By: Seliger, et al.  S.B. No. 18
         (In the Senate - Filed January 19, 2017; January 24, 2017,
  read first time and referred to Committee on Higher Education;
  February 22, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:  
  Yeas 4, Nays 2, 1 present not voting; February 22, 2017, sent to
  printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to eliminating provisions requiring public institutions
  of higher education to set aside portions of designated tuition for
  student financial assistance.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 56, Education Code, is
  repealed.
         SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply
  beginning with tuition charged for the 2018 spring semester.  
  Tuition charged for any semester or other academic term before the
  2018 spring semester is covered by the applicable law as it existed
  before the effective date of this Act, and the former law is
  continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
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