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Senate Bill 1233 |
Senate Author: Zaffirini |
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Effective: 6-15-07 |
House Sponsor: Morrison |
The Education Code previously allowed a public college or university to collect from each student a general property deposit, but the deposit could only be used to cover losses, damages, and breakage in libraries and laboratories. Senate Bill 1233 amends the Education Code to expand the purpose of a general deposit so that it also may be used to cover any other amounts owed by the student to the institution. The bill also requires each institution to return the deposit, less any amount owed by the student, within a reasonable period after the student's withdrawal or graduation, not to exceed 180 days.