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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creating an electronic application system for state |
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student financial assistance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.07762 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.07762. APPLICATION FOR STATE FINANCIAL AID. (a) |
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The board shall adopt procedures to allow a person to complete and |
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submit the Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) or a |
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similar application for state student financial assistance by |
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electronic submission through the Internet website through which |
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the board provides the common admission application form required |
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by Section 51.762. |
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(a-1) The board shall appoint an advisory committee |
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composed of financial aid personnel at institutions of higher |
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education and stakeholders who represent the needs of interested |
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students to assist the board in adopting the procedures required by |
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Subsection (a) and to develop recommendations for that purpose. |
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Not later than January 1, 2021, the board shall report the advisory |
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committee's recommendations to the standing committee of each house |
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of the legislature with jurisdiction over higher education. This |
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subsection expires January 1, 2023. |
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(b) For the purposes of this section, the board shall |
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continuously maintain an online database of institutions of higher |
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education to which state student financial assistance may be |
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applied. |
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(c) The personal information of an individual maintained by |
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the board for the purposes of this section is confidential and is |
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not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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(d) The board may adopt rules as necessary to implement this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply |
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beginning with applications for state student financial assistance |
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submitted for the 2022-2023 academic year. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |