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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding sources for the repayment of certain |
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speech-language pathologist and audiologist education loans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.9818, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.9818. PROGRAM FUNDING. The program may be funded |
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[solely] from: |
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(1) legislative appropriations, gifts, grants, and |
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donations solicited and accepted by the board for the purposes of |
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this subchapter; and |
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(2) fees collected under Chapter 401, Occupations |
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Code, in excess of the money required to pay the expenses for the |
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administration of that chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 401.204, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Any money from fees collected by the board under this |
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chapter that remains after payment of the expenses for the |
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administration of this chapter may be used to fund the loan |
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repayment program established under Subchapter II, Chapter 61, |
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Education Code, as added by Chapter 133 (S.B. 620), Acts of the 83rd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2013. |
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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, 2015. |