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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to conditions on the continued receipt of tuition and fee |
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benefits at public institutions of higher education for senior |
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citizens. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.2001(g), Education Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(g) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) the waiver provided by Section 54.216 or any other |
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reduction in tuition provided to a high school student for |
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enrollment in a dual credit course or other course for which the |
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student may earn joint high school and college credit; |
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(2) the exemption provided by Section |
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54.341(a-2)(1)(A), (B), (C), or (D) or (b)(1)(A), (B), (C), or (D); |
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(3) the exemption provided by Section 54.342, 54.366, |
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or 54.367; |
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(4) the benefit provided by Section 54.365(c); or |
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(5) [(4)] any provision of this code that authorizes |
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or requires the payment of tuition or fees at the rates provided for |
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residents of this state by a person who is not a resident of this |
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state for purposes of Subchapter B. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2021. |