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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to measures to ensure certain adopted students are |
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informed regarding their eligibility for tuition and fee exemptions |
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at certain institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.762, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) The board shall ensure that each application form |
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adopted under this section solicits from an applicant the |
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information required for an institution of higher education to |
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determine whether the applicant is eligible for an exemption from |
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tuition and fees under Section 54.367 for adopted students formerly |
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in foster or other residential care. |
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SECTION 2. Section 54.367, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by rule |
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shall require each institution of higher education to send |
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information about the tuition and fee exemption under this section |
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to each applicant who is determined to be eligible for the exemption |
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by information collected on the applicant's application for |
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admission. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act to Sections |
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51.762 and 54.367, Education Code, apply beginning with |
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applications for admission to institutions of higher education for |
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the 2016-2017 academic year. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |