Bill Text: TX HB271 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to student access to certain academic records; authorizing a fee.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-30 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB271 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB271-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to student access to certain academic records; authorizing a fee.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-30 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB271 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB271-Introduced.html
By: Bernal | H.B. No. 271 |
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Relating to student access of career school and college transcripts | ||
and certificates of completion of training. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 132.062, Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 132.062. WITHHOLDING RECORDS. (a) for the purposes of | ||
this chapter, a student is considered to be in "good standing" if | ||
they have made satisfactory, consistent, and affordable payments | ||
on an outstanding debt obligation for a minimum of six months. | ||
(a-1) Payments toward outstanding debt obligations must be | ||
based on the student's individual income. | ||
(b) A career school or college may not withhold a student's | ||
transcript or certificate of completion of training |
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student is in good standing with |
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(c) A career school or college may not charge a student for a | ||
transcript or certificate of completion of training more than the | ||
cost of materials used to print, mail, or electronically send | ||
official transcripts or certificates of completion of training. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 52.057, Education Code, Subsection | ||
(2)(b) is amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) The person shall pay the applicable amount to the | ||
institution not later than the 30th day after the date the person is | ||
notified of the person's liability for the amount owed. After | ||
receiving the notice and until the amount is paid in full, the | ||
person is not entitled to receive from the institution a | ||
certificate or diploma, if not yet awarded on the date of the | ||
notice |
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erroneously classified as a resident of this state. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |