For expiration of this section, see Subsection (e).

1. (a) In this section, "coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
2. (b) The coordinating board shall conduct a study on college entrance examinations to determine which examinations, and the requisite score for each examination, should be used as a criterion for admission to a general academic teaching institution.

3. (c) The study must:

   1. (1) identify each college entrance examination with sufficient rigor and reliability to be used as a criterion for admission to a general academic teaching institution; and
   2. (2) determine the score for each examination identified under Subdivision (1) that demonstrates adequate performance for purposes of admission to a general academic teaching institution.
4. (d) Not later than August 1, 2026, the coordinating board shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chair of each standing legislative committee with primary jurisdiction over higher education a report on the results of the study and any recommendations for legislative or other action.
5. (e) This section expires September 1, 2027.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 492 (S.B. 1241), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.