Earl Wentworth voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Capping Automatic College Admissions
Signed by Governor Rick Perry
Title: Capping Automatic College Admissions
Vote to pass a bill that lowers the number of students in the top 10% of their high school class that the University of Texas at Austin is required to admit and provides for some scholarships to students in the top 10% of their high school class.
-Caps the percentage of applicants in the top 10% of their high school class that the University of Texas at Austin is required to accept at 75% of its freshman class (Sec. 1). -Priority in admission will first be given to those students in the top 1% of their high school class, then in the top 2% and so forth (Sec. 1). -Requires reexamination of this legislation after the 2015-2016 academic year (Sec. 1). -Caps the number of out-of-state students admitted to the University of Texas at Austin to 10% of freshman enrollment (Sec. 1). -Provides a scholarship to qualified students in the top 10% of their high school class that covers demonstrated financial need (Sec. 5). -Requires all high schools that send a significantly less than average percentage of students to college provide their students with information about and assistance with the college admittance process (Sec. 6).
Title: Capping Automatic College Admissions
Vote to pass a bill that caps the automatic admissions into any state college or university for students who graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school class at 60 percent of the incoming class, and establishes a scholarship available for students who graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school class beginning with the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Authorizes colleges and universities to accept students under the automatic admissions program beyond the 60 percent cap, provided that the institution offers admissions to applicants by percentile rank according to class standing based on GPA (Sec. 1). - Repeals the automatic admissions cap after eight consecutive academic years (Sec. 1). - Establishes a scholarship program for incoming freshman equal to an amount not to exceed the student's tuition, except for the potential bonus amount described below. To qualify for the scholarship, the student must meet the following requirements (Sec. 3):
Title: Capping Automatic College Admissions