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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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Relating to educational benefits for eligible persons attending a |
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comprehensive transition and postsecondary program for students |
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with intellectual disabilities |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section Sec. 54.001, Education Code, is amended |
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by adding subsection (3)to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Institution of higher education" has the same |
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meaning as is assigned to it by Section 61.003 of this code. |
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(2) "Governing board" has the same meaning as is |
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assigned to it by Section 61.003 of this code. |
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(3) "COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITION AND POSTSECONDARY |
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PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES" has the same |
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meaning as in 20 U.S.C. § 1140. |
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SECTION 2. Sec. 54.341(1), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.341. VETERANS AND OTHER MILITARY PERSONNEL; |
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DEPENDENTS; and STUDENTS WHO IS ADMITTED TO ATTEND AND ATTENDS A |
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COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITION AND POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS |
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WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. |
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(l) To be eligible to receive an exemption under Subsection |
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(k), the child must: |
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(1) be a student who is classified as a resident under |
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Subchapter B when the child enrolls in an institution of higher |
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education; |
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(2) as a graduate or undergraduate student, maintain a |
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grade point average that satisfies the grade point average |
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requirement for making satisfactory academic progress in a degree, |
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certificate, or continuing education program as determined by the |
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institution at which the child is enrolled in accordance with the |
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institution's policy regarding eligibility for financial aid; or |
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any student who is admitted to attend and attends a comprehensive |
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transition and postsecondary program for students with |
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intellectual disabilities; |
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(3) be 25 years of age or younger on the first day of |
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the semester or other academic term for which the exemption is |
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claimed. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2023. |