Amend CSSB 1735 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in the recital (page 1, lines 24 and 25), strike the text and substitute the following:
amending Subsections (a), (e), (k), and (l) and adding Subsections (a-0), (a-5), (c-1), (k-2), (l-1), and (p) to read as follows:
(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 54.341(a), Education Code (page 1, lines 26 through 39), strike the text and substitute the following:
(a) The governing board of each institution of higher education shall exempt the [following] persons described by Subsection (a-0) from the payment of tuition, dues, fees, and other required charges, including fees for correspondence courses but excluding general deposit fees, student services fees, and any fees or charges for lodging, board, or clothing, provided the person seeking the exemption currently resides in this state and the person:
(1) entered the service at a location in this state;
(2) [,] declared this state as the person's home of record in the manner provided by the applicable military or other service;
(3) [, or] would have been determined to be a resident of this state for purposes of Subchapter B at the time the person entered the service; or
(4) has resided in this state continuously for the eight years immediately preceding the first class date of the semester or academic term to which the exemption would apply.
(a-0) The following persons are exempted from the payment of tuition, dues, fees, and other required charges under Subsection (a):
(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Section 54.341(a-0), Education Code (page 2, lines 13 through 18).
(4) In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike amended Section 54.341(b-1) and added Section 54.341(c-1), Education Code (page 2, lines 23 through 40), and substitute the following:
(c-1) This subsection does not apply to a person who is eligible to receive an exemption under Subsection (a-2) or (b) or to continue to receive an exemption under Subsection (a-1), (a-3), (a-4), or (a-5). In addition to the limitation prescribed by Subsection (c), a person who qualifies for an exemption under Subsection (a) based on the person's military service may not receive the exemption for a semester or other academic term the first class date of which is later than the 15th anniversary of:
(1) the date of the person's honorable discharge from active military duty; or
(2) if the person subsequently serves in the Texas National Guard or in the reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, the date of the person's latest discharge from the Texas National Guard or the reserve component, as applicable.
(5) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 54.341(k-2), Education Code (page 3, line 10), strike "for at least" and substitute "or on active service or active status in the Texas National Guard or the reserve component of the armed forces of the United States for a cumulative total of at least".
(6) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 54.341(l)(1), Education Code (page 3, lines 15 through 19), strike the text and substitute the following:
(1) be a student who is classified as a resident under Subchapter B when the child enrolls in an institution of higher education;
(7) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 54.341(l)(3), Education Code (page 3, line 31), between the underlined semicolon and "and", insert the following subdivision and renumber subsequent subdivisions of that section and any cross-references to those subdivisions in Section 54.341, Education Code, accordingly:
(4) claim the exemption for a semester or other academic term the first class date of which is no later than the 15th anniversary of the honorable discharge date from active duty of the parent from whom the exemption is being assigned;
(8) In SECTION 1 of the bill, following amended Section 54.341(l), Education Code (page 3, between lines 34 and 35), insert the following:
(l-1) If a person fails to meet any of the requirements of Subsection (l)(3) after the completion of any semester or other academic term, the person is not eligible to receive an exemption under Subsection (k) during the next semester or other term in which the person enrolls. A person may become eligible to receive an exemption in a subsequent semester or other academic term if the person:
(1) completes a semester or other academic term during which the person is not eligible for the exemption; and
(2) satisfies the requirements of Subsection (l)(3).
(9) In SECTION 2(b) of the bill (page 3, line 48), between "in" and "adding", insert "amending Section 54.341(a) and".