87R8268 KSD-D
By: Guillen H.B. No. 2674
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the agreement requirements for receiving a scholarship
under the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 61.9773, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) An agreement under this section must allow a student,
on completion of an undergraduate degree program and before
entering into a commitment or contract for military service
described by Subsection (a)(3), to complete a graduate or
postgraduate degree program at a public or private institution of
higher education in this state. The board shall adopt rules for the
administration of this subsection.
SECTION 2. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
shall adopt rules for the administration of Section 61.9773(a-1),
Education Code, as added by this Act, as soon as practicable after
this Act takes effect.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.