85R4313 SRS-F     By: Seliger S.B. No. 887       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a requirement that certain participating institutions   under the student loan program administered by the Texas Higher   Education Coordinating Board provide loan debt information to   students.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 52, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 52.335 to read as follows:          Sec. 52.335.  REQUIRED LOAN DEBT DISCLOSURE.  (a)  This   section applies to a participating higher educational institution   that enrolls one or more students receiving state financial aid   administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.          (b)  A participating higher educational institution to which   this section applies that receives education loan information for a   student enrolled at the institution shall provide to that student   the following information:                (1)  an estimate of the total amount of education loans   previously incurred by the student;                (2)  an estimate of the total payoff amount, or a range   for that amount, for the amount described by Subdivision (1),   including principal and interest;                (3)  an estimate of the monthly repayment amount that   the student may incur for the repayment of the amount described by   Subdivision (1), including principal and interest; and                (4)  an estimate of the percentage of the education   loan borrowing limit applicable to the student based on the   student's dependency status and degree objective.          (c)  A participating higher educational institution is   required to include in the disclosure only education loan debt   information regarding the student that the institution:                (1)  receives or otherwise obtains from the United   States Department of Education's central database for student aid;   and                (2)  may reasonably collect from its own records.          (d)  The disclosure required under this section must:                (1)  identify the types of education loans included in   the institution's estimates; and                (2)  include:                      (A)  a statement that the disclosure is not a   complete and official record of the student's education loan debt,   together with an explanation regarding why the disclosure may not   be complete or accurate; and                      (B)  a statement that the institution's estimates   are general in nature and are not intended as a guarantee or   promise.          (e)  A participating higher educational institution does not   incur liability for any representation made under this section.          (f)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall   adopt rules for the administration of this section.          SECTION 2.  Section 52.335, Education Code, as added by this   Act, applies beginning with the 2018-2019 academic year.          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, 2017.