Amend SB 93 (House committee report) as follows:
(1) Strike the recital to SECTION 1 of the bill (page 1, lines 5 through 7), and substitute:
SECTION 1. Section 54.203, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (a), (b), (b-1), (d), (g), and (h) and adding
Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and (k) to read as follows:
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 54.203,
Education Code (page 3, between lines 13 and 14), insert the
following:
(a-2) The exemptions provided for in Subsection (a) also
apply to the spouse of:
(1) a member of the armed forces of the United States:
(A) who was killed in action;
(B) who died while in service;
(C) who is missing in action;
(D) whose death is documented to be directly
caused by illness or injury connected with service in the armed
forces of the United States; or
(E) who became totally disabled for purposes of
employability according to the disability ratings of the Department
of Veterans Affairs as a result of a service-related injury; or
(2) a member of the Texas National Guard or the Texas
Air National Guard who:
(A) was killed since January 1, 1946, while on
active duty either in the service of this state or the United
States; or
(B) is totally disabled for purposes of
employability according to the disability ratings of the Department
of Veterans Affairs, regardless of whether the member is eligible
to receive disability benefits from the department, as a result of a
service-related injury suffered since January 1, 1946, while on
active duty either in the service of this state or the United
States.
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 54.203,
Education Code, strike amended Subsection (b-1) (page 4, lines 12
through 16) and substitute:
(b-1) To qualify for an exemption under Subsection (a-2) or
(b), the spouse or child [a person must be a citizen of Texas and]
must be classified as a resident under Subchapter B on [have resided
in the state for at least 12 months immediately preceding] the date
of the spouse's or child's [person's] registration.
(4) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 54.203,
Education Code (page 4, between lines 22 and 23), insert the
following:
(g) The governing board of a junior college district may
establish a fee for extraordinary costs associated with a specific
course or program and may provide that the exemptions provided by
this section [Subsections (a) and (b)] do not apply to this fee.
(h) The governing board of each institution of higher
education shall electronically report to the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board the information required by Section 61.0516
relating to each individual receiving an exemption from fees and
charges under Subsection (a), (a-2), or (b). The institution shall
report the information not later than December 31 of each year for
the fall semester, May 31 of each year for the spring semester, and
September 30 of each year for the summer session.
(5) Strike SECTION 2 of the bill (page 5, lines 4 through 13)
and substitute:
SECTION 2. Section 54.203, Education Code, as amended by
this Act, applies beginning with tuition, dues, fees, and other
charges for the 2009 fall semester. If a person who becomes
eligible for an exemption in that semester under that section has
paid the tuition, dues, fees, and other charges for that semester,
the institution of higher education shall refund to the student the
amount of those charges paid by the person in the amount of the
exemption. Tuition, dues, fees, and other charges for a term or
semester before the 2009 fall semester are covered by the law in
effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.