By: Harris S.B. No. 1844
(In the Senate - Filed April 5, 2005; April 7, 2005, read
first time and referred to Subcommittee on Higher Education;
April 26, 2005, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute to Committee on Education; May 4, 2005, reported
adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute from Committee on
Education by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 4, 2005, sent
to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1844 By: Averitt
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to scholarships for the fifth year of accounting programs
at public and private institutions of higher education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 61.756, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) The board, in consultation with the advisory committee
appointed under Section 61.757, shall determine themaximum amount
of any scholarship awarded under this subchapter [is $3,000]. The
scholarship may be spent by the recipient on the expenses for
tuition, fees, books, supplies, and living expenses incurred by the
student in connection with the student's fifth year of an
accounting program. Scholarships shall be made available to
eligible students attending:
(1) any institution of higher education; [as defined
by Section 61.003 of this code,] or
(2) any nonprofit independent institution approved by
the board under Section 61.222 [of this code].
SECTION 2. Subsection (c), Section 61.757, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(c) In addition to any other duties assigned by the board,
the advisory committee specifically shall advise the board on:
(1) how the scholarships provided for under this
subchapter should be established and administered to best promote
the public purpose of the scholarships;
(2) the amount of money needed to adequately fund the
scholarships and the maximum amount that may be awarded in any given
year to an individual student; and
(3) any priorities among the factors identified by
Section 61.754 [of this code].
SECTION 3. (a) The changes in law made by this Act apply
only to the amount of a scholarship awarded under Subchapter N,
Chapter 61, Education Code, on or after the date this Act takes
effect. The amount of a scholarship awarded under Subchapter N,
Chapter 61, Education Code, before the date this Act takes effect is
governed by the law in effect on the date the scholarship is
awarded, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
(b) Before January 1, 2006, the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board may adopt rules for the administration of
Subsection (a), Section 61.756, Education Code, as amended by this
Act, in the manner provided by law for emergency rules.
SECTION 4. 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, 2005.
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