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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing an exemption from tuition and fees charged  | 
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by a junior college district for employees of the district. | 
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       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
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       SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 130, Education Code, is  | 
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amended by adding Section 130.0851 to read as follows: | 
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       Sec. 130.0851.  TUITION EXEMPTION FOR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.   | 
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The governing board of a junior college district may exempt a  | 
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district employee who enrolls in courses offered by the district  | 
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from the payment of all or part of the tuition or fees charged to a  | 
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student at a junior college by the district. | 
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       SECTION 2.  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, 2009. |