Bill Text: TX SB2317 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the liability for unpaid tuition and fees at a public institution of higher education due to a misclassification of certain military personnel and their dependents.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-08 - Left pending in committee [SB2317 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB2317-Engrossed.html
By: Campbell | S.B. No. 2317 |
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relating to the liability for unpaid tuition and fees at a public | ||
institution of higher education due to a misclassification of | ||
certain military personnel and their dependents. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 54, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 54.3412 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 54.3412. LIABILITY FOR UNPAID TUITION AND REQUIRED | ||
FEES DUE TO MISCLASSIFICATION AS TEXAS VETERAN, SPOUSE, OR | ||
DEPENDENT. (a) An institution of higher education may elect to | ||
collect all or part of any tuition, fees, or other required charges | ||
for which a person was granted an exemption under Section 54.341 if | ||
the person did not qualify for that exemption. The person is liable | ||
for the amount of tuition, fees, and other required charges the | ||
person would have paid to the institution without the exemption. | ||
(b) The person shall pay the applicable amount to the | ||
institution of higher education 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, or official transcript that is based at least | ||
partially on or includes credit for courses taken while the person | ||
was erroneously granted an exemption under Section 54.341. | ||
(c) The Texas Veterans Commission periodically shall audit | ||
applications submitted by persons seeking an exemption from | ||
tuition, fees, and other required charges under Section 54.341 to | ||
verify qualifications for the exemptions under that section. The | ||
commission shall ensure an audit under this subsection is conducted | ||
in compliance with federal law regarding confidentiality of student | ||
medical or educational information, including the Health Insurance | ||
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d | ||
et seq.) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 | ||
(20 U.S.C. Section 1232g), and any state law relating to the privacy | ||
of student information. The commission shall report the findings | ||
of its audits to the applicable institutions of higher education. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |