78R1128 JSA-D

By:  West                                                         S.B. No. 258



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the tuition charged by institutions of higher education 
for high school students enrolled in college-level courses.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 54, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 54.216 to read as follows:
	Sec. 54.216.  STUDENTS ENROLLED IN COURSE FOR CONCURRENT 
HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE-LEVEL CREDIT.  The governing board of an 
institution of higher education may waive all or part of the tuition 
and fees charged by the institution for a student enrolled in a 
course for which the student is entitled to simultaneously  receive 
both:
		(1)  course credit toward the student's high school 
academic requirements;  and
		(2)  course credit toward a degree offered by the 
institution.       
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.