Texas § ED.56.243 - ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE
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§ ED.56.243. ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE
ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE. A general academic teaching institution may elect to participate in the Student Endowment Scholarship and Internship Program. For the institution to make the election, the student government of the institution must determine by official action that the program would benefit the institution. If the student government determines that the program would benefit the institution, in a general election called for that purpose a majority of the students of the institution voting in the election must approve an additional fee and the potential matching grant from the state. If the majority approves the additional fee and potential matching grant from the state, the governing board of the institution shall impose and decide the structure of the additional fee. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1473, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 555 (S.B. 1417 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.
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Section ED.56.243 ("ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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