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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a scholarship program to support |
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study abroad by students enrolled at public institutions of higher |
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education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 56, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter Z to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS |
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Sec. 56.951. STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. (a) In this |
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section, "coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education |
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Coordinating Board. |
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(b) The coordinating board shall administer a program to |
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provide scholarships to support study abroad by eligible students |
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enrolled in a certificate or degree program at an institution of |
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higher education. The coordinating board shall adopt any rules |
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necessary to implement the program, including rules regarding |
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student eligibility for a scholarship under the program. |
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(c) A student may not receive scholarships under the program |
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for a period of more than two years or for a total amount greater |
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than $10,000. |
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(d) A scholarship may be awarded only to support study |
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abroad that directly relates to or provides course credit toward |
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the student's certificate or degree program, as determined by the |
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coordinating board. |
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(e) The coordinating board may fund the program from |
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available appropriations and from gifts, grants, and donations, and |
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may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2017. |