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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to determining eligibility for a Texas Armed Services |
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Scholarship and to the appointment by certain elected officials of |
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students to receive that scholarship. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.9772, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) For a student to continue to receive a scholarship |
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awarded under this subchapter, the student must maintain |
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satisfactory academic progress as determined by the board |
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[institution in which the student is enrolled]. |
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(d) If the board determines that a student appointed under |
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Subsection (b) to receive an initial scholarship under this |
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subchapter has failed to maintain eligibility or otherwise meet the |
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requirements to continue receiving the scholarship, beginning with |
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the academic year following the determination, the elected official |
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who appointed the student may appoint another eligible student |
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under this subchapter to receive any available funds designated for |
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the student who no longer meets the requirements for the |
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scholarship. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |