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      H.B. No. 102         AN ACT   relating to early registration for students in military-related   programs at public institutions 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 51.9835 to read as follows:           Sec.   51.9835.     EARLY REGISTRATION FOR STUDENTS IN   MILITARY-RELATED PROGRAMS.   (a)   In this section, "institution of   higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.           (b)     If an institution of higher education provides early   registration for courses or programs for any group of students, the   institution shall provide early registration for those courses or   programs for students who are:                 (1)     enrolled and in good standing in a Reserve   Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program;                 (2)     members in good standing in a corps of cadets,   including a corps of cadets at a senior military college; or                 (3)     enrolled and in good standing in a maritime   academy.           (c)     The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in   consultation with institutions of higher education, shall adopt   rules as necessary to implement and administer this section.          SECTION 2.  Section 51.9835, Education Code, as added by   this Act, applies beginning with registration for a course or   program for the 2026 spring semester.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 102 was passed by the House on April   15, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 102 was passed by the Senate on May   20, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor