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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of scholarship money awarded by the Texas State |
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Board of Public Accountancy to certain fifth-year accounting |
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students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 901.656(a), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The board shall determine the maximum amount of any |
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scholarship awarded under this subchapter. The scholarship may be |
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spent by the recipient on the expenses for tuition, fees, books, |
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supplies, and living expenses incurred by the student in connection |
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with the student's fifth year of an accounting program and for |
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review courses to prepare the recipient for uniform CPA |
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examinations described by Section 901.301. Scholarships shall be |
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made available to eligible students attending: |
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(1) any institution of higher education; or |
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(2) any nonprofit independent institution approved by |
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the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 61.222, |
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Education Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |