SRC-CTC H.B. 1576 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1576
77R5061 JSA-FBy: Telford (Van de Putte)
Education
4/27/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

In 1999, the 76th Legislature capped the amount of Tuition Equalization
Grant (TEG) funds a student may receive if the student also receives a
TEXAS Grant.  The intention of this cap was to ensure that a
disproportionate share of TEXAS Grant funds were not allocated to
independent colleges and universities in this state.  In reality, a student
who receives both TEG funds and a TEXAS Grant does not realize an increase
in aid to pay college expenses.  H.B. 1576 allows financial aid officers to
package a TEXAS Grant with TEG funds up to the maximum TEG amount, not to
exceed the tuition and fees charged to a student, to increase the total
amount of aid a college's neediest students may receive to pay college
expenses. 

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 56.307(h), Education Code, to prohibit the total
amount of grants that a student may receive in an academic year under this
subchapter and under Section 61.221 from exceeding the total amount of
tuition and required fees charged to the student in that year for the
academic periods for which one or more of the grants were awarded, rather
than the maximum amount authorized under Section 61.227. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective to the 2001-2001
academic year. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.