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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reimbursing public institutions of higher education for |
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tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their |
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dependents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.341, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (o) to read as follows: |
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(o) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall |
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reimburse an institution of higher education for all or a portion of |
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the cost to the institution in providing exemptions under this |
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section if any legislative appropriation is made to the |
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coordinating board for that purpose. If the amount appropriated, |
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if any, is insufficient to fully reimburse each institution under |
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this subsection for a state fiscal year, the coordinating board |
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shall provide the reimbursements based on the proportionate costs |
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to the institutions in providing the exemptions. The coordinating |
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board may use a reasonable portion of the money appropriated to the |
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coordinating board for the purpose of this subsection, not to |
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exceed one percent, for the costs of administering this subsection. |
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The coordinating board by rule shall establish procedures for an |
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institution to: |
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(1) request reimbursement under this subsection; and |
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(2) submit data requested by the coordinating board as |
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necessary to administer this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies |
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beginning with tuition and fee exemptions granted for the 2013 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, 2013. |