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TX SB2314
Bill
Status
5/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Charles Creighton
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AI Summary
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board must create and maintain "My Texas Future" (MyTexasFuture.Org), an electronic platform to help students discover and apply to colleges, including a direct admissions program, financial aid eligibility information, and links to the ApplyTexas common application
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High school students must elect before graduation whether to opt in to sharing their data with institutions of higher education for the direct admissions program, with exemptions available through signed parental consent, student self-authorization (if 18+), or school counselor approval
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School districts and charter schools must annually notify parents of students with at least 3 high school credits (or by end of first semester of 9th grade) about the My Texas Future platform and the graduation requirement to make a data-sharing election
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All institutions of higher education must prominently display a link to MyTexasFuture.Org on their admission application websites and notify students they can apply through the platform
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The platform provisions take effect in the 2025-2026 academic year, while the graduation data-sharing election requirement applies starting in 2026-2027; the bill passed the Senate 30-1 and House 134-14
Legislative Description
Relating to the creation of an electronic platform and submission portal, known as My Texas Future, to facilitate public high school students' awareness of and application to institutions of higher education using the electronic common admission application form.
Education
Last Action
Effective immediately
5/19/2025