83R529 TJS-D
By: West S.B. No. 110
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to eligibility to file for compensation by persons
wrongfully imprisoned.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 103.003, Civil Practice and Remedies
Code, is repealed.
SECTION 2. Section 103.054, Civil Practice and Remedies
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 103.054. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN TUITION AND FEES. If
requested by the claimant before the seventh anniversary of the
date the claimant received the pardon or was granted relief as
required by Section 103.001 [relevant date described by Section
103.003], tuition for up to 120 credit hours, including tuition
charged under Section 54.0513, Education Code, or any other law
granting an educational institution discretion to set the tuition
rate, and any mandatory fees associated with attendance at the
institution, charged by a career center or public institution of
higher education shall be paid on behalf of the claimant.
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, 2013.