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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the distribution of funds under the Texas Educational |
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Opportunity Grant Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 56.403, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) From money appropriated by the legislature for the |
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purposes of this subchapter, the coordinating board annually shall |
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consult representatives from public community colleges, public |
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state colleges, and public technical institutes to determine and |
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reach unanimous consensus on the allocation of money available for |
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initial grants among eligible institutions and shall distribute |
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accordingly. If unanimous consensus cannot be reached among the |
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representatives, the coordinating board shall establish the amount |
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of funds eligible for the public state colleges and public |
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technical institutes as eight percent of the total amount |
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appropriated. This subsection expires August 31, 2018. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |