HBA-SEP, JLV H.B. 1672 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1672
By: Green
Higher Education
3/18/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, to be eligible for a TEXAS grant, a person must graduate from a
public or accredited private high school.  This requirement excludes Texas
home-school families who the Texas Home School Coalition (THSC) estimates
to be near 100,000.  House Bill 1672 removes the stipulation that a person
must graduate from an accredited high school to be initially eligible for a
TEXAS grant. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1672 amends the Education Code to provide that a person who
graduates from any private high school is initially eligible for a TEXAS
grant.  The bill extends, until January 1, 2003, the enrollment deadline
for a person who graduated from an unaccredited high school and is eligible
for a TEXAS grant for the 2001-2002 academic year. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.