HBA-MPM H.B. 3073 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3073
By: Wilson
Higher Education
4/1/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, an institution of higher education may award a
scholarship, grant, or other financial assistance to a student based on the
student's athletic ability, without considering criteria used for all other
entering freshmen.  H.B. 3073 provides that the use of high school class
rank as an admissions criterion for entering freshmen is considered to be
use of a minimum high school grade point average. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 51.9245, Education Code, by adding Subsection
(c), as follows: 

(c)  Provides that, for purposes of this section (Admission of Person
Receiving Athletic Scholarship), use of high school class rank as an
admissions criterion for entering freshmen is considered to be use of a
minimum high school grade point average. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  upon passage.
  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.