HBA-LJP H.B. 1941 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1941
By: Delisi
Higher Education
67/10/2001
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under previous state law, the spouse or dependent child of a member of the
armed forces of the United States, who was not assigned to duty in Texas
but previously resided in Texas for a year, was entitled to pay Texas
resident rates at a state institution of higher education.  If the member
did not fulfill the requirement of one year of previous residence in Texas,
then the spouse or the dependent child of the member would have to pay the
nonresident Texas rate, a rate that the spouse or dependent child of the
member may not have been able to afford.  House Bill 1941 lowers the time
period that the member must have previously lived in Texas from one year to
six months. 

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 1941 amends the Education Code to lower, from 12 months to 6
months, the time period that a member of the armed forces of the United
States, who is not assigned to duty in Texas, must have previously resided
in Texas for the member's spouse or dependent child to be entitled to pay
tuition, fees, and other charges provided for Texas residents at an
institution of higher education. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

June 11, 2001.  The Act applies beginning with the fall semester 2001.