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


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1941
By: Delisi
Higher Education
3/5/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, the spouse or dependent child of a member of the armed
forces of the United States, who is not assigned to duty in Texas but
previously resided in Texas for a year, is entitled to pay Texas resident
rates at a state institution of higher education.  If the member does not
fulfill the requirement of previous residence in Texas, then the spouse or
the dependent child of the member will have to pay the nonresident Texas
rate, a rate that the spouse or dependent child of the member may not be
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

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001. The Act applies beginning with the fall
semester 2001.