86R13025 MM-D
 
  By: Schaefer H.B. No. 2557
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to information about certain veterans and their dependents
  reported by institutions of higher education to the Texas Veterans
  Commission.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 434.00791(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The commission shall ensure a system to electronically
  monitor the use of tuition and fee exemptions at institutions of
  higher education under Section 54.341, Education Code, is
  developed.  The system must allow the commission to electronically
  receive, for each semester, the following information from
  institutions of higher education:
               (1)  the name of the institution;
               (2)  the name, identification number, and date of birth
  of each individual attending the institution and receiving benefits
  for the semester under Section 54.341, Education Code;
               (3)  for each individual receiving benefits, the number
  of credit hours for which the individual received an exemption for
  the semester;
               (4)  for each individual receiving benefits at the
  institution during the semester, the total cumulative number of
  credit hours for which the individual has received an exemption at
  the institution; [and]
               (5)  in a manner that does not identify the individual
  receiving benefits, the length of service of each individual
  receiving benefits as indicated by official documentation from the
  United States Department of Defense; and
               (6)  any other information required by the commission.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.