S.B. No. 1338 amends the Education Code to expand tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education to include the siblings of certain military personnel. Specifically, the bill allows siblings to qualify for these exemptions if the military member does not have a spouse or child. The bill also clarifies that the exemptions apply to the spouse or sibling of military members who have been killed in action, died while in service, are missing in action, or have become totally and permanently disabled due to service-related injuries.

Additionally, the bill modifies the qualifications for exemptions by specifying that to be eligible, the spouse, child, or sibling must be classified as a resident at the time of registration. The changes will take effect starting with tuition and fees charged for the fall semester of 2025, while any charges prior to that will be governed by the existing law.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Education Code 54.341 (Education Code 54)