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TX HB3452
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Venton Jones
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AI Summary
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Prohibits Texas public higher education institutions from asking about most criminal or disciplinary history on undergraduate admission applications, effective for the 2026 spring semester
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Allows institutions to still inquire about specific serious offenses: stalking convictions, offenses requiring sex offender registration, and convictions with family violence findings
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Permits questions about murder, capital murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping, assault, and aggravated assault convictions only if they occurred within 10 years of application submission
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Allows inquiry into pending criminal charges and disciplinary history specifically related to stalking, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or dating violence at previous schools
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Prevents institutions from requesting prohibited criminal/disciplinary history information even as supplemental materials after receiving an application
Legislative Description
Relating to inquiries into the criminal and disciplinary history of an applicant for undergraduate admission to a public institution of higher education.
Education
Last Action
Referred to Higher Education
3/24/2025