By: Talarico H.B. No. 68
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to free tuition for youth in foster care.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sec. 54.366, Education Code, is amended by
  adding (d) and (e) to read as follows:
         (d)  The Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher
  Education Coordinating Board shall notify students in the
  conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services
  and in grades 9-12 of the availability of an exemption from the
  payment of tuition and fees as provided by this section.
         (e)  The Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher
  Education Coordinating Board shall develop a digital system that
  automatically enrolls eligible students in the state college
  tuition waiver program.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2023.