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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility for a TEXAS grant and to administration of |
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the TEXAS grant program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 56.303(f), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) Beginning with TEXAS grants awarded for the 2013-2014 |
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academic year, in determining who should receive an initial TEXAS |
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grant, each eligible institution, in addition to giving priority as |
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provided by Subsection (e), shall give highest priority to students |
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who meet the eligibility criteria described by Section |
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56.3041(a)(1)(A) [56.3041(2)(A)]. If there is money available in |
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excess of the amount required to award an initial TEXAS grant to all |
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students meeting those criteria, an eligible institution shall make |
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awards to other students who meet the eligibility criteria |
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described by Section 56.3043(a)(1)(A) [56.304(a)(2)(A)], provided |
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that the institution continues to give priority to students as |
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provided by Subsection (e). |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 56.304, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 56.304. GENERAL [INITIAL] ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 56.304(a), (e-1), and (h), Education |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) To be eligible [initially] for a TEXAS grant, a person |
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[who graduated from high school before May 1, 2013,] must: |
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(1) be a resident of this state as determined by |
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coordinating board rules; |
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(2) [meet either of the following academic
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requirements:
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[(A)
be a graduate of a public or accredited
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private high school in this state who graduated not earlier than the
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1998-1999 school year and who completed the recommended or advanced
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high school curriculum established under Section 28.002 or 28.025
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or its equivalent; or
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[(B)
have received an associate degree from a
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public or private institution of higher education not earlier than
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May 1, 2001;
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[(3)] meet financial need requirements as defined by |
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the coordinating board; |
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(3) [(4)] be enrolled in a baccalaureate degree |
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program at an eligible institution; |
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(4) subject to Sections 56.3041(a)(2) and |
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56.3043(a)(2), be enrolled in at least three-fourths of a full |
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course load for an undergraduate student, as determined by the |
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coordinating board [(5) be enrolled as:
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[(A)
an entering undergraduate student for at
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least three-fourths of a full course load for an entering
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undergraduate student, as determined by the coordinating board, not
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later than the 16th month after the date of the person's graduation
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from high school; or
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[(B)
an entering student for at least
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three-fourths of a full course load for an undergraduate student as
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determined by the coordinating board, not later than the 12th month
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after the month the person receives an associate degree from a
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public or private institution of higher education]; |
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(5) [(6)] have applied for any available financial aid |
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or assistance; and |
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(6) [(7)] comply with any additional nonacademic |
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requirement adopted by the coordinating board under this |
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subchapter. |
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(e-1) Unless a [If a person is initially awarded a TEXAS
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grant during or after the 2005 fall semester, unless the] person is |
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provided additional time during which the person may receive a |
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TEXAS grant under Subsection (e-2), the person's eligibility for a |
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TEXAS grant ends on: |
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(1) the fifth anniversary of the initial award of a |
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TEXAS grant to the person, if the person is enrolled in a degree |
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program of four years; or |
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(2) the sixth anniversary of the initial award of a |
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TEXAS grant to the person, if the person is enrolled in a degree |
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program of more than four years. |
