82R9155 KJM-D
By: Paxton H.B. No. 3185
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a requirement of lawful presence in the United States
for receipt of state educational benefits for use at a public or
private institution of higher education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 51.954 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.954. STATE EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS: LAWFUL PRESENCE IN
UNITED STATES REQUIRED. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of this title, a person who is not authorized by law to be present in
the United States may not receive from this state an educational
benefit, including a scholarship or other financial aid, for use in
attending a public or private institution of higher education.
(b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall
adopt rules as necessary to administer this section.
SECTION 2. Section 51.954, Education Code, as added by this
Act, applies beginning with state educational benefits for the 2011
fall semester.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.