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Amend HB 529 as follows:
(1) Strike SECTION 1 of the bill and substitute the following appropriately numbered section:
SECTION __. Section 231.006, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (b) to read as
follows:
(a-1) A child support obligor who is more than 60 days
delinquent in paying child support is not eligible to receive
student financial assistance paid directly to the obligor by the
comptroller.
(b) A child support obligor or business entity ineligible to
receive payments under Subsection (a) or a child support obligor
ineligible to receive payments under Subsection (a-1) remains
ineligible until:
(1) all arrearages have been paid; or
(2) the obligor is in compliance with a written
repayment agreement or court order as to any existing delinquency.
(2) Strike page 1, line 23, through page 2, line 4, and
substitute the following:
(b) The change in law made by this Act applies only to
student financial assistance paid on or after the effective date of
this Act.