SRC-AAA C.S.S.B. 1321 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 1321
By: Barrientos
Finance
4-28-97
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST 

Currently, the Early High School Graduation Scholarship Program
administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board offers $1000
scholarships to students who graduate from Texas public high schools in
three years.  This bill establishes guidelines regarding the transfer of
funds from the Texas Education Agency to the Higher Education Coordinating
Board for the Early High School Graduation Scholarship Program. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, C.S.S.B. 1321 establishes guidelines regarding the transfer
of funds from the Texas Education Agency to the Higher Education
Coordinating Board for the Early High School Graduation Scholarship
Program. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 56.207, Education Code, to delete Subsection (a)
relating to actions of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
(coordinating board).  Authorizes the commissioner of education to
transfer to the coordinating board from the Foundation School Program an
amount sufficient to pay each eligible institution of higher education the
amount of state tuition credit applied by the institution  during the
period covered by the report, rather than reimbursing the coordinating
board for amounts disbursed in payment of state tuition credits. Requires
the coordinating board to distribute the funds to each eligible
institution. 

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1997.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

SECTION 1.

Amends Section 56.207, Education Code, to make nonsubstantive changes.