By: Talarico H.B. No. 68
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to free tuition for youth in foster care.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sec. 54.366, Education Code, is amended by
adding (d) and (e) to read as follows:
(d) The Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board shall notify students in the
conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services
and in grades 9-12 of the availability of an exemption from the
payment of tuition and fees as provided by this section.
(e) The Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board shall develop a digital system that
automatically enrolls eligible students in the state college
tuition waiver program.
SECTION 2. 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.