Bill Text: TX HB739 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed

Texas House Bill 739 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to tuition and fees for certain military spouses and dependents.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-15 - Left pending in committee [HB739 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB739-Engrossed.html

	86R2123 JRJ-D

	By: Harless, Guillen, Raymond, Canales,	H.B. No. 739
	Lozano



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to tuition and fees for certain military spouses and
	dependents.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 54.241(g), Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(g) If a member of the Armed Forces of the United States is
	stationed outside Texas, an [~~and the member's spouse or child~~
	~~establishes residence in Texas by residing in Texas and by filing~~
	~~with the Texas institution of higher education at which the spouse~~
	~~or child plans to register a letter of intent to establish residence~~
	~~in Texas, the~~] institution of higher education shall:
	(1) permit the member's spouse or child to pay the
	tuition, fees, and other charges provided for Texas residents
	without regard to the length of time that the spouse or child has
	resided in Texas if the spouse or child establishes residence in
	Texas by residing in Texas and by filing with the Texas institution
	of higher education at which the spouse or child plans to register a
	letter of intent to establish residence in Texas; and
	(2) permit the member's spouse to pay the tuition,
	fees, and other charges provided for Texas residents if the spouse:
	(A) graduated from a public or private high
	school in this state or received the equivalent of a high school
	diploma in this state; and
	(B) maintained a domicile in this state
	continuously for at least one year before the member was assigned to
	duty outside Texas.
	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies
	beginning with tuition and fees charged for the 2019 fall semester.
	SECTION 3. 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. If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2019.