Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1	1	85R1406 KJE-D
2	2	By: Burton S.B. No. 383
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to eligibility for certain higher education grant
8	8	programs.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Subchapter M, Chapter 56, Education Code, is
11	11	amended by adding Section 56.3031 to read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 56.3031. FINANCIAL NEED. (a) The coordinating board
13	13	by rule shall establish financial need requirements for applicants
14	14	to demonstrate eligibility to receive initial or subsequent TEXAS
15	15	grants under this subchapter.
16	16	(b) The rules must require each applicant to demonstrate
17	17	eligibility for federal financial aid but may not require the
18	18	applicant to meet a financial need requirement applicable to a
19	19	particular federal financial aid program.
20	20	(c) Section 56.3045(b)(2) does not apply to the eligibility
21	21	requirement described by Subsection (b).
22	22	SECTION 2. Section 56.304(a), Education Code, is amended to
23	23	read as follows:
24	24	(a) To be eligible initially for a TEXAS grant, a person who
25	25	graduated from high school before May 1, 2013, must:
26	26	(1) be a resident of this state as determined by
27	27	coordinating board rules;
28	28	(2) meet either of the following academic
29	29	requirements:
30	30	(A) be a graduate of a public or accredited
31	31	private high school in this state who graduated not earlier than the
32	32	1998-1999 school year and who completed the recommended or advanced
33	33	high school curriculum established under Section 28.002 or 28.025
34	34	or its equivalent; or
35	35	(B) have received an associate degree from a
36	36	public or private institution of higher education not earlier than
37	37	May 1, 2001;
38	38	(3) meet financial need requirements established [as
39	39	defined] by the coordinating board under Section 56.3031;
40	40	(4) be enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at
41	41	an eligible institution;
42	42	(5) be enrolled as:
43	43	(A) an entering undergraduate student for at
44	44	least three-fourths of a full course load for an entering
45	45	undergraduate student, as determined by the coordinating board, not
46	46	later than the 16th month after the date of the person's graduation
47	47	from high school; or
48	48	(B) an entering student for at least
49	49	three-fourths of a full course load for an undergraduate student as
50	50	determined by the coordinating board, not later than the 12th month
51	51	after the month the person receives an associate degree from a
52	52	public or private institution of higher education;
53	53	(6) have applied for any available financial aid or
54	54	assistance; and
55	55	(7) comply with any additional nonacademic
56	56	requirement adopted by the coordinating board under this
57	57	subchapter.
58	58	SECTION 3. Section 56.3041(a), Education Code, is amended
59	59	to read as follows:
60	60	(a) To be eligible initially for a TEXAS grant, a person
61	61	graduating from high school on or after May 1, 2013, and enrolling
62	62	in an eligible institution must:
63	63	(1) be a resident of this state as determined by
64	64	coordinating board rules;
65	65	(2) meet the academic requirements prescribed by
66	66	Paragraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) as follows:
67	67	(A) be a graduate of a public or accredited
68	68	private high school in this state who completed the foundation high
69	69	school program established under Section 28.025 or its equivalent
70	70	and have accomplished any two or more of the following:
71	71	(i) successful completion of the course
72	72	requirements of the international baccalaureate diploma program or
73	73	earning of the equivalent of at least 12 semester credit hours of
74	74	college credit in high school through courses described in Sections
75	75	28.009(a)(1), (2), and (3);
76	76	(ii) satisfaction of the Texas Success
77	77	Initiative (TSI) college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the
78	78	coordinating board under Section 51.3062(f) on any assessment
79	79	instrument designated by the coordinating board under Section
80	80	51.3062(c) or qualification for an exemption as described by
81	81	Section 51.3062(p), (q), or (q-1);
82	82	(iii) graduation in the top one-third of
83	83	the person's high school graduating class or graduation from high
84	84	school with a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a four-point
85	85	scale or the equivalent; or
86	86	(iv) completion for high school credit of
87	87	at least one advanced mathematics course following the successful
88	88	completion of an Algebra II course or at least one advanced career
89	89	and technical or technology applications course;
90	90	(B) have received an associate degree from a
91	91	public or private institution of higher education;
92	92	(C) be an undergraduate student who has:
93	93	(i) previously attended another
94	94	institution of higher education;
95	95	(ii) received an initial Texas Educational
96	96	Opportunity Grant under Subchapter P for the 2014 fall semester or a
97	97	subsequent academic term;
98	98	(iii) completed at least 24 semester credit
99	99	hours at any institution or institutions of higher education; and
100	100	(iv) earned an overall grade point average
101	101	of at least 2.5 on a four-point scale or the equivalent on all
102	102	course work previously attempted; or
103	103	(D) if sufficient money is available, meet the
104	104	eligibility criteria described by Section 56.304(a)(2)(A);
105	105	(3) meet financial need requirements established by
106	106	the coordinating board under Section 56.3031;
107	107	(4) be enrolled in an undergraduate degree or
108	108	certificate program at an eligible institution;
109	109	(5) except as provided under rules adopted under
110	110	Section 56.304(h), be enrolled as:
111	111	(A) an entering undergraduate student for at
112	112	least three-fourths of a full course load, as determined by the
113	113	coordinating board, not later than the 16th month after the
114	114	calendar month in which the person graduated from high school;
115	115	(B) an entering undergraduate student who
116	116	entered military service not later than the first anniversary of
117	117	the date the person graduated from high school and who enrolled for
118	118	at least three-fourths of a full course load, as determined by the
119	119	coordinating board, at the eligible institution not later than 12
120	120	months after being honorably discharged from military service;
121	121	(C) a continuing undergraduate student for at
122	122	least three-fourths of a full course load, as determined by the
123	123	coordinating board, not later than the 12th month after the
124	124	calendar month in which the person received an associate degree
125	125	from a public or private institution of higher education; or
126	126	(D) an undergraduate student described by
127	127	Subdivision (2)(C) who has never previously received a TEXAS grant;
128	128	(6) have applied for any available financial aid or
129	129	assistance; and
130	130	(7) comply with any additional nonacademic
131	131	requirements adopted by the coordinating board under this
132	132	subchapter.
