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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to common requirements applicable to waivers, exemptions, |
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and other tuition or fee benefits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 54, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 54.201 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.201. COMMON REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO WAIVERS, |
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EXEMPTIONS, AND OTHER TUITION OR FEE BENEFITS. (a) This section |
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applies to any waiver, exemption, or other tuition or fee benefit |
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provided by this subchapter or other law. This section applies |
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notwithstanding conflicting requirements of other law, except that |
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additional or stricter requirements provided by a specific statute |
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apply in addition to the minimum requirements provided by this |
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section. |
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(b) To be eligible for a waiver, exemption, or other tuition |
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or fee benefit, a person must: |
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(1) first exhaust any available federal grant, |
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scholarship, or financial aid other than a loan; and |
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(2) make satisfactory academic progress toward a |
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degree or certificate at the institution, as determined by the |
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institution. |
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(c) A waiver, exemption, or other tuition or fee benefit |
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does not apply to a graduate or continuing education program that is |
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self-funded. |
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(d) A waiver, exemption, or other tuition or fee benefit |
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applies to a maximum of eight semesters. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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the 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, 2013˙. |