Relating to public higher education.
SB 1786 expands access to free dual credit college courses for eligible Texas high school students. It requires school districts to determine if students were educationally disadvantaged during their current or previous four school years, and to notify colleges if they qualify for no-cost enrollment in dual credit courses. The bill directly affects public high school students in grades 9-12 who meet the disadvantage criteria, with schools handling eligibility checks and college notifications. It amends Education Code sections to establish this process and clarifies definitions for public junior colleges. The policy creates a concrete pathway for qualifying students to earn college credit without tuition costs while in high school.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 28, 2025
Signed May 27, 2025
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Engrossed
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Enrolled
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May 27, 2025
MINOR
This bill was finalized in enrolled form with minor formatting cleanup and the addition of a new line about digital accessibility updates. The substantive policy content remains unchanged from the engrossed version, maintaining the same provisions for dual credit eligibility, workforce assessment requirements, and credential value designations.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; the bill's applicability and provisions remain identical to the engrossed version.
TECHNICAL
Added a line about updating digital content on TLO to align with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards, which appears to be a new administrative note not present in the engrossed version.
Removed bracketed editorial marks (e.g., [high school], [a high school student's]) that were used during the legislative process to indicate text that was ultimately not included in the final version.
Removed page number headers and footers that were present in the engrossed version but are not part of the final enrolled bill text.
Floor votes · House Apr 23, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
16
Committee
10
Amendments
7
May 27, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
lower
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage as amended reported
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Higher Education
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
4 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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