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1		-	~~86R28001~~ SOS-D
	1	+	86R11577 SOS-D
2	2		By: Pacheco H.B. No. 3382
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3382:
4		-	By: Pacheco C.S.H.B. No. 3382
5	3
6	4
7	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	6		AN ACT
9	7		relating to the application of certain occupation-related
10		-	postsecondary educational financial aid and ~~student loan repayment~~
11		-	programs.
	8	+	postsecondary educational financial aid, program support, and
	9	+	student loan repayment programs.
12	10		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13		-	SECTION 1. Section 61.605(a), Education Code, is amended to
	11	+	SECTION 1. Section 56.351, Education Code, is amended to
	12	+	read as follows:
	13	+	Sec. 56.351. DEFINITIONS [DEFINITION]. In this subchapter:
	14	+	(1) "Coordinating [, "coordinating] board" means the
	15	+	Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
	16	+	(2) "Eligible institution" means:
	17	+	(A) a public or private institution of higher
	18	+	education in this state; or
	19	+	(B) a nonprofit, tax-exempt, regionally
	20	+	accredited college or university operating in accordance with a
	21	+	memorandum of understanding with this state under an executive
	22	+	order issued by the governor.
	23	+	SECTION 2. Section 56.354(a), Education Code, is amended to
	24	+	read as follows:
	25	+	(a) A person may receive Teach for Texas loan repayment
	26	+	assistance under this subchapter for the repayment of any student
	27	+	loan for education at any eligible institution [public or private
	28	+	institution of higher education] through any lender. If the loan is
	29	+	not a state or federal guaranteed student loan, the note or other
	30	+	writing governing the terms of the loan must require the loan
	31	+	proceeds to be used for expenses incurred by a person to attend an
	32	+	eligible [a public or private] institution [of higher education].
	33	+	SECTION 3. Section 56.357(b), Education Code, is amended to
	34	+	read as follows:
	35	+	(b) To be eligible for a grant under the program, a person
	36	+	must apply for a grant and:
	37	+	(1) have received a baccalaureate degree from an
	38	+	eligible institution [of higher education] or an accredited
	39	+	out-of-state institution of higher education; and
	40	+	(2) enroll in an alternative educator certification
	41	+	program described by Section 21.049 and satisfy either of the
	42	+	following conditions:
	43	+	(A) be seeking educator certification in a
	44	+	teaching field certified by the commissioner of education as
	45	+	experiencing a critical shortage of teachers in this state in the
	46	+	year in which the person receives the grant and agree to teach for
	47	+	five years in a public school in this state in that teaching field;
	48	+	or
	49	+	(B) agree to teach for five years in a public
	50	+	school in this state in a community, which is not required to be
	51	+	specifically designated at the time the person receives the grant,
	52	+	certified by the commissioner of education as experiencing a
	53	+	critical shortage of teachers in any year in which the person
	54	+	receives a grant under this section or in any subsequent year in
	55	+	which the person fulfills the teaching obligation.
	56	+	SECTION 4. Section 56.3575(b), Education Code, is amended
	57	+	to read as follows:
	58	+	(b) The coordinating board shall distribute a copy of the
	59	+	rules adopted under this section and pertinent information relating
	60	+	to this subchapter to each eligible [public or private] institution
	61	+	[of higher education in this state] that offers an educator
	62	+	certification program, including an alternative educator
	63	+	certification program or another equivalent program.
	64	+	SECTION 5. Section 61.605(a), Education Code, is amended to
14	65		read as follows:
15	66		(a) The board may provide repayment assistance under this
16	67		subchapter for the repayment of any student loan, including a loan
17	68		for undergraduate education, received by an eligible person through
18	69		any lender for education at:
19	70		(1) an institution of higher education;
20	71		(2) [,] a private or independent institution of higher
21	72		education;
22	73		(3) [, or] a public or private out-of-state
23	74		institution of higher education accredited by a recognized
24	75		accrediting agency; or
25	76		(4) a nonprofit, tax-exempt, regionally accredited
26	77		college or university operating in accordance with a memorandum of
27	78		understanding with this state under an executive order issued by
28	79		the governor[, including loans for undergraduate education,
29	80		received by an eligible person through any lender].
30		-	SECTION 2. Section 61.608(b), Education Code, is amended to
	81	+	SECTION 6. Section 61.608(b), Education Code, is amended to
31	82		read as follows:
32	83		(b) The board shall distribute to each institution of higher
33		-	education or private or independent institution of higher
34		-	education, each college or university described by Section
35		-	61.605(a)(4), and [to] any appropriate state agency and
36		-	professional association copies of the rules adopted under this
37		-	section and other pertinent information relating to this
38		-	subchapter.
39		-	SECTION 3. Section 61.9751(2), Education Code, is amended
	84	+	education, [or] private or independent institution of higher
	85	+	education, or college or university described by Section
	86	+	61.605(a)(4) and to any appropriate state agency and professional
	87	+	association copies of the rules adopted under this section and
	88	+	other pertinent information relating to this subchapter.
	89	+	SECTION 7. Section 61.9621, Education Code, is amended to
	90	+	read as follows:
	91	+	Sec. 61.9621. DEFINITION. In this subchapter,
	92	+	"professional nursing program" means an educational program
	93	+	preparing students for initial licensure as registered nurses
	94	+	offered by:
	95	+	(1) a public or private institution of higher
	96	+	education; or
	97	+	(2) a nonprofit, tax-exempt, regionally accredited
	98	+	college or university operating in accordance with a memorandum of
	99	+	understanding with this state under an executive order issued by
	100	+	the governor [for preparing students for initial licensure as
	101	+	registered nurses].
	102	+	SECTION 8. Section 61.96232(a), Education Code, is amended
	103	+	to read as follows:
	104	+	(a) The board by rule shall establish a process under which
	105	+	a public or private institution of higher education or an
	106	+	institution described by Section 61.9621(2) that offers a
	107	+	professional nursing program may apply for a grant under this
	108	+	subchapter and the commissioner of higher education, contingent on
	109	+	appropriations of money for the grants, selects one or more
	110	+	applicants to receive a grant based on criteria established by
	111	+	board rule. The criteria must include the institution's agreement
	112	+	that the institution's professional nursing program will enroll
	113	+	additional students or graduate additional students prepared for
	114	+	initial licensure as registered nurses.
	115	+	SECTION 9. Section 61.9751(2), Education Code, is amended
40	116		to read as follows:
41	117		(2) "Nursing education program" means:
42	118		(A) an undergraduate professional nursing
43	119		program or a graduate professional nursing program as those terms
44	120		are defined by Section 54.355; and
45	121		(B) a comparable nursing program offered by a
46	122		nonprofit, tax-exempt, regionally accredited college or university
47	123		operating in accordance with a memorandum of understanding with
48	124		this state under an executive order issued by the governor.
49		-	SECTION 4. Section 61.9824(a), Education Code, is amended
	125	+	SECTION 10. Subchapter FF, Chapter 61, Education Code, is
	126	+	amended by adding Section 61.97711 to read as follows:
	127	+	Sec. 61.97711. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This
	128	+	subchapter applies to:
	129	+	(1) an institution of higher education;
	130	+	(2) a private or independent institution of higher
	131	+	education; and
	132	+	(3) a nonprofit, tax-exempt, regionally accredited
	133	+	college or university operating in accordance with a memorandum of
	134	+	understanding with this state under an executive order issued by
	135	+	the governor.
	136	+	SECTION 11. Section 61.9772(a), Education Code, is amended
	137	+	to read as follows:
	138	+	(a) To receive an initial scholarship under this
	139	+	subchapter, a student must:
	140	+	(1) be enrolled in an [a public or private]
	141	+	institution to which this subchapter applies [of higher education
	142	+	in this state];
	143	+	(2) enroll in and be a member in good standing of a
	144	+	Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program or another
	145	+	undergraduate officer commissioning program such as the United
	146	+	States Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class while enrolled in the [a
	147	+	public or private] institution [of higher education in this state];
	148	+	(3) be appointed to receive a scholarship by the
	149	+	governor, the lieutenant governor, a state senator, or a state
	150	+	representative; and
	151	+	(4) enter into an agreement with the board under
	152	+	Section 61.9773.
	153	+	SECTION 12. Section 61.9773(a), Education Code, is amended
	154	+	to read as follows:
	155	+	(a) To receive a scholarship under this subchapter, a
	156	+	student must enter into an agreement with the board as provided by
	157	+	this section. The agreement must require the student to:
	158	+	(1) complete four years of ROTC training or complete
	159	+	another undergraduate officer commissioning program such as the
	160	+	United States Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class;
	161	+	(2) graduate not later than six years after the date
	162	+	the student first enrolls in an [a public or private] institution to
	163	+	which this subchapter applies [of higher education in this state];
	164	+	(3) after graduation, enter into:
	165	+	(A) a four-year commitment to be a member of the
	166	+	Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard, Texas State
	167	+	Guard, United States Coast Guard, or United States Merchant Marine;
	168	+	or
	169	+	(B) a contract to serve as a commissioned officer
	170	+	in any branch of the armed services of the United States;
	171	+	(4) meet the physical examination requirements and all
	172	+	other prescreening requirements of the Texas Army National Guard,
	173	+	Texas Air National Guard, Texas State Guard, United States Coast
	174	+	Guard, or United States Merchant Marine or the branch of the armed
	175	+	services with which the student enters into a contract; and
	176	+	(5) agree to repay the scholarship if the student:
	177	+	(A) fails to maintain satisfactory academic
	178	+	progress;
	179	+	(B) withdraws from the scholarship program; or
	180	+	(C) fails to fulfill a commitment or contract
	181	+	described by Subdivision (3).
	182	+	SECTION 13. Section 61.9775(b), Education Code, is amended
	183	+	to read as follows:
	184	+	(b) A scholarship awarded to a student under this subchapter
	185	+	shall be reduced for an academic year by the amount by which the
	186	+	full amount of the scholarship plus the total amount to be paid to
	187	+	the student for being under contract with one of the branches of the
	188	+	armed services of the United States exceeds the student's total
	189	+	cost of attendance for that academic year at the [public or private]
	190	+	institution to which this subchapter applies [of higher education]
	191	+	in which the student is enrolled.
	192	+	SECTION 14. Section 61.9821, Education Code, is amended to
	193	+	read as follows:
	194	+	Sec. 61.9821. REPAYMENT AUTHORIZED. The board shall
	195	+	establish and administer a program to provide, in accordance with
	196	+	this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of
	197	+	student loans for nurses who:
	198	+	(1) are serving on the faculties of nursing degree
	199	+	programs at institutions to which this subchapter applies [of
	200	+	higher education or private or independent institutions of higher
	201	+	education] in positions that require an advanced degree in
	202	+	professional nursing; and
	203	+	(2) apply and qualify for the assistance.
	204	+	SECTION 15. Subchapter JJ, Chapter 61, Education Code, is
	205	+	amended by adding Section 61.98211 to read as follows:
	206	+	Sec. 61.98211. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This
	207	+	subchapter applies to:
	208	+	(1) an institution of higher education;
	209	+	(2) a private or independent institution of higher
	210	+	education; and
	211	+	(3) a nonprofit, tax-exempt, regionally accredited
	212	+	college or university operating in accordance with a memorandum of
	213	+	understanding with this state under an executive order issued by
	214	+	the governor.
	215	+	SECTION 16. Section 61.9822, Education Code, is amended to
	216	+	read as follows:
	217	+	Sec. 61.9822. ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to receive loan
	218	+	repayment assistance under this subchapter, a nurse must:
	219	+	(1) apply to the board;
	220	+	(2) at the time of application for repayment
	221	+	assistance have been employed full-time for at least one year as,
	222	+	and be currently employed full-time as, a faculty member of a
	223	+	nursing degree program at an institution to which this subchapter
	224	+	applies [of higher education or a private or independent
	225	+	institution of higher education]; and
	226	+	(3) comply with any additional requirements adopted by
	227	+	board rule.
	228	+	SECTION 17. Section 61.9823(a), Education Code, is amended
	229	+	to read as follows:
	230	+	(a) On qualifying for loan repayment assistance under this
	231	+	subchapter, a nurse may receive repayment assistance for each year
	232	+	of full-time employment as a faculty member of a nursing degree
	233	+	program at an institution to which this subchapter applies [of
	234	+	higher education or private or independent institution of higher
	235	+	education], not to exceed five years.
	236	+	SECTION 18. Section 61.9824(a), Education Code, is amended
50	237		to read as follows:
51	238		(a) The board may provide repayment assistance for the
52		-	repayment of any student loan received by an eligible person
53		-	through any lender that is for education, including undergraduate
54		-	education, at:
55		-	(1) a public or private institution of higher
56		-	education; or
57		-	(2) a nonprofit, tax-exempt, regionally accredited
58		-	college or university operating in accordance with a memorandum of
59		-	understanding with this state under an executive order issued by
60		-	the governor [any public or private institution of higher
61		-	education, including a loan for undergraduate education, received
62		-	by an eligible person through any lender].
63		-	SECTION 5. Section 61.9835(a), Education Code, is amended
	239	+	repayment of any student loan for education at any [public or
	240	+	private] institution to which this subchapter applies [of higher
	241	+	education], including a loan for undergraduate education, received
	242	+	by an eligible person through any lender.
	243	+	SECTION 19. Section 61.9828(b), Education Code, is amended
	244	+	to read as follows:
	245	+	(b) The board shall distribute a copy of the rules adopted
	246	+	under this section and pertinent information regarding this
	247	+	subchapter to:
	248	+	(1) each institution to which this subchapter applies
	249	+	[of higher education and private or independent institution of
	250	+	higher education];
	251	+	(2) any appropriate state agency; and
	252	+	(3) any appropriate professional association.
	253	+	SECTION 20. Section 61.9835(a), Education Code, is amended
64	254		to read as follows:
65	255		(a) The board may provide repayment assistance under this
66	256		subchapter for the repayment of any student loan received by an
67	257		eligible person through an eligible lender that[:
68	258		[(1)] is for education at:
69	259		(1) a public or private institution of higher
70	260		education; or [and]
71	261		(2) a nonprofit, tax-exempt, regionally accredited
72	262		college or university operating in accordance with a memorandum of
73	263		understanding with this state under an executive order issued by
74	264		the governor [is received by an eligible person through an eligible
75	265		lender].
76		-	SECTION 6. As soon as practicable after the effective date
	266	+	SECTION 21. As soon as practicable after the effective date
77	267		of this Act, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall
78	268		adopt any rules necessary to administer the changes in law made by
79	269		this Act.
80		-	SECTION 7. This Act takes effect immediately if it ~~receives~~
81		-	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each ~~house, as~~
82		-	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. ~~If this~~
83		-	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate ~~effect, this~~
84		-	Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
	270	+	SECTION 22. This Act takes effect immediately if it
	271	+	receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
	272	+	house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
	273	+	If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
	274	+	effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019.