By Telford                                            H.B. No. 1576
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the amount of financial assistance a student may
 1-3     receive under the TEXAS grant and tuition equalization grant
 1-4     programs.
 1-5           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-6           SECTION 1. Section 56.307(h), Education Code, is amended to
 1-7     read as follows:
 1-8           (h)  The total amount of grants that a student may receive in
 1-9     an academic year under this subchapter and under Section 61.221 may
1-10     not exceed the total amount of tuition and required fees charged to
1-11     the student in that year for the academic periods for which one or
1-12     more of the grants were awarded [maximum amount authorized under
1-13     Section 61.227].
1-14           SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies
1-15     beginning with the 2001-2002 academic year.
1-16           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-17     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-18     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-19     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-20     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.