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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting discrimination based on a student's |
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secondary school in awarding certain financial aid for 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. Section 56.455, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 56.455. INITIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR LOAN. To be eligible |
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initially for a Texas B-On-time loan, a person must: |
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(1) be a resident of this state under Section 54.052 or |
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be entitled, as a child of a member of the armed forces of the United |
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States, to pay tuition at the rate provided for residents of this |
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state under Section 54.058; |
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(2) meet one of the following academic requirements: |
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(A) be a graduate of a public or [accredited] |
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private high school in this state who graduated not earlier than the |
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2002-2003 school year under the recommended or advanced high school |
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program established under Section 28.025(a) or its equivalent; |
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(B) be a graduate of a high school operated by the |
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United States Department of Defense who: |
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(i) graduated from that school not earlier |
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than the 2002-2003 school year; and |
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(ii) at the time of graduation from that |
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school was a dependent child of a member of the armed forces of the |
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United States; or |
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(C) have received an associate degree from an |
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eligible institution not earlier than May 1, 2005; |
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(3) be enrolled for a full course load for an |
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undergraduate student, as determined by the coordinating board, in |
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an undergraduate degree or certificate program at an eligible |
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institution; |
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(4) be eligible for federal financial aid, except that |
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a person is not required to meet any financial need requirement |
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applicable to a particular federal financial aid program; and |
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(5) comply with any additional nonacademic |
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requirement adopted by the coordinating board under this |
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subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act in amending |
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Section 56.455, Education Code, applies beginning with student |
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financial aid awarded for the 2008-2009 academic year. The change |
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in law does not affect student financial aid awarded for an academic |
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period before that academic year, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1250 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1250 on May 25, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1250 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |