applications submitted to public institutions of higher education during certain periods. |
| SB 2361 Kolkhorst | et al. Relating to the transfer of the University of Houston–Victoria to The Texas A&M University System. |
| SB 2431 Campbell Relating to requiring foreign language credit opportunities for students enrolled in study abroad programs offered by certain institutions of higher education in this state. |
| SJR 59 Birdwell | et al. Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to that system and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education. |
