Jay Dean, Texas State Representative of 7th district | https://www.jaydeanfortexas.com/
Jay Dean, Texas State Representative of 7th district | https://www.jaydeanfortexas.com/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill mandates that public institutions of higher education in Texas shall exempt certain peace officers from paying tuition and laboratory fees for law enforcement-related degree programs. Eligible students must be employed as peace officers by the state or its political subdivisions, be enrolled in a qualifying program as determined by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, make satisfactory academic progress, and apply for the exemption at least one week before the last registration day of the semester. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is tasked with adopting rules for these exemptions. The changes apply to fees starting with the 2025 fall semester, with the act taking effect immediately if a two-thirds majority is achieved in both legislative houses; otherwise, the act becomes effective Sept. 1, 2025.
Jay Dean, chair of the House Committee on Insurance and member of the House Committee on Energy Resources, proposed one other bill during the 89(R) legislative session.
Dean graduated from Louisiana State University in 1975 with a BA.
Jay Dean is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 7th House district. He replaced previous state representative David Simpson in 2017.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1940 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the clarification of the authority of an appraisal office to approve and implement a plan providing for the reappraisal of property in the appraisal district less frequently than annually |
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