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| 5 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 9 | | relating to the agreement requirements for receiving a scholarship |
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| 8 | 10 | | under the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. |
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| 9 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 61.9773, Education Code, is amended by |
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| 11 | 13 | | adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 14 | | (a-1) An agreement under this section must allow a student, |
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| 13 | 15 | | on completion of an undergraduate degree program and before |
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| 14 | 16 | | entering into a commitment or contract for military service |
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| 15 | 17 | | described by Subsection (a)(3), to complete a graduate or |
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| 16 | 18 | | postgraduate degree program at a public or private institution of |
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| 17 | 19 | | higher education in this state. The board shall adopt rules for the |
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| 18 | 20 | | administration of this subsection. |
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| 19 | 21 | | SECTION 2. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
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| 20 | 22 | | shall adopt rules for the administration of Section 61.9773(a-1), |
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| 21 | 23 | | Education Code, as added by this Act, as soon as practicable after |
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| 22 | 24 | | this Act takes effect. |
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| 23 | 25 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 24 | 26 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 25 | 27 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 26 | 28 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 27 | 29 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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