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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to tuition rebates provided by general academic teaching |
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institutions to students who participate in the Reserve Officers' |
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Training Corps. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.0065(a), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A qualified student is eligible for a rebate of a |
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portion of the undergraduate tuition the student has paid if the |
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student: |
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(1) is awarded a baccalaureate degree from a general |
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academic teaching institution within the period prescribed by |
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Section 56.462(1)(A) or (B), as applicable, to qualify for |
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forgiveness of a Texas B-On-time loan; and |
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(2) has attempted no more than three hours in excess of |
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the minimum number of semester credit hours required to complete |
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the degree program: |
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(A) [,] including: |
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(i) [(A)] transfer credits; and |
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(ii) [(B)] course credit earned |
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exclusively by examination, except that, for purposes of this |
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subsection, only the number of semester credit hours earned |
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exclusively by examination in excess of nine semester credit hours |
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is treated as hours attempted; and |
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(B) excluding course credit that is earned to |
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satisfy requirements for a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) |
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program but that is not required to complete the degree program. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a student who is awarded a baccalaureate degree from a general |
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academic teaching institution on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |