Bill Text: TX HB844 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to a limitation on the amount of a fee charged by a public institution of higher education for the issuance of an official transcript.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-06 - Left pending in committee [HB844 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB844-Introduced.html
  86R7456 SOS-D
 
  By: Guillen H.B. No. 844
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a limitation on the amount of a fee charged by a public
  institution of higher education for the issuance of an official
  transcript.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 54, Education Code, is
  amended by adding Section 54.5042 to read as follows:
         Sec. 54.5042.  LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF TRANSCRIPT FEE. The
  governing board of an institution of higher education may not
  charge a fee of more than $10 for the issuance of an official
  transcript.
         SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with requests for an
  official transcript submitted to a public institution of higher
  education on or after the effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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