Bill > HB582

This bill amends the Education Code to exempt certain paramedics employed by a political subdivision of Texas from paying tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education when enrolled in emergency medical services courses. The bill outlines the specific requirements and limitations for this exemption, including that the student must maintain satisfactory academic progress, the exemption does not apply to certain additional fees, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board must adopt rules governing the exemption. The bill applies beginning with the 2021 fall semester, and it will take immediate effect if it receives a two-thirds vote of all members of each legislative chamber, or otherwise take effect on September 1, 2021.