89R16137 RDR-D     By: Menéndez S.B. No. 2465       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency and Texas Higher   Education Coordinating Board regarding standardizing transcripts   for public schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 28, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 28.030 to read as follows:          Sec. 28.030.  STUDY ON STANDARDIZING TRANSCRIPTS. (a) In   this section:                (1)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher   Education Coordinating Board.                (2)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning   assigned by Section 61.003.          (b)  The agency, in conjunction with the coordinating board,   shall conduct a study regarding standardizing student transcripts   in public schools. The study must:                (1)  determine the feasibility of establishing a   standardized transcript format to be used by public schools   statewide to facilitate faster and more accurate transmission of   transcripts to institutions of higher education; and                (2)  analyze issues affecting transmission of   transcripts to institutions of higher education, including   identifying:                      (A)  any variance in processing time between   public and private school transcripts, the likely causes for those   variances, and possible solutions for those variances;                      (B)  errors in transmission relating to use of the   National Student Clearinghouse's SPEEDE server and the impact of   those errors on students seeking to transmit transcripts to   institutions of higher education; and                      (C)  issues with the use of the Texas Records   Exchange (TREx) system to transmit student transcripts to   institutions of higher education.          (c)  Not later than September 1, 2026, the agency and   coordinating board shall submit to the legislature a report on the   results of the study and any recommendations for legislative or   other action.          (d)  This section expires September 1, 2027.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.