Texas HB277 encourages eligible students in foster or residential care to claim tuition and fee exemptions at public higher education institutions.

Texas HB277 amends the Education Code to require the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop outreach programs for tuition and fee exemptions for students in foster or residential care. These programs must provide informational materials to residential child-care facilities, adoptive parents, and schools. The bill also mandates a streamlined eligibility determination and application process for these exemptions, designed to reduce administrative burden and allow electronic applications.

Texas HB277 encourages eligible students in foster or residential care to claim tuition and fee exemptions at public higher education institutions.

Texas HB277 amends the Education Code to require the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop outreach programs for tuition and fee exemptions for students in foster or residential care. These programs must provide informational materials to residential child-care facilities, adoptive parents, and schools. The bill also mandates a streamlined eligibility determination and application process for these exemptions, designed to reduce administrative burden and allow electronic applications.