TX HB3041

Students with nontraditional secondary education (such as homeschooling) who apply for automatic admission to UT Austin under the 75% cap will be evaluated using standardized college entrance exam benchmark scores rather than class rank percentile, with benchmarks set to ensure equal admission rates between traditional and nontraditional students.

Institutions of higher education that sort applicants by class rank must assign class ranks to nontraditional secondary education students by calculating median entrance exam scores for each class rank of other applicants and assigning the highest rank for which the student's score meets or exceeds that median.

Public and private institutions of higher education must apply the same enrollment criteria for dual credit courses to all high school students regardless of whether they attend public school, private school, or are homeschooled, effective fall 2025.

Students with nontraditional secondary education become explicitly eligible for TEXAS grants if they completed the recommended or foundation high school curriculum equivalent and meet other program requirements, with eligibility beginning fall 2026.

Students with nontraditional secondary education who rank in the top 10 percent (calculated using the new standardized test score methodology) become eligible for the Texas Highest Achieving Scholars scholarship program.