88R11682 JRJ-D
By: Bumgarner H.B. No. 4617
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirements for an electronic system to monitor
tuition and fee exemptions for veterans and military personnel and
their dependents.
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) copies of any documentation required from an
individual attending the institution for the receipt of benefits
for the semester; and
(6) any other information required by the commission.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply
beginning with the 2023 fall semester.
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, 2023.