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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility for student financial assistance awarded |
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from designated tuition charged by institutions of higher |
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education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 56.011(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) To be eligible for financial assistance under this |
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section, a student must establish financial need in accordance with |
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rules and procedures established by the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board. In awarding assistance under this section, the |
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institution shall give highest priority [Priority shall be given] |
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to students who demonstrate the greatest financial need according |
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to the rules of [meet] the coordinating board [definition of
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financial need and whose cost for tuition and required fees is not
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met through other non-loan financial assistance programs]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 56.012(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) To be eligible for financial assistance under this |
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section, a student must establish financial need in accordance with |
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rules and procedures established by the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board. In awarding assistance under this section, the |
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institution shall give highest priority [Priority shall be given] |
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to students who demonstrate the greatest financial need according |
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to the rules of [meet] the coordinating board [definition of
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financial need and whose cost for tuition and required fees is not
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met through other non-loan financial assistance programs]. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to Sections |
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56.011 and 56.012, Education Code, applies only to financial aid |
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awarded for a semester or term that begins on or after the effective |
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date of this Act, and does not affect a student's right to receive |
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financial aid awarded before the effective date of this Act for any |
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part of the 2007-2008 academic year. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |