By: Talarico H.B. No. 68       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to free tuition for youth in foster care.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sec. 54.366, Education Code, is amended by   adding (d) and (e) to read as follows:          (d)  The Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher   Education Coordinating Board shall notify students in the   conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services   and in grades 9-12 of the availability of an exemption from the   payment of tuition and fees as provided by this section.          (e)  The Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher   Education Coordinating Board shall develop a digital system that   automatically enrolls eligible students in the state college   tuition waiver program.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2023.