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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education |
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from setting aside a portion of designated tuition for student |
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financial assistance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 56, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 56.0093 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 56.0093. DESIGNATED TUITION SET-ASIDE FOR STUDENT |
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROHIBITED. An institution of higher |
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education may not cause to be set aside any amount of tuition |
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charged to a resident student under Section 54.0513 to provide |
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financial assistance for students enrolled in the institution under |
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this chapter or other law. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 56, Education Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply |
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beginning with tuition charged for the 2026 spring semester. |
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Tuition charged for any semester or other academic term before the |
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2026 spring semester is covered by the applicable law as it existed |
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before the effective date of this Act, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |