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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to free tuition for youth in foster care. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sec. 54.366, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) The Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board shall notify students in the |
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conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services |
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and in grades 9-12 of the availability of an exemption from the |
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payment of tuition and fees as provided by this section. |
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(e) The Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board shall develop a digital system that |
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automatically enrolls eligible students in the state college |
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tuition waiver program. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |