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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to formula funding for certain nonresident students |
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enrolled at Lamar State College--Orange. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.059, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (n-1) to read as follows: |
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(n-1) In the formula applicable to Lamar State |
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College--Orange for funding instruction and administration, the |
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board shall include any contact hours taught through distance |
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education to students enrolled at that college who reside in |
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another state and: |
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(1) as permitted by Section 54.231(a), pay tuition at |
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the rate charged to residents of this state; and |
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(2) reside in a county or parish in the other state |
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that is contiguous to the county in which the college is located. |
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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. |