| 1 | 1 | | 81R8687 JRJ-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Guillen H.B. No. 3930 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to establishing scholarships for children of public school |
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| 8 | 8 | | teachers. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 61, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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| 11 | 11 | | Subchapter M-1 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SUBCHAPTER M-1. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN OF PUBLIC SCHOOL |
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| 13 | 13 | | TEACHERS |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 61.721. SCHOLARSHIPS. The board shall establish and |
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| 15 | 15 | | administer, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, |
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| 16 | 16 | | scholarships for students who are: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) dependent children of public school classroom |
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| 18 | 18 | | teachers; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) enrolled in an institution of higher education. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Sec. 61.722. FACTORS. (a) The scholarships shall be |
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| 21 | 21 | | established and administered in a manner that the board determines |
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| 22 | 22 | | best serves the public purpose of the scholarships. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (b) In determining what best serves the public purpose, the |
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| 24 | 24 | | board shall consider the following factors relating to each person |
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| 25 | 25 | | applying for a scholarship under this section: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (1) the financial need of the applicant and the |
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| 27 | 27 | | applicant's family; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2) the scholastic ability and performance of the |
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| 29 | 29 | | applicant; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | (3) other factors the board considers relevant, such |
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| 31 | 31 | | as the applicant's responsibilities to others, the applicant's |
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| 32 | 32 | | involvement in community service, the applicant's commitment to the |
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| 33 | 33 | | applicant's education, and any hardships or disabilities affecting |
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| 34 | 34 | | the applicant. |
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| 35 | 35 | | Sec. 61.723. RULES. The board shall adopt rules as |
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| 36 | 36 | | necessary for the administration of this subchapter, including |
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| 37 | 37 | | rules providing eligibility criteria and the manner in which the |
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| 38 | 38 | | amount of a scholarship is determined. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Sec. 61.724. SCHOLARSHIP REGULATIONS. (a) The board shall |
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| 40 | 40 | | determine the maximum amount of a scholarship awarded under this |
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| 41 | 41 | | subchapter. The scholarship may be spent by the recipient only to |
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| 42 | 42 | | cover all or part of the costs of attendance, including tuition, |
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| 43 | 43 | | fees, expenses for books and supplies, and living expenses, |
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| 44 | 44 | | incurred by the recipient in connection with enrollment at an |
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| 45 | 45 | | institution of higher education. |
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| 46 | 46 | | (b) To be eligible for consideration to receive a |
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| 47 | 47 | | scholarship, a person must have an annual household income of less |
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| 48 | 48 | | than $150,000. |
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| 49 | 49 | | (c) A scholarship under this subchapter shall be paid to the |
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| 50 | 50 | | recipient in the form of periodic partial payments throughout the |
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| 51 | 51 | | academic year. The board by rule shall determine the manner in |
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| 52 | 52 | | which the payments are made. |
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| 53 | 53 | | Sec. 61.725. FUNDING. The board shall administer this |
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| 54 | 54 | | subchapter using available appropriations and gifts, grants, and |
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| 55 | 55 | | donations made for the purposes of this subchapter. |
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| 56 | 56 | | SECTION 2. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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| 57 | 57 | | shall adopt the rules required by Subchapter M-1, Chapter 61, |
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| 58 | 58 | | Education Code, as added by this Act, as soon as practicable after |
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| 59 | 59 | | this Act takes effect. For that purpose, the coordinating board may |
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| 60 | 60 | | adopt the initial rules in the manner provided by law for emergency |
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| 61 | 61 | | rules. |
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| 62 | 62 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 63 | 63 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 64 | 64 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 65 | 65 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 66 | 66 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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