88R2745 MM-D
By: Hinojosa H.B. No. 1044
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the issuance of a transcript by a postsecondary
educational institution to a student who is in default on certain
student loans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 51.9715, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:
(c) A postsecondary educational institution may not refuse
to issue a transcript to a current or former student based solely on
the student's default on a student loan administered by the
coordinating board.
(d) If a postsecondary educational institution charges a
fee in connection with the issuance of a transcript under this
section, the amount of the fee must be the same for each student
regardless of whether the student is in default on a student loan
administered by the coordinating board.
(e) In this section:
(1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board.
(2) "Postsecondary educational institution" includes
an institution of higher education and a private or independent
institution of higher education as those terms are defined by
Section 61.003.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.