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SB1319 • 2025

Relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education.

Relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Creighton
Last action
2025-05-22
Official status
05/22/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education.

Relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  2. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  3. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  4. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  5. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  6. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  9. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  12. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  13. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Education K-16

  14. 2025-02-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  15. 2025-02-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1319 - Senate Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Creighton

S.B. No. 1319

(In the Senate - Filed February 14, 2025; February 28, 2025,

read first time and referred to Committee on Education K-16;

May 16, 2025, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 10,

Nays 1; May 16, 2025, sent to printer.)
Click here to see the committee vote

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may

be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher

education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 51.9247 to read as follows:

Sec.

51.9247.

LIMIT ON NUMBER OF ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS

AWARDED TO FOREIGN STUDENTS. (a)

In this section, "institution of

higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(b)

For each intercollegiate athletic program, an

institution of higher education may not award for an academic year

to students who are citizens of a foreign country more than 25

percent of the athletic scholarships, grants, or similar financial

assistance conditioned on the student's participation in the

program that are available for the program for that academic year.

SECTION 2. Section 51.9247, Education Code, as added by

this Act, applies beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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