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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement of lawful presence in the United States |
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for receipt of state educational benefits for use at a public or |
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private institution of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.954 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.954. STATE EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS: LAWFUL PRESENCE IN |
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UNITED STATES REQUIRED. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision |
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of this title, a person who is not authorized by law to be present in |
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the United States may not receive from this state an educational |
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benefit, including a scholarship or other financial aid, for use in |
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attending a public or private institution of higher education. |
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(b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall |
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adopt rules as necessary to administer this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.954, Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies beginning with state educational benefits for the 2011 |
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fall semester. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |