S.B. No. 646
AN ACT
relating to formula funding for certain nonresident students
enrolled at Lamar State College--Orange.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 61.059, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (n-1) to read as follows:
(n-1) In the formula applicable to Lamar State
College--Orange for funding instruction and administration, the
board shall include any contact hours taught through distance
education to students enrolled at that college who reside in
another state and:
(1) as permitted by Section 54.231(a), pay tuition at
the rate charged to residents of this state; and
(2) reside in a county or parish in the other state
that is contiguous to the county in which the college is located.
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.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 646 passed the Senate on
April 20, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 646 passed the House on
May 19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 122, Nays 21, two
present not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
______________________________
Date
______________________________
Governor