Bill Text: TX SB950 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to tuition and fee exemptions or waivers at public institutions of higher education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-05 - Left pending in committee [SB950 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB950-Introduced.html
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By: Seliger | S.B. No. 950 |
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relating to tuition and fee exemptions or waivers at public | ||
institutions of higher education. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 54, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 54.201 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 54.201. CERTAIN FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION | ||
REQUIRED. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and subject to | ||
Subsection (b), to qualify for an exemption, waiver, or other | ||
benefit authorized under this subchapter for enrollment at an | ||
institution of higher education during an academic year, a person | ||
must: | ||
(1) complete a free application for federal student | ||
aid (FAFSA) for that academic year and: | ||
(A) submit the person's FAFSA student aid report | ||
to the institution; or | ||
(B) designate the institution as a preferred | ||
institution to receive the report from the United States Department | ||
of Education; or | ||
(2) if the person is not eligible to receive federal | ||
student aid, complete and submit to the institution the Texas | ||
Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) or a similar | ||
application for state student financial assistance. | ||
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who receives a | ||
waiver under Section 54.216. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 54.341(h), Education Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(h) The governing board of each institution of higher | ||
education shall electronically report to the Texas Higher Education | ||
Coordinating Board [ |
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by Section 61.0516 [ |
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individual receiving an exemption from fees and charges under | ||
Subsection (a), (a-2), (b), or (k). The institution shall report | ||
the information not later than January 31 of each year for the fall | ||
semester, June 30 of each year for the spring semester, and | ||
September 30 of each year for the summer session. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 434.00791, Government Code, is | ||
transferred to Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, | ||
redesignated as Section 61.0516, Education Code, and amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 61.0516 [ |
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TUITION EXEMPTIONS FOR VETERANS AND DEPENDENTS [ |
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system to electronically monitor the use of tuition and fee | ||
exemptions at institutions of higher education under Section | ||
54.341[ |
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board [ |
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the following information from institutions of higher education: | ||
(1) the name of the institution; | ||
(2) the name, identification number, and date of birth | ||
of each individual attending the institution and receiving benefits | ||
for the semester under Section 54.341[ |
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(3) for each individual receiving benefits, the number | ||
of credit hours for which the individual received an exemption for | ||
the semester; | ||
(4) for each individual receiving benefits at the | ||
institution during the semester, the total cumulative number of | ||
credit hours for which the individual has received an exemption at | ||
the institution; and | ||
(5) any other information required by the board | ||
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(b) Not later than January 1, 2018, the Texas Veterans | ||
Commission, under an agreement with the board, shall provide access | ||
to the system developed by the commission that meets the | ||
requirements of this section. This subsection expires September 1, | ||
2019. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 54.201, Education Code, as added by this | ||
Act, applies to a person's eligibility for an exemption or waiver | ||
from the payment of all or part of tuition or other fees beginning | ||
with tuition and fees charged for the 2018 fall semester. | ||
SECTION 5. Section 54.341(h), Education Code, as amended by | ||
this Act, applies beginning with the report for the 2018 spring | ||
semester. | ||
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |