85R12624 KJE-D
By: Alonzo H.B. No. 2917
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of a scholarship program to support
study abroad by students enrolled at public institutions of higher
education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 56, Education Code, is amended by adding
Subchapter Z to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Sec. 56.951. STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. (a) In this
section, "coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board.
(b) The coordinating board shall administer a program to
provide scholarships to support study abroad by eligible students
enrolled in a certificate or degree program at an institution of
higher education. The coordinating board shall adopt any rules
necessary to implement the program, including rules regarding
student eligibility for a scholarship under the program.
(c) A student may not receive scholarships under the program
for a period of more than two years or for a total amount greater
than $10,000.
(d) A scholarship may be awarded only to support study
abroad that directly relates to or provides course credit toward
the student's certificate or degree program, as determined by the
coordinating board.
(e) The coordinating board may fund the program from
available appropriations and from gifts, grants, and donations, and
may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations for that
purpose.
SECTION 2. 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, 2017.