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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to determination of resident status. |
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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 to |
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read as follows: |
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DETERMINATION OF RESIDENT STATUS. (a) Subject to the other |
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applicable provisions of this subchapter governing the |
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determination of resident status, the following persons are |
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considered residents of this state for purposes of this title: |
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(1) a person who: |
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(A) established a domicile in this state not |
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later than one year before the census date of the academic term in |
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which the person is enrolled in an institution of higher education; |
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and |
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(B) maintained that domicile continuously for |
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the year preceding that census date; |
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(2) a dependent whose parent: |
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(A) established a domicile in this state not |
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later than one year before the census date of the academic term in |
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which the dependent is enrolled in an institution of higher |
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education; and |
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(B) maintained that domicile continuously for |
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the year preceding that census date. ; and
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(3) a person who:
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(A)
graduated from a public or private high
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school in this state or received the equivalent of a high school
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diploma in this state; and
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(B)
maintained a residence continuously in this
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state for:
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(i)
the three years preceding the date of
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graduation or receipt of the diploma equivalent, as applicable; and
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(ii)
the year preceding the census date of
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the academic term in which the person is enrolled in an institution
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of higher education.
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(b) For purposes of this section, the domicile of a |
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dependent's parent is presumed to be the domicile of the dependent. |
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unless the person establishes eligibility for resident status under
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Subsection (a)(3).
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |