Bill Text: TX HB844 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a limitation on the amount of a fee charged by a public institution of higher education for the issuance of an official transcript.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-06 - Left pending in committee [HB844 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB844-Introduced.html
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By: Guillen | H.B. No. 844 |
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relating to a limitation on the amount of a fee charged by a public | ||
institution of higher education for the issuance of an official | ||
transcript. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 54, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 54.5042 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 54.5042. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF TRANSCRIPT FEE. The | ||
governing board of an institution of higher education may not | ||
charge a fee of more than $10 for the issuance of an official | ||
transcript. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with requests for an | ||
official transcript submitted to a public institution of higher | ||
education on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |