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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the amount of a tuition equalization grant. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.227(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) On receipt of a certification of the amount of financial |
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need from an approved institution, the coordinating board shall |
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certify the amount of the tuition equalization grant based on |
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financial need but not to exceed the maximum [a] grant amount, if |
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any, [of more than that] specified by legislative [in the] |
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appropriation or any other limitation specified by this section [by
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the legislature, or more than the difference between the tuition at
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the private institution attended and the tuition at public colleges
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and universities]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies |
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beginning with tuition equalization grants awarded for the 2011 |
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fall semester. Grants awarded for a semester or term before the |
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2011 fall semester are governed by the law in effect immediately |
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before the effective date of this Act, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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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, 2011. |