86R13025 MM-D
By: Schaefer H.B. No. 2557
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to information about certain veterans and their dependents
reported by institutions of higher education to the Texas Veterans
Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 434.00791(b), Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The commission shall ensure a system to electronically
monitor the use of tuition and fee exemptions at institutions of
higher education under Section 54.341, Education Code, is
developed. The system must allow the commission to electronically
receive, for each semester, the following information from
institutions of higher education:
(1) the name of the institution;
(2) the name, identification number, and date of birth
of each individual attending the institution and receiving benefits
for the semester under Section 54.341, Education Code;
(3) for each individual receiving benefits, the number
of credit hours for which the individual received an exemption for
the semester;
(4) for each individual receiving benefits at the
institution during the semester, the total cumulative number of
credit hours for which the individual has received an exemption at
the institution; [and]
(5) in a manner that does not identify the individual
receiving benefits, the length of service of each individual
receiving benefits as indicated by official documentation from the
United States Department of Defense; and
(6) any other information required by the commission.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.