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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the agreement requirements for receiving a scholarship |
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under the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.9773, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) An agreement under this section must allow a student, |
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upon completion of an undergraduate degree program and before |
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entering into a commitment or contract for military service |
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described by Subsection (a)(3), to complete a graduate or |
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postgraduate degree program relevant to that military service at a |
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public or private institution of higher education in this state. |
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The board shall adopt rules for the administration of this |
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subsection, including rules for determining whether a degree |
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program is relevant to a student's planned military service. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies |
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beginning with a Texas Armed Services Scholarship awarded for the |
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2019-2020 academic year. A Texas Armed Services Scholarship |
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awarded for an academic year before that academic year is covered by |
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the law in effect when the scholarship was awarded, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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shall adopt rules for the administration of Section 61.9773(a-1), |
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Education Code, as added by this Act, as soon as practicable after |
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this Act takes effect. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2019. |