By: Howard, Deshotel, Keffer, Phelan, H.B. No. 3577
Anderson of McLennan
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the distribution of funds under the Texas Educational
Opportunity Grant Program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 56.403, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) From money appropriated by the legislature for the
purposes of this subchapter, the coordinating board annually shall
consult representatives from public community colleges, public
state colleges, and public technical institutes to determine and
reach unanimous consensus on the allocation of money available for
initial grants among eligible institutions and shall distribute
accordingly. If unanimous consensus cannot be reached among the
representatives, the coordinating board shall establish the amount
of funds eligible for the public state colleges and public
technical institutes as eight percent of the total amount
appropriated. This subsection expires August 31, 2018.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.