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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information about certain veterans and their dependents |
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reported by institutions of higher education to the Texas Veterans |
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Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 434.00791(b), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission shall ensure a system to electronically |
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monitor the use of tuition and fee exemptions at institutions of |
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higher education under Section 54.341, Education Code, is |
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developed. The system must allow the commission to electronically |
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receive, for each semester, the following information from |
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institutions of higher education: |
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(1) the name of the institution; |
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(2) the name, identification number, and date of birth |
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of each individual attending the institution and receiving benefits |
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for the semester under Section 54.341, Education Code; |
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(3) for each individual receiving benefits, the number |
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of credit hours for which the individual received an exemption for |
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the semester; |
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(4) for each individual receiving benefits at the |
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institution during the semester, the total cumulative number of |
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credit hours for which the individual has received an exemption at |
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the institution; [and] |
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(5) in a manner that does not identify the individual |
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receiving benefits, the length of service of each individual |
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receiving benefits as indicated by official documentation from the |
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United States Department of Defense; and |
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(6) any other information required by the commission. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |