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TX Educ Code § 54.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter B. Tuition Rates|Section 54.056. Errors in Classification

Sec. 54.056.  ERRORS IN CLASSIFICATION.  (a)  If an institution of higher education erroneously classifies a person as a resident of this state and the person is not entitled or permitted to pay resident tuition under this subchapter, the institution of higher education shall charge nonresident tuition to the person beginning with the first academic term that begins after the date the institution discovers the error.  Not earlier than the first day of that term, regardless of whether the person is still enrolled at the institution, the institution may request the person to pay the difference between resident and nonresident tuition for an earlier term as permitted by Section 54.057.  For nonpayment of the amount owed, the institution may impose sanctions only as provided by that section.  The institution may not require payment as a condition for any subsequent enrollment by the person in the institution.(b)  Regardless of the reason for the error, if an institution of higher education erroneously classifies a person as a nonresident of this state, the institution shall charge resident tuition to the person beginning with the academic term in which the institution discovers the error.  The institution immediately shall refund to the person the amount of tuition the person paid in excess of resident tuition.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 888 (S.B. 1528), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 54.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter B. Tuition Rates|Section 54.057. Liability for Unpaid Nonresident Tuition

Sec. 54.057.  LIABILITY FOR UNPAID NONRESIDENT TUITION.  (a)  The following persons are liable for the difference between resident and nonresident tuition for each academic term in which the person pays resident tuition as the result of an erroneous classification under this subchapter:(1)  a person who, in a timely manner after the information becomes available or on request by the institution of higher education, fails to provide to the institution information that the person reasonably should know would be relevant to an accurate classification by the institution under this subchapter; or(2)  a person who provides false information to the institution that the person reasonably should know could lead to an erroneous classification by the institution under this subchapter.(b)  The person shall pay the applicable amount to the institution not later than the 30th day after the date the person is notified of the person's liability for the amount owed.  After receiving the notice and until the amount is paid in full, the person is not entitled to receive from the institution a certificate or diploma, if not yet awarded on the date of the notice, or official transcript that is based at least partially on or includes credit for courses taken while the person was erroneously classified as a resident of this state.(c)  A person who is erroneously classified as a resident of this state under this subchapter but who is entitled or permitted to pay resident tuition under this subchapter is not liable for the difference between resident and nonresident tuition under this section.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3354, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1971;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 620, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1392, Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 888 (S.B. 1528), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 54.0601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter B. Tuition Rates|Section 54.0601. Nonresident Tuition Rates at Certain Institutions

Sec. 54.0601.  NONRESIDENT TUITION RATES AT CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.  On the written request of the governing board of a general academic teaching institution located not more than 100 miles from the boundary of this state with another state, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may set a nonresident tuition rate that is lower than the nonresident tuition rate otherwise provided by this chapter if the coordinating board determines that the lower rate is in the best interest of the institution and will not cause unreasonable harm to any other institution of higher education.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 451, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 54.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter B. Tuition Rates|Section 54.061. Reduced Designated Tuition Rates for Courses Provided During Off-Peak Hours at Certain Institutions

Sec. 54.061.  REDUCED DESIGNATED TUITION RATES FOR COURSES PROVIDED DURING OFF-PEAK HOURS AT CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.  (a)  This section applies only to a course offered by an institution of higher education:(1)  beginning at 6 p.m. or later during a weekday;(2)  on weekends; or(3)  at other times when the institution's instructional facilities would otherwise be underutilized, as determined by the governing board of the institution.(b)  In accordance with coordinating board rules and for the purposes stated in Section 61.0592, the governing board of an institution of higher education to which Section 61.0592 applies may establish tuition rates under Section 54.0513 for a course described by Subsection (a) that are not more than 25 percent lower than the rates that would otherwise apply to the course under that section.(c)  This section applies only if the legislature specifically appropriates money to institutions to which Section 61.0592 applies for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2009, to cover the tuition revenue lost to the institutions by the application of this section.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 598 (H.B. 120), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 54.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter B. Tuition Rates|Section 54.075. Coordinating Board Rules; Supplementation of Rules by Institutions Limited

Sec. 54.075.  COORDINATING BOARD RULES; SUPPLEMENTATION OF RULES BY INSTITUTIONS LIMITED.  (a)  The coordinating board shall adopt rules to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.(b)  An institution of higher education may not require a person to provide evidence of resident status that is not required by coordinating board rule.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 888 (S.B. 1528), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 54.2002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.2002. Exemptions and Waivers for State-Funded Courses Only

Sec. 54.2002.  EXEMPTIONS AND WAIVERS FOR STATE-FUNDED COURSES ONLY.  Notwithstanding any other law, a mandatory or discretionary exemption or waiver from the payment of tuition or other fees under this subchapter or another provision of this code applies only to courses for which an institution of higher education receives formula funding.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (S.B. 1210), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 54.2031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.2031. Dependent Children of Residents Who Are Members of Armed Forces Deployed on Combat Duty

Sec. 54.2031.  DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED ON COMBAT DUTY.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Child" includes a stepchild or adopted child.(2)  "Dependent" means a person who:(A)  is claimed as a dependent on a federal income tax return filed for the preceding year; or(B)  will be claimed as a dependent on a federal income tax return filed for the current year.(b)  The governing board of an institution of higher education shall exempt from the payment of tuition at the institution a dependent child of a member of the armed forces of the United States who is a resident of this state or is entitled to pay resident tuition under this chapter, for any semester or other academic term during which the member of the armed forces is deployed on active duty for the purpose of engaging in a combative military operation outside the United States.(c)  The governing board of an institution of higher education granting an exemption under this section shall require each applicant claiming the exemption to submit satisfactory evidence that the applicant qualifies for the exemption.(d)  A person may not receive an exemption provided for by this section for more than a cumulative total of 150 semester credit hours.(e)  A person may not receive an exemption under this section if the person is in default on a loan made or guaranteed for educational purposes by the State of Texas.(f)  In determining whether to admit a person to any certificate program or any baccalaureate, graduate, postgraduate, or professional degree program, an institution of higher education may not consider the fact that the person is eligible for an exemption under this section.(g)  In its appropriations to institutions of higher education, the legislature shall, based on availability, provide sufficient money to cover the full costs of the exemptions provided for by this section.(h)  If sufficient money is not available to cover the full costs to the institutions of higher education of the exemptions provided for by this section, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall prorate the available funding to each institution for purposes of this section in proportion to the total amount the institution would otherwise be entitled to receive for purposes of this section.  An institution is required to grant an exemption from the payment of tuition under this section only to the extent money is available for that purpose.(i)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (S.B. 639), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 54.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.206. Foreign Service Officers

Sec. 54.206.  FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS.  A foreign service officer employed by the United States Department of State and enrolled in an institution of higher education is entitled to pay the tuition and fees at the rates provided for Texas residents if the person is assigned to an office of the department of state that is located in a foreign nation that borders on this state.|Transferred and redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.070 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.211. Faculty and Dependents

Sec. 54.211.  FACULTY AND DEPENDENTS.  A teacher or professor of an institution of higher education, and the spouse and children of such a teacher or professor, are entitled to register in an institution of higher education by paying the tuition fee and other fees or charges required for Texas residents without regard to the length of time the teacher or professor has resided in Texas.  A teacher or professor of an institution of higher education and the teacher's or professor's family are entitled to the benefit of this section if the teacher or professor is employed at least one-half time on a regular monthly salary basis by an institution of higher education.|Transferred and redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.059 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.212. Teaching or Research Assistant

Sec. 54.212.  TEACHING OR RESEARCH ASSISTANT.  A teaching assistant or research assistant of any institution of higher education and the spouse and children of such a teaching assistant or research assistant are entitled to register in a state institution of higher education by paying the tuition fees and other fees or charges required for Texas residents under Section 54.051 of this code, without regard to the length of time the assistant has resided in Texas, if the assistant is employed at least one-half time in a teaching or research assistant position which relates to the assistant's degree program under rules and regulations established by the employer institution.|Transferred and redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.063 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.213 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.213. Scholarship Student

Sec. 54.213.  SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT.  (a)  An institution of higher education may charge a nonresident student who holds a competitive scholarship of at least $1,000 for the academic year or summer term for which the student is enrolled resident tuition and fees without regard to the length of time the student has resided in Texas.  The student must compete with other students, including Texas residents, for the scholarship and the scholarship must be awarded by a scholarship committee officially recognized by the administration and be approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under criteria developed by the coordinating board.(b)  The total number of students at an institution paying resident tuition under this section for a particular semester may not exceed five percent of the total number of students registered at the institution for the same semester of the preceding academic year.(c)  Expired.(d)  The difference between tuition charged to the student under this section and the tuition the student would be charged if this section did not apply to the student shall not be accounted for in such a way as to reduce the general revenue appropriation to an institution of higher education that charges a nonresident student resident tuition and fees under this section.|Transferred and redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.064 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.214 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.214. Biomedical Research Program; Scholarship Student

Sec. 54.214.  BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM; SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT.  A student is entitled to pay the fees and charges required of Texas residents without regard to the length of time the student has resided in Texas if the student:(1)  holds a competitive academic scholarship or stipend;(2)  is accepted in a clinical and biomedical research training program designed to lead to both doctor of medicine and doctor of philosophy degrees; and(3)  is either a nonresident or a citizen of a country other than the United States of America.|Transferred and redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.065 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.216 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.216. Students Enrolled in Course for Concurrent High School and College-Level Credit; Optional Waiver

Sec. 54.216.  STUDENTS ENROLLED IN COURSE FOR CONCURRENT HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE-LEVEL CREDIT; OPTIONAL WAIVER.  The governing board of an institution of higher education may waive all or part of the tuition and fees charged by the institution for a student enrolled in a course for which the student is entitled to simultaneously receive both:(1)  course credit toward the student's high school academic requirements; and(2)  course credit toward a degree offered by the institution.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 812, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.217 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.217. Students Enrolled in Fully Funded Courses; Optional Waiver

Sec. 54.217.  STUDENTS ENROLLED IN FULLY FUNDED COURSES; OPTIONAL WAIVER.  The governing board of an institution of higher education may waive tuition and fees for students attending courses that are fully funded by federal or other sources.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 327, Sec. 1, eff. June 8, 1995.  Renumbered from Sec. 54.212 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(11), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.218 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.218. Distance Learning or Off-Campus Courses; Optional Waiver

Sec. 54.218.  DISTANCE LEARNING OR OFF-CAMPUS COURSES; OPTIONAL WAIVER.  The governing board of an institution of higher education may waive a fee it is authorized to charge if the board determines that:(1)  a student is enrolled only in distance learning courses or other off-campus courses of the institution;(2)  the student cannot reasonably be expected to use the activities, services, or facilities on which the fee is based; and(3)  the waiver of the fee will not materially impair the ability of the institution either to service any debt on which the fee is based or to offer or operate the particular activity, service, or facility supported by the fee.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1073, Sec. 1.03, eff. Aug. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 54.214 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(12), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.221 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.221. The University of Texas System; Science and Technology Development, Management, and Transfer

Sec. 54.221.  THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT, AND TRANSFER.  To the extent provided for in an agreement authorized by Section 65.45, a person employed by the entity with whom the system enters into such an agreement, or the person's spouse or child, may pay the tuition and fees charged to residents of this state when enrolled in an institution of The University of Texas System.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.222 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.222. Economic Development and Diversification

Sec. 54.222.  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION.  (a)  A person who registers at an institution of higher education without having established resident status in this state under Section 54.052 is entitled to pay tuition and required fees at the rate provided for residents of this state if:(1)  the person or, as determined by coordinating board rule, an adult member of the person's family who resides in the person's household and is a primary caretaker of the person establishes by the institution's enrollment date a residence in this state as a result of the person's or caretaker's employment by a business or organization that, not earlier than five years before the enrollment date, became established in this state as part of the program of state economic development and diversification authorized by the law of this state; and(2)  the person files with that institution of higher education a letter of intent to establish residency in this state.(b)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in consultation with the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office, shall establish procedures to determine:(1)  whether a business or organization meets the requirements of this section; and(2)  the date on which the business or organization became established in this state as part of the program of state economic development and diversification.|Transferred and redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.066 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.223 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.223. Tuition Rates for Olympic Athletes

Sec. 54.223.  TUITION RATES FOR OLYMPIC ATHLETES.  (a)  A person enrolled in The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley or Texas Southmost College is entitled to pay tuition and fees at the rates provided for Texas residents if the person:(1)  is in residence and in training as a participating athlete in a Community Olympic Development Program or at a United States Olympic training center located in this state;(2)  is residing permanently or temporarily in this state while in training as a participating athlete:(A)  in a Community Olympic Development Program located in this state; or(B)  at a United States Olympic training center located in this state in a program approved by the governing body for the athlete's Olympic sport; or(3)  is residing permanently or temporarily in this state while in training as a participating athlete at a facility in this state approved by the governing body for the athlete's Olympic sport, in a program approved by that body.(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is entitled to pay resident tuition and fees only as permitted by this section is not considered a Texas resident under this subchapter for purposes of a financial aid program offered by this state.|Transferred and redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.073 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 188 (S.B. 1467), Sec. 2, eff. May 30, 2021.|