Bill Text: TX SB49 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Bill 49 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the appointment by certain elected officials of students to receive a Texas Armed Services Scholarship.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2017-06-09 - Effective on 9/1/17 [SB49 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SB49-Enrolled.html



	S.B. No. 49




	AN ACT
	relating to the appointment by certain elected officials of
	students to receive a Texas Armed Services Scholarship.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 61.9772(b), Education Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(b) In each year, the governor and the lieutenant governor
	may each appoint two students and two alternates and each state
	senator and each state representative may appoint one student and
	one alternate to receive an initial scholarship under this
	subchapter. If a student appointed under this subsection to
	receive a scholarship fails to initially meet eligibility or
	otherwise meet the requirements to initially receive the
	scholarship, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board must
	notify the alternate on file of their nomination.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.





	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 49 passed the Senate on
	March 6, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.


	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate

	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 49 passed the House on
	May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 1, two
	present not voting.


	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House



	Approved:

	______________________________
	Date


	______________________________
	Governor