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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certifying the eligibility of certain educational aides |
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to receive an exemption from tuition and fees charged by public |
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institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.214(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) The institution of higher education at which a person |
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seeking an exemption under this section is enrolled [coordinating
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board] must certify the [a] person's eligibility to receive the |
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[an] exemption [under this section]. As soon as practicable after |
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receiving an application for certification, the institution |
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[coordinating board] shall make the determination of eligibility |
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and give notice of its determination to the applicant[, the
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institution of higher education at which the applicant is
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enrolled,] and to the school district employing the applicant |
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[person] as an educational aide. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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54.214, Education Code, applies to an exemption from tuition and |
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fees granted under that section beginning with the 2009 fall |
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semester. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |