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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the maximum number of semester credit hours allowed for |
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and funding sources used to supplement a TEXAS grant. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter M, Chapter 56, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 56.3051 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 56.3051. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS. A |
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person may not receive a TEXAS grant for more than the lesser of: |
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(1) 135 semester credit hours or the equivalent; or |
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(2) 15 semester credit hours, or the equivalent, in |
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addition to the number of credit hours needed to complete the |
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student's degree program. |
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SECTION 2. Section 56.307(j), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(j) A public institution of higher education shall use other |
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available sources of financial aid, other than a loan or work study, |
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to cover any difference in the amount of a TEXAS grant awarded to |
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the student and the actual amount of tuition and required fees at |
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the institution if the difference results from: |
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(1) a reduction in the amount of a TEXAS grant under |
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Subsection (i-1); or |
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(2) a deficiency in the amount of the grant as |
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established under Subsection (a) or (e), as applicable, to cover |
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the full amount of tuition and required fees charged to the student |
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by the institution. |
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SECTION 3. Section 56.304(d), Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. 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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2019 fall semester. Initial or subsequent TEXAS grants awarded for |
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a semester or term before the 2019 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 5. 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. |