Higher education; requiring policy ensuring student grades are evaluated solely on an academic basis; directing the State Regents to withhold state-appropriated funds for failure to adopt a policy; effective date; emergency.

Summary

The bill mandates that all state‑run higher‑education institutions adopt a policy that grades must be based solely on academic criteria such as attendance, knowledge, and performance standards, and not on a student’s opinions, beliefs, or conduct unrelated to coursework. Institutions must certify compliance to the State Regents, and any school that fails to adopt the policy will lose its state‑appropriated funding. The measure takes effect July 1, 2026 and is an emergency law.

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