Status: Passed - Signed Into Law May 26, 2025
HB 2081/HB 2917/SB 1679 would establish the Building Better Futures Program, that supports funding for Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board would administer the Program and adopt rules and policies, potentially creating application process for eligible institutions to apply for funding, Eligibility criteria for both colleges and students to participate would be established. The focus would be on in-state students as a priority, only admitting out of state students after all Texas applicants are admitted. If passed, it would take effect Sept. 1, 2025, or immediately if it received an affirmative vote of two-thirds in both House and Senate.