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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to temporary limitations on the total amount of tuition |
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charged to a student by a four-year public institution of higher |
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education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 54, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 54.0514 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.0514. TEMPORARY LIMITATION ON TOTAL AMOUNT OF |
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TUITION. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "General academic teaching institution" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(2) "Tuition" includes: |
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(A) tuition for which the rates are prescribed by |
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this chapter; and |
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(B) tuition charged by an institution of higher |
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education under Section 54.0513 or another law authorizing an |
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institution to establish tuition rates. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 54.0513 or another law |
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authorizing an institution of higher education to establish tuition |
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rates, the total amount of tuition charged by a general academic |
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teaching institution to a student for the 2011-2012, 2012-2013, |
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2013-2014, or 2014-2015 academic year may not exceed the total |
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amount of tuition that the institution would have charged under |
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this chapter to a similarly situated student for the 2010-2011 |
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academic year. |
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(c) For purposes of this section, students are similarly |
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situated if they share the same residency status, degree program, |
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course load, course level, tuition exemption status, and other |
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circumstances affecting the tuition charged to the student. |
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(d) This section does not ensure that the total amount of |
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tuition charged to an individual student does not increase based on |
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a change in the student's residency status, degree program, course |
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load, course level, tuition exemption status, or other circumstance |
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affecting the tuition charged to the student. |
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(e) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt |
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rules as necessary to administer this section. |
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(f) This section expires August 31, 2015. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |