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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain transfer students for a |
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TEXAS grant. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the "Ladders to |
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College Success Act." |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter M, Chapter 56, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 56.3051 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 56.3051. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN TRANSFER STUDENTS TO |
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RECEIVE TEXAS GRANTS. (a) A person who otherwise meets the |
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requirements of Section 56.305 but who has not previously received |
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a TEXAS grant may receive a TEXAS grant under that section as if the |
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person had previously qualified for and received an initial TEXAS |
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grant if the person: |
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(1) qualified for a Texas Educational Opportunity |
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Grant under Subchapter P in the last semester or term the person |
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attended an eligible institution for purposes of Subchapter P, |
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without regard to whether the person received a grant under |
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Subchapter P; and |
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(2) meets either of the following academic |
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requirements: |
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(A) received an associate degree from an |
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institution of higher education not earlier than May 1, 2001; or |
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(B) completed the core curriculum at an |
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institution of higher education. |
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(b) The total number of semester credit hours, or the |
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equivalent, for which the person may receive a Texas Educational |
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Opportunity Grant or a TEXAS grant may not exceed the total number |
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of hours for which a student not covered by this section may receive |
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a TEXAS grant under Section 56.304(d). |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act relating to |
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the eligibility of a student for a TEXAS grant applies beginning |
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with grants awarded for the 2007-2008 academic year. Grants |
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awarded for an academic year before the 2007-2008 academic year are |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |