BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center                                                                                                      S.B. 1799

81R9264 KFF-F                                                                                                             By: Zaffirini

                                                                                                                                      Jurisprudence

                                                                                                                                              4/6/2009

                                                                                                                                              As Filed

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

Current law authorizes the Supreme Court of Texas to adopt rules that provide for the suspension of a lawyer's license when the lawyer defaults on student loans issued by the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation, but not for loans issued by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB).

 

As proposed, S.B. 1799 authorizes the Supreme Court of Texas to adopt rules that require the nonrenewal of the license of a lawyer who falls into default on a certain loan issued by THECB.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Supreme Court of Texas in SECTION 1 (Section 82.022, Government Code) of this bill.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 82.022(c), Government Code, to authorize the supreme court to adopt rules relating to the nonrenewal of the license of a lawyer who is in default on a loan administered under Chapter 52 (Student Loan Program), Education Code, by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  upon passage or September 1, 2009.