Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	~~86R24378~~ KEL-D
	1	+	86R11594 KEL-D
2	2		By: Meza H.B. No. 3240
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3240:
4		-	By: Pacheco C.S.H.B. No. 3240
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7	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	6		AN ACT
9		-	relating to a study by the ~~Legislative Budget Board concerning the~~
10		-	long-term effects of regulating tuition rates ~~and amounts charged~~
11		-	by public institutions of higher education.
	7	+	relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
	8	+	Board concerning the long-term effects of regulating tuition rates
	9	+	and amounts charged by public institutions of higher education.
12	10		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13		-	SECTION 1. Chapter 322, Government Code, is amended by
14		-	adding Section 322.0166 to read as follows:
15		-	Sec. 322.0166. STUDY CONCERNING REGULATION OF TUITION. (a)
16		-	In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning
17		-	assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
18		-	(b) The board shall conduct a study to examine the long-term
19		-	costs, benefits, and other effects of any legislative action that
20		-	may be taken to regulate the rates and amounts of tuition charged by
	11	+	SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is
	12	+	amended by adding Section 61.06695 to read as follows:
	13	+	Sec. 61.06695. STUDY CONCERNING REGULATION OF TUITION. (a)
	14	+	The board shall conduct a study to examine the long-term costs,
	15	+	benefits, and other effects of any legislative action that may be
	16	+	taken to regulate the rates and amounts of tuition charged by
21	17		institutions of higher education, including by repealing the
22	18		statutory authority of those institutions to establish tuition
23	19		rates as they determine appropriate. The study may explore all
24	20		topics relevant to the matter but, in assessing the effects of
25	21		regulation, must strive to strike a balance between promoting the
26	22		affordability and accessibility of higher education in this state
27	23		and the institutions' need for sufficient revenue to maintain
28	24		educational quality for students and competitiveness with other
29	25		institutions outside this state. In the study, the board shall:
30	26		(1) recommend to the legislature an appropriate rate
31	27		or rates of tuition for institutions of higher education compared
32	28		to the rates currently established by the institutions;
33	29		(2) evaluate the potential effects of regulating
34	30		tuition rates and amounts on student access to higher education
35	31		opportunities in this state, including the effect on enrollment by
36	32		disadvantaged or underrepresented Texans, and the potential
37	33		effects on affordability, student financial aid, and student loan
38	34		debt;
39	35		(3) estimate the potential loss or gain of funding or
40	36		revenue by the institutions as a result of any repeal of the
41	37		existing statutory authority of those institutions to establish
42	38		tuition rates; and
43	39		(4) if the board projects that regulating tuition
44	40		rates and amounts would result in a loss of revenue under
45	41		Subdivision (3):
46	42		(A) identify any sources of funding or revenue,
47	43		such as institutional endowments, that would be available or
48	44		necessary to offset the projected decrease in revenue; and
49	45		(B) recommend a specific portion or amount of
50	46		endowment money that could be used to offset the reduced tuition
51	47		revenues.
52		-	(c) Not later than December 1, 2020, the board shall submit
	48	+	(b) Not later than December 1, 2020, the board shall submit
53	49		to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house
54	50		of representatives, and the presiding officer of each standing
55	51		legislative committee having jurisdiction over higher education or
56	52		state appropriations a report on the results of the study and the
57	53		board's recommendations for legislative or other action.
58		-	(d) This section expires September 1, 2021.
	54	+	(c) This section expires September 1, 2021.
59	55		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
60	56		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
61	57		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
62	58		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
63	59		Act takes effect September 1, 2019.