Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2848 Compare Versions

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1	1	89R11461 AND-D
2	2	By: Dutton H.B. No. 2848
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to an exemption from or refund of tuition and fees for
10	10	certain lower-division students enrolled at Texas Southern
11	11	University or Prairie View A&M University.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 54, Education Code, is
14	14	amended by adding Section 54.220 to read as follows:
15	15	Sec. 54.220. EXEMPTION FOR LOWER-DIVISION STUDENTS AT
16	16	CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) An entering freshman
17	17	student enrolled at Texas Southern University or Prairie View A&M
18	18	University is entitled to a refund of tuition and required fees paid
19	19	by the student under this chapter for the first semester or term for
20	20	which the student enrolls at that university if the student:
21	21	(1) graduated from a private high school, including a
22	22	home school, or public high school in this state;
23	23	(2) is classified as a Texas resident under Subchapter
24	24	B; and
25	25	(3) for all courses attempted that initial semester or
26	26	term earns a grade point average of at least 2.0 on a four-point
27	27	scale or the equivalent.
28	28	(b) To receive a refund under Subsection (a), the student
29	29	must apply to the university in the manner required by the
30	30	university not later than the first anniversary of the last class
31	31	day of the semester or term.
32	32	(c) A student enrolled at Texas Southern University or
33	33	Prairie View A&M University is exempt from the payment of tuition
34	34	and required fees authorized by this chapter for a semester or term
35	35	of the student's first two academic years, other than a semester or
36	36	term described by Subsection (a), at that university if the
37	37	student:
38	38	(1) graduated from a private high school, including a
39	39	home school, or public high school in this state;
40	40	(2) is classified as a Texas resident under Subchapter
41	41	B; and
42	42	(3) maintains an overall grade-point average of at
43	43	least 2.0 on a four-point scale or the equivalent for all prior
44	44	coursework attempted at the university.
45	45	(d) A student receiving an exemption under this section for
46	46	one or more semesters or terms may not enroll for the student's
47	47	third academic year at the university until the student passes an
48	48	examination to be selected and administered by the university for
49	49	that purpose.
50	50	(e) A university to which this section applies may fund
51	51	tuition and fee refunds and exemptions under this section from
52	52	local funds or from funds appropriated to the university. The
53	53	university may but is not required to provide tuition and fee
54	54	refunds or exemptions beyond those funded through state
55	55	appropriations specifically designated for this purpose.
56	56	(f) A person may not receive a refund or exemption under
57	57	this section for a semester or term that begins after the 2044-2045
58	58	academic year. This section expires September 1, 2046.
59	59	SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with tuition and fees
60	60	charged for the 2025 fall semester.
61	61	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
62	62	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
63	63	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
64	64	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
65	65	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.