Bill Text: TX SB2425 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to tuition and fees exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain dual credit students considering a teaching career.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-21 - Referred to Higher Education [SB2425 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB2425-Introduced.html
| 86R13367 SOS-D | ||
| By: Menéndez | S.B. No. 2425 | |
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| relating to tuition and fees exemptions at public institutions of | ||
| higher education for certain dual credit students considering a | ||
| teaching career. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. The heading to Section 54.363, Education Code, | ||
| is amended to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 54.363. GROW YOUR OWN EDUCATOR EXEMPTION [ |
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| SECTION 2. Section 54.363, Education Code, is amended by | ||
| amending Subsections (b), (c), and (c-1) and adding Subsection | ||
| (c-2) to read as follows: | ||
| (b) The governing board of an institution of higher | ||
| education shall exempt an eligible educational aide or high school | ||
| student from the payment of tuition and fees, other than class or | ||
| laboratory fees. | ||
| (c) To be eligible for an exemption under this section as an | ||
| educational aide, a person must: | ||
| (1) be a resident of this state; | ||
| (2) be a school employee serving in any capacity; | ||
| (3) for the initial term or semester for which the | ||
| person receives an exemption under this section, have worked as an | ||
| educational aide for at least one school year during the five years | ||
| preceding that term or semester; | ||
| (4) establish financial need as determined by | ||
| coordinating board rule; | ||
| (5) be enrolled at the institution of higher education | ||
| granting the exemption in courses required for teacher | ||
| certification in one or more subject areas determined by the Texas | ||
| Education Agency to be experiencing a critical shortage of teachers | ||
| at the public schools in this state; | ||
| (6) maintain an acceptable grade point average as | ||
| determined by coordinating board rule; and | ||
| (7) comply with any other requirements adopted by the | ||
| coordinating board under this section. | ||
| (c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c)(5), a person who | ||
| previously received a tuition exemption under this section as an | ||
| educational aide remains eligible for an exemption if the person: | ||
| (1) is enrolled at an institution of higher education | ||
| granting the exemption in courses required for teacher | ||
| certification; and | ||
| (2) meets the eligibility requirements in Subsection | ||
| (c) other than Subsection (c)(5). | ||
| (c-2) To be eligible for an exemption under this section as | ||
| a high school student, a person must: | ||
| (1) be enrolled at a public high school in dual credit | ||
| courses under Section 28.009 offered through the institution of | ||
| higher education granting the exception; | ||
| (2) be a member of a future teacher association; and | ||
| (3) comply with any other requirements adopted by the | ||
| coordinating board under this section. | ||
| SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
| of this Act, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall | ||
| adopt or amend rules to implement Section 54.363, Education Code, | ||
| as amended by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