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(h) The coordinating board shall adopt rules to allow a |
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person who is otherwise eligible to receive a TEXAS grant, in the |
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event of a hardship or for other good cause shown, including a |
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showing of a severe illness or other debilitating condition that |
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may affect the person's academic performance or that the person is |
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responsible for the care of a sick, injured, or needy person and |
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that the person's provision of care may affect the person's academic |
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performance, to receive a TEXAS grant while enrolled in a number of |
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semester credit hours that is less than the number of semester |
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credit hours required under Subsection (a)(4) [(a)(5)] or Section |
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56.3041(a)(2) or 56.3043(a)(2) [56.3041(5)], as applicable. The |
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coordinating board may not allow a person to receive a TEXAS grant |
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while enrolled in fewer than six semester credit hours. |
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SECTION 4. Section 56.3041, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 56.3041. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING INITIAL |
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ELIGIBILITY [OF PERSON GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL ON OR AFTER MAY
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1, 2013]. (a) In addition to the requirements under Section 56.304 |
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and except as provided by Section 56.3043, to [To] be eligible |
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initially for a TEXAS grant, a person graduating from high school |
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[on or after May 1, 2013,] and enrolling in an eligible institution |
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must: |
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(1) [be a resident of this state as determined by
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coordinating board rules;
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[(2)] meet the academic requirements prescribed by |
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Paragraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) as follows: |
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(A) be a graduate of a public or accredited |
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private high school in this state who completed the foundation high |
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school program established under Section 28.025 or its equivalent |
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and have accomplished any two or more of the following: |
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(i) successful completion of the course |
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requirements of the international baccalaureate diploma program or |
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earning of the equivalent of at least 12 semester credit hours of |
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college credit in high school through courses described in Sections |
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28.009(a)(1), (2), and (3); |
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(ii) satisfaction of the Texas Success |
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Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the |
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coordinating board under Section 51.3062(f) on any assessment |
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instrument designated by the coordinating board under Section |
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51.3062(c) or qualification for an exemption as described by |
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Section 51.3062(p), (q), [or] (q-1), or (q-2); |
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(iii) graduation in the top one-third of |
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the person's high school graduating class or graduation from high |
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school with a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a four-point |
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scale or the equivalent; or |
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(iv) completion for high school credit of |
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at least one advanced mathematics course following the successful |
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completion of an Algebra II course or at least one advanced career |
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and technical or technology applications course; |
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(B) have received an associate degree from a |
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public or private institution of higher education; |
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(C) be an undergraduate student who has: |
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(i) previously attended another |
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institution of higher education; |
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(ii) received an initial Texas Educational |
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Opportunity Grant under Subchapter P for the 2014 fall semester or a |
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subsequent academic term; |
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(iii) completed at least 24 semester credit |
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hours at any institution or institutions of higher education; and |
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(iv) earned an overall grade point average |
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of at least 2.5 on a four-point scale or the equivalent on all |
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course work previously attempted; or |
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(D) if sufficient money is available, meet the |
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eligibility criteria described by Section 56.3043(a)(1)(A) |
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[56.304(a)(2)(A)]; and |
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(2) [(3)
meet financial need requirements established
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by the coordinating board;
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[(4)
be enrolled in an undergraduate degree or
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certificate program at an eligible institution;
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[(5)] except as provided under rules adopted under |
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Section 56.304(h), be enrolled as: |
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(A) an entering undergraduate student for at |
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least three-fourths of a full course load, as determined by the |
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coordinating board, not later than the 16th month after the |
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calendar month in which the person graduated from high school; |
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(B) an entering undergraduate student who |
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entered military service not later than the first anniversary of |
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the date the person graduated from high school and who enrolled for |
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at least three-fourths of a full course load, as determined by the |
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coordinating board, at the eligible institution not later than 12 |
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months after being honorably discharged from military service; |
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(C) a continuing undergraduate student for at |
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least three-fourths of a full course load, as determined by the |
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coordinating board, not later than the 12th month after the |
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calendar month in which the person received an associate degree |
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from a public or private institution of higher education; or |
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(D) an undergraduate student described by |
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Subdivision (1)(C) [(2)(C)] who has never previously received a |
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TEXAS grant[;
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[(6)
have applied for any available financial aid or
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assistance; and
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[(7)
comply with any additional nonacademic
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requirements adopted by the coordinating board under this
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subchapter]. |
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(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1)(A) [(a)(2)(A)], a |
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student who graduated under the recommended or advanced high school |
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program is considered to have successfully completed the curriculum |
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requirements of Section 51.803(a)(2)(A)(i). This subsection |
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expires September 1, 2020. |
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SECTION 5. Sections 56.3042(a), (a-1), (c), and (d), |
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Education Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If at the time an eligible institution awards TEXAS |
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grants to initial recipients for an academic year an applicant has |
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not completed high school or the applicant's final high school |
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transcript is not yet available to the institution, the student is |
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considered to have satisfied the eligibility requirements of |
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Section 56.3041(a)(1)(A) [56.304(a)(2)(A) or 56.3041(2)(A)] if the |
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student's available high school transcript indicates that at the |
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time the transcript was prepared the student was on schedule to |
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graduate from high school and to meet the eligibility requirements, |
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as applicable to the student, in time to be eligible for a TEXAS |
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grant for the academic year. |
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(a-1) If at the time an eligible institution awards TEXAS |
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grants to initial recipients for an academic year an applicant who |
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is an associate degree candidate has not completed that degree or |
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the applicant's final college transcript is not yet available to |
|
the institution, the student is considered to have satisfied the |
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associate degree requirement of Section 56.3041(a)(1)(B) |
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[56.304(a)(2)(B) or 56.3041(2)(B)] if the student's available |
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college transcript indicates that at the time the transcript was |
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prepared the student was on schedule to complete the associate |
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degree in time to be eligible for a TEXAS grant for the academic |
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year. |
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(c) A person who is required to forgo or repay the amount of |
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an initial TEXAS grant under Subsection (b) may subsequently become |
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eligible to receive an initial TEXAS grant only [under Section
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56.304 or 56.3041] by satisfying the associate degree requirement |
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prescribed by Section 56.3041(a)(1)(B) [56.304(a)(2)(B) or
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56.3041(2)(B)] and the other requirements of that section and |
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Section 56.304 [those sections] applicable to the person at the |
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time the person reapplies for the initial grant. |
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(d) A person who receives an initial TEXAS grant under |
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Subsection (a) or (a-1) but does not satisfy the applicable |
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eligibility requirement that the person was considered to have |
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satisfied under the applicable subsection and who is not required |
|
to forgo or repay the amount of the grant under Subsection (b) may |
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become eligible to receive a subsequent TEXAS grant [under Section
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56.305] only by satisfying the associate degree requirement |
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prescribed by Section 56.3041(a)(1)(B) [56.304(a)(2)(B) or
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56.3041(2)(B), as applicable to the person,] in addition to the |
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requirements of Sections 56.304 and [Section] 56.305 applicable to |
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the person at the time the person applies for the subsequent grant. |
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SECTION 6. Subchapter M, Chapter 56, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 56.3043 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 56.3043. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING INITIAL |
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ELIGIBILITY OF PERSON GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE MAY 1, |
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2013. (a) In addition to the requirements under Section 56.304, to |
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be eligible initially for a TEXAS grant, a person who graduated from |
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high school before May 1, 2013, must: |
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(1) meet either of the following academic |
|
requirements: |
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(A) be a graduate of a public or accredited |
|
private high school in this state who graduated not earlier than the |
|
1998-1999 school year and who completed the recommended or advanced |
|
high school curriculum established under Section 28.002 or 28.025 |
|
or its equivalent; or |
|
(B) have received an associate degree from a |
|
public or private institution of higher education not earlier than |
|
May 1, 2001; and |
|
(2) except as provided under rules adopted under |
|
Section 56.304(h), be enrolled as: |
|
(A) an entering undergraduate student for at |
|
least three-fourths of a full course load for an entering |
|
undergraduate student, as determined by the coordinating board, not |
|
later than the 16th month after the date of the person's graduation |
|
from high school; or |
|
(B) an entering student for at least |
|
three-fourths of a full course load for an undergraduate student, |
|
as determined by the coordinating board, not later than the 12th |
|
month after the month the person received an associate degree from a |
|
public or private institution of higher education. |
|
(b) The requirement in Subsection (a)(1)(A) that a person |
|
must have completed the recommended or advanced high school |
|
curriculum does not apply to a person who: |
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(1) attended a public high school in a school district |
|
that certifies to the commissioner of education that the high |
|
school did not offer all the necessary courses for a person to |
|
complete all parts of the recommended or advanced high school |
|
curriculum; and |
|
(2) completed all courses at the high school offered |
|
toward the completion of the recommended or advanced high school |
|
curriculum. |
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(c) Not later than March 1 of each year, the commissioner of |
|
education shall provide to the coordinating board a list of all the |
|
public high schools that do not offer all the courses necessary to |
|
complete all parts of the recommended or advanced high school |
|
curriculum as described by Subsection (b)(1). |
|
SECTION 7. Section 56.3045(b), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Provided that the person meets the requirements |
|
described by Sections 56.304 and [Section] 56.305(a), a person to |
|
whom this section applies is eligible to receive an initial TEXAS |
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grant in any academic year in which funding is sufficient to award |
|
initial TEXAS grants to eligible applicants for that year. The |
|
person's eligibility for an initial TEXAS grant under this section |
|
is not affected by: |
|
(1) the period for which the person has been enrolled |
|
at an eligible institution; or |
|
(2) any statutory changes to the eligibility |
|
requirements for initial TEXAS grants that are enacted after the |
|
person first established eligibility for an initial TEXAS grant as |
|
described by Subsection (a)(1). |
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SECTION 8. The heading to Section 56.305, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 56.305. CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY [AND ACADEMIC
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PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS]. |
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SECTION 9. Sections 56.305(a), (c), (e-1), and (g), |
|
Education Code, are amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) After initially qualifying for a TEXAS grant, a person |
|
may continue to receive a TEXAS grant during each semester or term |
|
in which the person is enrolled at an eligible institution only if, |
|
in addition to the requirements under Section 56.304, the person[:
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[(1)
meets financial need requirements as defined by
|
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the coordinating board;
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[(2)
is enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at
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an eligible institution;
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[(3)
is enrolled for at least three-fourths of a full
|
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course load for an undergraduate student, as determined by the
|
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coordinating board;
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|
[(4)] makes satisfactory academic progress toward a |
|
baccalaureate degree[; and
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[(5)
complies with any additional nonacademic
|
|
requirement adopted by the coordinating board]. |
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(c) If a person fails to meet any of the requirements of |
|
Subsection (a) and Section 56.304(a) after the completion of any |
|
semester or term, the person may not receive a TEXAS grant during |
|
the next semester or term in which the person enrolls. A person may |
|
become eligible to receive a TEXAS grant in a subsequent semester or |
|
term if the person: |
|
(1) completes a semester or term during which the |
|
student is not eligible for a scholarship; and |
|
(2) meets all the requirements of Subsection (a) and |
|
Section 56.304(a). |
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(e-1) For purposes of this section, a person [who is
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initially awarded a TEXAS grant during or after the 2005 fall
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semester] makes satisfactory academic progress toward an |
|
undergraduate degree or certificate only if: |
|
(1) in the person's first academic year the person |
|
meets the satisfactory academic progress requirements of the |
|
institution at which the person is enrolled; and |
|
(2) in a subsequent academic year, the person: |
|
(A) completed at least 24 semester credit hours |
|
in the student's most recent academic year; and |
|
(B) has earned an overall grade point average of |
|
at least 2.5 on a four-point scale or the equivalent on coursework |
|
previously attempted at institutions of higher education. |
|
(g) The coordinating board shall adopt rules to allow a |
|
person who is otherwise eligible to receive a TEXAS grant, in the |
|
event of a hardship or for other good cause shown, including a |
|
showing of a severe illness or other debilitating condition that |
|
may affect the person's academic performance or that the person is |
|
responsible for the care of a sick, injured, or needy person and |
|
that the person's provision of care may affect the person's academic |
|
performance, to receive a TEXAS grant[:
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[(1)
while enrolled in a number of semester credit
|
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hours that is less than the number of semester credit hours required
|
|
under Subsection (a)(3); or
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[(2)] if the student's grade point average or the |
|
student's completion rate or number of semester credit hours |
|
completed, as applicable, falls below the satisfactory academic |
|
progress requirements of Subsection [(e) or] (e-1). |
|
SECTION 10. Section 56.306, Education Code, is amended to |
|
read as follows: |
|
Sec. 56.306. GRANT USE. A person receiving a TEXAS grant |
|
may use the money to pay tuition and required fees [any usual and
|
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customary cost of attendance] at an eligible institution incurred |
|
by the student. The institution may not disburse any [all or] part |
|
of the proceeds of a TEXAS grant directly to an eligible person |
|
[only if the tuition and required fees incurred by the person at the
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institution have been paid]. |
|
SECTION 11. Section 56.307, Education Code, is amended by |
|
amending Subsections (a), (f), (i-1), and (j) and adding |
|
Subsections (b) and (j-1) to read as follows: |
|
(a) The maximum amount of a TEXAS grant for a semester or |
|
term for a person enrolled [full-time] at an eligible institution |
|
is an amount not to exceed the lesser of: |
|
(1) the difference between: |
|
(A) the amount of tuition and required fees |
|
incurred by the person for that semester or term at the institution |
|
awarding the grant; and |
|
(B) the amount of the Pell Grant for which the |
|
person is eligible, if any; or |
|
(2) the person's unmet financial need for that |
|
semester or term [determined by the coordinating board as the
|
|
average statewide amount of tuition and required fees that a
|
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resident student enrolled full-time in a baccalaureate degree
|
|
program would be charged for that semester or term at general
|
|
academic teaching institutions]. |
|
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), if the amount of a |
|
person's Pell Grant exceeds the amount of tuition and required fees |
|
for a semester or term, the person is not eligible to receive a |
|
TEXAS grant for that semester or term. |
|
(f) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the |
|
[The] amount of a TEXAS grant may not be reduced by any gift aid, |
|
other than a Pell Grant, for which the person receiving the grant is |
|
eligible. If[, unless] the total amount of a person's grant plus |
|
any gift aid received exceeds the person's [student's] financial |
|
need, the amount of the grant shall be reduced so that the total |
|
amount of the person's grant plus any gift aid received equals the |
|
person's financial need. |
|
(i-1) A public institution of higher education may elect to |
|
award a TEXAS grant to any student in an amount that is less than the |
|
applicable amount established under Subsection (a) [or (e)]. |
|
(j) A public institution of higher education shall use other |
|
available sources of financial aid, other than a loan or work study, |
|
to cover any difference in the amount of a TEXAS grant awarded to |
|
the student and the actual amount of tuition and required fees at |
|
the institution if the difference results from: |
|
(1) a reduction in the amount of a TEXAS grant under |
|
Subsection (i-1); or |
|
(2) a deficiency in the amount of the grant as |
|
established under Subsection (a) [or (e), as applicable,] to cover |
|
the full amount of tuition and required fees charged to the student |
|
by the institution. |
|
(j-1) A public institution of higher education is exempted |
|
from the requirements under Subsection (j) for any person who did |
|
not receive a priority for the award under Section 56.303(e). |
|
SECTION 12. Sections 56.308(b) and (d), Education Code, are |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) Each school district shall: |
|
(1) notify its middle school students, junior high |
|
school students, and high school students, those students' teachers |
|
and school counselors, and those students' parents of the TEXAS |
|
grant program [and Teach for Texas grant programs], the eligibility |
|
requirements of the [each] program, the need for students to make |
|
informed curriculum choices to be prepared for success beyond high |
|
school, and sources of information on higher education admissions |
|
and financial aid in a manner that assists the district in |
|
implementing a strategy adopted by the district under Section |
|
11.252(a)(4); and |
|
(2) ensure that each student's official transcript or |
|
diploma indicates whether the student has completed or is on |
|
schedule to complete: |
|
(A) the recommended or advanced high school |
|
curriculum required for grant eligibility under Section 28.002 or |
|
28.025; or |
|
(B) for a school district covered by Section |
|
56.3043(b)(1) [56.304(f)(1)], the required portion of the |
|
recommended or advanced high school curriculum in the manner |
|
described by Section 56.3043(b)(2) [56.304(f)(2)]. |
|
(d) In addition to the eligibility requirements of Sections |
|
[Section] 56.304, 56.3041, and 56.3043, a person who graduated from |
|
an accredited private high school is eligible to receive a grant |
|
under this subchapter only if the student's official transcript or |
|
diploma includes the information required as provided by |
|
Subsections (b)(2)(A) and (c). |
|
SECTION 13. Sections 56.311(a), (b), (c), (c-1), (e), and |
|
(g), Education Code, are amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) The Legislative Oversight Committee on the TEXAS grant |
|
program [and Teach for Texas grant program] is composed of six |
|
members as follows: |
|
(1) three members of the senate appointed by the |
|
lieutenant governor; and |
|
(2) three members of the house of representatives |
|
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. |
|
(b) The committee shall: |
|
(1) meet at least twice a year with the coordinating |
|
board; and |
|
(2) receive information regarding rules relating to |
|
the TEXAS grant program [and Teach for Texas grant program] that |
|
have been adopted by the coordinating board or proposed for |
|
adoption by the coordinating board. |
|
(c) The committee may request reports and other information |
|
from the coordinating board relating to the operation of the TEXAS |
|
grant program [and Teach for Texas grant program] by the |
|
coordinating board. |
|
(c-1) The [Not later than September 1 of each year, the] |
|
coordinating board shall include in its annual report to the |
|
legislature on financial aid in this state [provide] a report to the |
|
committee regarding the operation of the TEXAS grant program, |
|
including information from the three preceding state fiscal years |
|
as follows: |
|
(1) allocations of TEXAS grants by eligible |
|
institution, disaggregated by initial and subsequent awards; |
|
(2) the number of TEXAS grants awarded to students |
|
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and expected family |
|
contribution; |
|
(3) disaggregated as required by Subdivision (2) and |
|
reported both on a statewide basis and for each eligible |
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institution, the number of TEXAS grants awarded to students who |
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meet: |
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(A) [only the eligibility criteria described by
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Section 56.304; or
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[(B)] the eligibility criteria described by |
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Section 56.3041(a)(1)(A) [56.3041(2)(A)]; or [and] |
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(B) the eligibility criteria described by |
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Section 56.3043(a)(1)(A); and |
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(4) the persistence, retention, and graduation rates |
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of students receiving TEXAS grants. |
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(e) The committee shall monitor the operation of the TEXAS |
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grant program [and Teach for Texas grant program], with emphasis on |
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the manner of the award of grants, the number of grants awarded, and |
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the educational progress made by persons who have received grants |
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under the program [those programs]. |
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(g) The report shall include identification of any problems |
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in the TEXAS grant program [and Teach for Texas grant program] with |
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recommended solutions for the coordinating board and for |
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legislative action. |
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SECTION 14. The following sections of the Education Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Section 56.303(d-1); |
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(2) Sections 56.304(e), (f), and (g); |
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(3) Sections 56.305(b), (d), and (e); |
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(4) Sections 56.307(d-1), (e), and (g); and |
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(5) Section 56.3071. |
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SECTION 15. The changes in law made by this Act apply |
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beginning with initial or subsequent TEXAS grants awarded for the |
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2018 fall semester. Initial or subsequent TEXAS grants awarded for |
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a semester or term before the 2018 fall semester are governed by the |
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applicable law in effect immediately before the effective date of |
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this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 16. This Act takes effect immediately if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate |
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effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |