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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of a transcript by a postsecondary |
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educational institution to a student who is in default on certain |
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student loans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.9715, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows: |
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(c) A postsecondary educational institution may not refuse |
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to issue a transcript to a current or former student based solely on |
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the student's default on a student loan administered by the |
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coordinating board. |
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(d) If a postsecondary educational institution charges a |
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fee in connection with the issuance of a transcript under this |
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section, the amount of the fee must be the same for each student |
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regardless of whether the student is in default on a student loan |
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administered by the coordinating board. |
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(e) In this section: |
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(1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher |
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Education Coordinating Board. |
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(2) "Postsecondary educational institution" includes |
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an institution of higher education and a private or independent |
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institution of higher education as those terms are defined by |
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Section 61.003. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |