SRC-MWN H.B. 1467 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1467
77R6012 JSA-DBy: Maxey (Barrientos)
Education
4/23/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, the governing boards of junior or community colleges are
required to set aside six percent of a resident student's hourly tuition
charges for academic and vocational-technical courses for the Texas Public
Educational Grants Program. H.B. 1467 allows the governing board of a
junior or community college to establish the percentage set aside for the
program at a level between six and 20 percent of hourly tuition. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 56.033(a), Education Code, to require the
governing board of each institution of higher education, including the
Texas State Technical College System, to cause to be set aside certain
tuition charges. Deletes text regarding specific academic years. Makes
conforming and nonsubstantive changes. 

SECTION 2. (a) Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.
                      (b) Provides that the change in law made by this Act
applies beginning with the                              2001 fall semester.