Representative Kolkhorst offered the following amendment to SBi1227:
Amend SB 1227 on third reading as follows:
(1)iiAdd the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill:
SECTIONi__.iiSection 56.301, Education Code, is amended to read as
  follows:
Sec.i56.301.iiDEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1)ii"Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education
  Coordinating Board.
(2)ii"Eligible institution" means[:
[(A)]iian institution of higher education that offers one or more
  undergradutate degree or certification programs[; or
[(B)iia private or independent institution of higher education].
(3)ii"Public junior college" ["Private or independent institution of higher
  education," "public junior college,"] and "public technical institute" have the
  meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
SECTIONi___.iiSubsection (b), Section 56.302, Education Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
(b)iiThe purpose of this subchapter is to provide a grant of money to enable
  eligible students to attend public [and private] institutions of higher education in
  this state.
SECTIONi__.iiSubchapter M, Chapter 56, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Section 56.3021 to read as follows:
Sec.i56.3021.iiSTUDENTS ENROLLED IN PRIVATE OR
  INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS: LIMITED ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT. (a)
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a student who was
  initially awarded a TEXAS grant under this subchapter to pay the costs of
  enrollment in a private or independent institution of higher education for the 2005
  fall semester or an earlier academic period may continue to receive grants under
  this subchapter while enrolled in a private or independent institution of higher
  education if the student is otherwise eligible to receive a grant under this
  subchapter.
(b)iiFor purposes of determining the eligibility of a student to continue to
  receive a grant under this section, a reference in this subchapter to an eligible
  institution includes a private or independent institution of higher education.
(c)iiThe amount of a TEXAS grant under this section for a student enrolled
  full-time at a private or independent institution of higher education is the amount
  determined by the coordinating board as the average statewide amount of tuition
  and required fees that a resident student enrolled full-time in a baccalaureate
  degree program would be charged for that semester or term at general academic
  teaching institutions.
(d)iiNotwithstanding Subsection (c) or other law, the total amount of
  financial aid that a student enrolled in a private or independent institution of
  higher education is eligible to receive in a state fiscal year from TEXAS grants
  awarded under this section may not exceed the maximum amount the student
  may receive in tuition equalization grants in that fiscal year as determined under
  Subchapter F, Chapter 61.
(e)iiNotwithstanding Subsection (c) or other law, a student enrolled in a
  private or independent institution of higher education may not receive a TEXAS
  grant under this section and a tuition equalization grant under Subchapter F,
  Chapter 61, for the same semester or other term, regardless of whether the student
  is otherwise eligible for both grants during that semester or term. A student who
  but for this subsection would be awarded both a TEXAS grant and a tuition
  equalization grant for the same semester or other term is entitled to receive only
  the grant of the greater amount.
(f)iiThis section expires September 1, 2015.
(2)iiIn the SECTION of the bill that amends Section 56.304, Education
  Code, strike amended Subsection (a), Section 56.304, Education Code, and
  substitute the following:
(a)iiTo be eligible initially for a TEXAS grant, a person must:
(1)iibe a resident of this state as determined by coordinating board rules;
(2)iimeet either of the following academic requirements:
(A)iibe a graduate of a public or [accredited] private high school,
  including a home school, in this state who graduated not earlier than the
  1998-1999 school year and who completed the recommended or advanced high
  school curriculum established under Section 28.002 or 28.025 or its equivalent;
  or
(B)iihave received an associate degree from a public or private [an
  eligible] institution of higher education not earlier than May 1, 2001;
(3)iimeet financial need requirements as defined by the coordinating board;
(4)iibe enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program at an
  eligible institution;
(5)iibe enrolled as:
(A)iian entering undergraduate student for at least three-fourths of a
  full course load for an entering undergraduate student, as determined by the
  coordinating board, not later than the 16th month after the date of the person's
  graduation from high school; or
(B)iian entering student for at least three-fourths of a full course
  load for an undergraduate student as determined by the coordinating board, not
  later than the 12th month after the month the person receives an associate degree
  from a public or private [an eligible] institution of higher education;
(6)iihave applied for any available financial aid or assistance; and
(7)iicomply with any additional nonacademic requirement adopted by the
  coordinating board under this subchapter.
(3)iiIn the SECTION of the bill that amends Section 56.305, Education
  Code, in Paragraph (B), Subdivision (2), of amended Subsection (e), Section
  56.305, Education Code, between "attempted at" and "institutions", insert "public
  or private".
(4)iiIn the SECTION of the bill that amends Section 56.305, Education
  Code, in proposed Paragraph (B), Subdivision (2), Subsection (e-1), Section
  56.305, Education Code, between "attempted at" and "institutions", insert "public
  or private".
(5)iiIn the recital to the SECTION of the bill that amends Section
  56.307, Education Code, strike "Subsections (b)" and substitute "Subsections
  (a)".
(6)iiIn SECTION of the bill that amends Section 56.307, Education
  Code, strike amended Subsection (b), Section 56.307, Education Code, and
  substitute the following:
(a)iiThe amount of a TEXAS grant for a semester or term for a person
  enrolled full-time at an eligible institution other than an institution covered by
  Subsection [(b),] (c)[,] or (d) is the amount determined by the coordinating board
  as the average statewide amount of tuition and required fees that a resident
  student enrolled full-time in a baccalaureate degree program would be charged
  for that semester or term at general academic teaching institutions.
(7)iiStrike the SECTION of the bill that adds Section 56.3071, Education
  Code.
(8)iiIn the SECTION of the bill that adds Section 61.2251, Education Code,
  following proposed Subsection (e), Section 61.2251, Education Code, insert the
  following:
(f)iiIf a person fails to meet any of the requirements of Subsection (c) after
  the completion of any semester or term, the person may not receive a tuition
  equalization grant during the next semester or term in which the person enrolls. A
  person may become eligible to receive a tuition equalization grant in a subsequent
  semester or term if the person:
(1)iicompletes a semester or term during which the student is not
  eligible for a tuition equalization grant; and
(2)iimeets all the requirements of Subsection (c).
(9)iiIn the SECTION of the bill that adds Subsection (d), Section 61.227,
  Education Code, strike proposed Subsection (d), Section 61.227, Education
  Code, and substitute the following:
(d)iiNotwithstanding any restrictions provided by Subsection (c) on the
  amount of a grant, a tuition equalization grant for an academic period for a
  student who establishes exceptional financial need in accordance with the
  procedures and rules of the coordinating board may be certified by the
  coordinating board in an amount not to exceed 150 percent of the amount of the
  grant that the student would otherwise have been awarded for that period under
  the other provisions of this section.
(10)iiAdd the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill:
SECTIONi__.iiSubsection (b), Section 56.307, Education Code, is repealed.
(11)iiRenumber other SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.