89th Legislature, Regular Session
HB 1454
Relating to waivers and reductions of tuition and fees by institutions of higher education.
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By: Tepper H.B. No. 1454 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to waivers and reductions of tuition and fees by institutions of higher education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 54, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 54.018 to read as follows: Sec. 54.018. PROHIBITION ON WAIVER OR REDUCTION OF TUITION OR FEE BASED ON INCOME. (a) This section does not apply to a scholarship or grant awarded under Chapter 56, Education Code. (b) Notwithstanding Section 54.010, the governing board of an institution of higher education may not offer a student a waiver