Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2140	House Author:  Neave et al.
Effective:  6-10-19	Senate Sponsor:  Powell et al.

            House Bill 2140 amends the Education Code to require the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to adopt procedures to allow a person to complete and submit the Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) or a similar application for state student financial assistance electronically through a specified website. The bill requires the coordinating board to continuously maintain an online database of public institutions of higher education to which state student financial assistance may be applied and provides for the confidentiality of certain personal information.