133	133	SECTION 4. Section 56.305(a), Education Code, is amended to
134	134	read as follows:
135	135	(a) After initially qualifying for a TEXAS grant, a person
136	136	may continue to receive a TEXAS grant during each semester or term
137	137	in which the person is enrolled at an eligible institution only if
138	138	the person:
139	139	(1) meets financial need requirements as established
140	140	[defined] by the coordinating board under Section 56.3031;
141	141	(2) is enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at
142	142	an eligible institution;
143	143	(3) is enrolled for at least three-fourths of a full
144	144	course load for an undergraduate student, as determined by the
145	145	coordinating board;
146	146	(4) makes satisfactory academic progress toward a
147	147	baccalaureate degree; and
148	148	(5) complies with any additional nonacademic
149	149	requirement adopted by the coordinating board.
150	150	SECTION 5. Subchapter D, Chapter 56, Education Code, is
151	151	amended by adding Section 56.4031 to read as follows:
152	152	Sec. 56.4031. FINANCIAL NEED. (a) The coordinating board
153	153	by rule shall establish financial need requirements for applicants
154	154	to demonstrate eligibility to receive initial or subsequent grants
155	155	under this subchapter.
156	156	(b) The rules must require each applicant to demonstrate
157	157	eligibility for federal financial aid but may not require the
158	158	applicant to meet a financial need requirement applicable to a
159	159	particular federal financial aid program.
160	160	SECTION 6. Section 56.404(a), Education Code, is amended to
161	161	read as follows:
162	162	(a) To be eligible initially for a grant under the grant
163	163	program, a person must:
164	164	(1) be a resident of this state as determined by
165	165	coordinating board rules;
166	166	(2) meet financial need requirements established [as
167	167	defined] by the coordinating board under Section 56.4031;
168	168	(3) be enrolled in an associate degree or certificate
169	169	program at an eligible institution;
170	170	(4) be enrolled as an entering student for at least
171	171	one-half of a full course load for an entering student in the
172	172	associate degree or certificate program, as determined by the
173	173	coordinating board;
174	174	(5) have applied for any available financial aid or
175	175	assistance; and
176	176	(6) comply with any additional nonacademic
177	177	requirement adopted by the coordinating board under this
178	178	subchapter.
179	179	SECTION 7. Section 56.405(a), Education Code, is amended to
180	180	read as follows:
181	181	(a) After initially qualifying for a grant under this
182	182	subchapter, a person may continue to receive a grant under this
183	183	subchapter during each semester or term in which the person is
184	184	enrolled at an eligible institution only if the person:
185	185	(1) meets financial need requirements established [as
186	186	defined] by the coordinating board under Section 56.4031;
187	187	(2) is enrolled in an associate degree or certificate
188	188	program at an eligible institution;
189	189	(3) is enrolled for at least one-half of a full course
190	190	load for a student in an associate degree or certificate program, as
191	191	determined by the coordinating board;
192	192	(4) makes satisfactory academic progress toward an
193	193	associate degree or certificate; and
194	194	(5) complies with any additional nonacademic
195	195	requirement adopted by the coordinating board.
196	196	SECTION 8. The changes in law made by this Act in adding
197	197	Sections 56.3031 and 56.4031, Education Code, apply beginning with
198	198	initial or subsequent grants awarded for the 2017 fall semester.
199	199	Initial or subsequent grants awarded for a semester or term before
200	200	the 2017 fall semester are governed by the applicable law in effect
201	201	immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former
202	202	law is continued in effect for that purpose.
203	203	SECTION 9. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
204	204	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
205	205	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
206	206	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
207	207	Act takes effect September 1, 2017.