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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding sources for the repayment of certain |
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speech-language pathologist and audiologist education loans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.9818, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.9818. PROGRAM FUNDING. The program may be funded |
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[solely] from: |
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(1) gifts, grants, and donations solicited and |
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accepted by the board for the purposes of this subchapter; and |
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(2) fees collected to cover the costs of administering |
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programs or activities for speech-language pathologists and |
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audiologists under Chapter 51, Occupations Code, in excess of the |
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money required to pay the expenses for the administration of those |
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programs or activities. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.202, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Any money from fees collected by the department under |
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this chapter to cover the costs of administering programs or |
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activities for speech-language pathologists and audiologists that |
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remains after payment of the expenses for the administration of |
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those programs or activities may be used to fund the loan repayment |
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program established under Subchapter II, Chapter 61, Education |
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Code. |
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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, 2017. |