Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 847	Senate Author:  Averitt et al.
Effective:  6-19-09	House Sponsor:  Anderson

            While certain military veterans and dependents are generally exempt from having to pay tuition and fees at public institutions of higher education, previous law authorized the governing board of a junior college district to set a fee for extraordinary costs associated with a specific course or program to which such exemption would not apply.  Senate Bill 847 amends the Education Code to expand this authority and permit the governing board of a public junior college, public technical institute, or public state college to charge a fee for extraordinary course or program costs and to except this fee from the fee exemption otherwise granted to veterans and dependents.  The bill makes its provisions applicable beginning with the 2009 fall semester.