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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the determination of resident status of students by |
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public institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.052, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a |
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person who is not authorized by law to be present in the United |
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States may not be considered a resident of this state for purposes |
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of this title. |
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SECTION 2. Section 54.055, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an institution of |
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higher education may not, on the basis of Section 54.052(c), |
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reclassify as a nonresident of this state a student classified as a |
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resident under Section 54.052(a)(3) if, not later than the |
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beginning of the 2015-2016 academic year, the student has completed |
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at least 30 semester credit hours at an institution of higher |
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education. |
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SECTION 3. Except as provided by Section 54.055(c), |
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Education Code, as added by this Act, a public institution of higher |
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education in this state may, for any semester or academic term, |
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before the beginning of that semester or academic term, reclassify |
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as a nonresident a student previously classified as a resident of |
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this state by the institution or another public institution of |
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higher education in this state before the enactment of Section |
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54.052(c), Education Code, as added by this Act, if the student is |
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not authorized by law to be present in the United States. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |