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.