TITLE: Relating to the eligibility of tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents; requiring a fiscal impact study.

SUMMARY: Relating to the eligibility of tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents; requiring a fiscal impact study.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the eligibility of tuition and fee exemptions for certain military personnel and their dependents; requiring a fiscal impact study. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 54.341(l), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (l) To be eligible to receive an exemption under Subsection (k), the child must: (1) be a student who is classified as a resident under Subchapter Bwhen the child enrolls in an institution of higher education; (2) have submitted the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and applied for any student financial assistance for the which the child may be eligible; and SECTION 2. Section 54.341, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (m) to read as follows: (m) The value of an exemption to which a child is eligible under Subsection (k) is limited to the net difference between the tuition and fees to which the exemption applies and the total amount of other grants or scholarships awarded to the child. SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply beginning with tuition and fees for the 2013 fall semester. SECTION 4. Section 61.0906, Education Code is added as follows: Sec. 61.0906. REPORTS TO JOINT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. (a) Not later June 1, 2014, the board shall submit to the Joint Oversight Committee on Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency a written report detailing the fiscal impact of Section 54.341, Education Code on public institutions of higher education. (b) The report shall include a 25 year analysis of the prospective fiscal impact to public institutions of higher education. (b) This section expires August 31, 2015. SECTION 5. 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.