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Board of Regents HBCU advisory council outlines bills to watch in 2026 legislative session
Summary
Council leaders reviewed the 2026 legislative calendar and highlighted priorities for HBCUs including hazing-prevention legislation, a statewide dual-enrollment application, digital-misuse measures, NIL protections and mental-health supports, and flagged bills on TOPS, campus firearms policy and governance structure.
Brianna, the council moderator, reviewed the legislative calendar and urged members to prepare for the 2026 regular session beginning March 9. She and legislators on the council highlighted a slate of bills they said would be priorities for HBCU institutions.
Key items lawmakers and council staff listed: hazing-prevention legislation that would expand training requirements and impose organizational sanctions; a dual-enrollment bill to create a statewide single-application…
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