Bill Text: TX HB690 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to reimbursing public institutions of higher education for tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-10 - Referred to Higher Education [HB690 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB690-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to reimbursing public institutions of higher education for tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-10 - Referred to Higher Education [HB690 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB690-Comm_Sub.html
83R17174 JRJ-F | |||
By: Lewis, Naishtat | H.B. No. 690 | ||
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 690: | |||
By: Darby | C.S.H.B. No. 690 |
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relating to reimbursing public institutions of higher education for | ||
tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their | ||
dependents. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 54.341, Education Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (o) to read as follows: | ||
(o) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall | ||
reimburse an institution of higher education for all or a portion of | ||
the cost to the institution in providing exemptions under this | ||
section if any legislative appropriation is made to the | ||
coordinating board for that purpose. If the amount appropriated, | ||
if any, is insufficient to fully reimburse each institution under | ||
this subsection for a state fiscal year, the coordinating board | ||
shall provide the reimbursements based on the proportionate costs | ||
to the institutions in providing the exemptions. The coordinating | ||
board may use a reasonable portion of the money appropriated to the | ||
coordinating board for the purpose of this subsection, not to | ||
exceed one percent, for the costs of administering this subsection. | ||
The coordinating board by rule shall establish procedures for an | ||
institution to: | ||
(1) request reimbursement under this subsection; and | ||
(2) submit data requested by the coordinating board as | ||
necessary to administer this subsection. | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies | ||
beginning with tuition and fee exemptions granted for the 2013 fall | ||
semester. | ||
SECTION 3. 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, 2013. |