By: Lewis H.B. No. 3099
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of tuition and fee exemptions for
certain military personnel and their dependents; requiring a fiscal
impact study.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 54.341(l), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(l) To be eligible to receive an exemption under Subsection
(k), the child must:
(1) be a student who is classified as a resident under
Subchapter B when the child enrolls in an institution of higher
education;
(2) have submitted the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) and applied for any student financial
assistance for the which the child may be eligible; and
SECTION 2. Section 54.341, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (m) to read as follows:
(m) The value of an exemption to which a child is eligible
under Subsection (k) is limited to the net difference between the
tuition and fees to which the exemption applies and the total amount
of other grants or scholarships awarded to the child.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply
beginning with tuition and fees for the 2013 fall semester.
SECTION 4. Section 61.0906, Education Code is added as
follows:
Sec. 61.0906. REPORTS TO JOINT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. (a)
Not later June 1, 2014, the board shall submit to the Joint
Oversight Committee on Higher Education Governance, Excellence,
and Transparency a written report detailing the fiscal impact of
Section 54.341, Education Code on public institutions of higher
education.
(b) The report shall include a 25 year analysis of the
prospective fiscal impact to public institutions of higher
education.
(b) This section expires August 31, 2015.
SECTION 5. 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the
legislative session.