By: A. Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 5640
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to scholarships and grants awarded by public institutions
of higher education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 51.3525, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
(d-1) This section does not apply to scholarships or grants
an institution of higher education awards to students that are paid
for only with money or endowments the institution receives from a
private source.
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, 2025.