Relating to certain duties of a public institution of higher education in relation to the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
HB 3326 requires Texas public colleges and universities to help adjunct and part-time faculty qualify for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). Institutions must count part-time faculty hours at 3.35 hours per credit hour taught and designate them as full-time if they average 30 hours weekly. They must certify employment within 60 days of receiving a faculty member's application and provide annual written notice (by October 1) about PSLF eligibility to all employees. The law takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2025
Last action May 5, 2025
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Introduced
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4 edits
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May 2, 2025
MODERATE
The bill text was reformatted and reorganized to improve readability and consistency while retaining the same substantive policy provisions regarding Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program certification requirements for Texas higher education institutions.
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Removed redundant header information and page numbers that were present in the original introduced version but not needed in the final engrossed version.
Reorganized the bill text layout to follow standard legislative formatting with clearer section numbering and spacing.
Added a note at the top indicating that digital content has been updated to align with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.
Corrected formatting inconsistencies in section headers and spacing throughout the document to match standard legislative style.
Floor votes · House May 1, 2025
How they voted
73–66
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 144
May 1, 2025
D
Democratic58
94% Yea
R
Republican86
74% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Higher Education
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alma Allen
DDemocratic
P
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
DDemocratic
Co
Mihaela Pleșa
DDemocratic
Co
Penny Morales Shaw
DDemocratic
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