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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of tuition and fee exemptions for |
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certain military personnel and their dependents; requiring a fiscal |
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impact study. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.341(l), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(l) To be eligible to receive an exemption under Subsection |
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(k), the child must: |
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(1) be a student who is classified as a resident under |
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Subchapter B when the child enrolls in an institution of higher |
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education; |
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(2) have submitted the Free Application for Federal |
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Student Aid (FAFSA) and applied for any student financial |
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assistance for the which the child may be eligible; and |
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SECTION 2. Section 54.341, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (m) to read as follows: |
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(m) The value of an exemption to which a child is eligible |
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under Subsection (k) is limited to the net difference between the |
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tuition and fees to which the exemption applies and the total amount |
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of other grants or scholarships awarded to the child. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply |
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beginning with tuition and fees for the 2013 fall semester. |
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SECTION 4. Section 61.0906, Education Code is added as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 61.0906. REPORTS TO JOINT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. (a) |
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Not later June 1, 2014, the board shall submit to the Joint |
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Oversight Committee on Higher Education Governance, Excellence, |
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and Transparency a written report detailing the fiscal impact of |
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Section 54.341, Education Code on public institutions of higher |
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education. |
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(b) The report shall include a 25 year analysis of the |
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prospective fiscal impact to public institutions of higher |
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education. |
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(b) This section expires August 31, 2015. |
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SECTION 5. 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |