{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.0731","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 61.0731","heading":"WAIVER OF CERTAIN APPLICATION FEES; FREE COLLEGE APPLICATION WEEK.","body":"(a) The board shall designate the second full week of October as Free College Application Week. During the designated week, the board shall permit individuals in this state to apply to any institution of higher education for undergraduate admission without paying an application fee.\n(b) The board may adopt rules as necessary to implement Subsection (a).\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 106 (S.B. 2231), Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 2025.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION","CHAPTER 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD","SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm#61.0731","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"f23fd0172a41f2101cf995751a5b287f914a25a1a5a9d58080c02c1713372384","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.073","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.074"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}