87R8268 KSD-D     By: Guillen H.B. No. 2674       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the agreement requirements for receiving a scholarship   under the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 61.9773, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:          (a-1)  An agreement under this section must allow a student,   on completion of an undergraduate degree program and before   entering into a commitment or contract for military service   described by Subsection (a)(3), to complete a graduate or   postgraduate degree program at a public or private institution of   higher education in this state. The board shall adopt rules for the   administration of this subsection.          SECTION 2.  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board   shall adopt rules for the administration of Section 61.9773(a-1),   Education Code, as added by this Act, as soon as practicable after   this Act takes effect.          SECTION 3.  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, 2021.