85R9867 KSD-D     By: Muñoz, Jr. H.B. No. 1836       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to limitations on the amount of tuition charged by certain   public institutions of higher education.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 54, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 54.0514 to read as follows:          Sec. 54.0514.  LIMITATION ON TOTAL AMOUNT OF TUITION. (a)   In this section:                (1)  "General academic teaching institution" has the   meaning assigned by Section 61.003.                (2)  "Tuition" includes:                      (A)  tuition for which the rates are prescribed by   this chapter; and                      (B)  tuition charged by a general academic   teaching institution under Section 54.0513 or another law   authorizing an institution to establish tuition rates.          (a-1)  Notwithstanding Section 54.0513 or another law   authorizing an institution to establish tuition rates, the total   amount of tuition charged by a general academic teaching   institution to a student for the 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021,   or 2021-2022 academic year may not exceed the total amount of   tuition that the institution would have charged under this chapter   to a similarly situated student for the 2016-2017 academic year.     This subsection expires August 31, 2022.          (b)  Notwithstanding Section 54.0513 or another law   authorizing an institution to establish tuition rates, the total   amount of tuition charged by a general academic teaching   institution to a student for the 2022-2023 academic year or a   subsequent academic year may not exceed the total amount of tuition   that the institution would have charged under this chapter to a   similarly situated student for the 2016-2017 academic year by more   than 65 percent.          (c)  For purposes of this section, students are similarly   situated if they share the same residency status, degree program,   course load, course level, tuition exemption status, and other   circumstances affecting the tuition charged to the student.          (d)  This section does not ensure that the total amount of   tuition charged to an individual student does not increase based on   a change in the student's residency status, degree program, course   load, course level, tuition exemption status, or other circumstance   affecting the tuition charged to the student.          (e)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt   rules as necessary to administer this section.          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, 2017.