87R2876 CXP-D     By: Fierro H.B. No. 27       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a limitation on the amount of a fee charged by a public   institution of higher education for the issuance of an official   transcript.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 54, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 54.5042 to read as follows:          Sec. 54.5042.  LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF TRANSCRIPT FEE. The   governing board of an institution of higher education may not   charge a fee of more than $10 for the issuance of an official   transcript.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with requests for an   official transcript submitted to a public institution of higher   education on or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.