TX Educ Code § 61.2251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter F. Tuition Equalization Grants|Section 61.2251. Eligibility for Grant; Persons Initially Awarded Grants During or After 2005-2006 Academic Year

Sec. 61.2251.  ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT; PERSONS INITIALLY AWARDED GRANTS DURING OR AFTER 2005-2006 ACADEMIC YEAR.  (a)  This section does not apply to a person who initially received a tuition equalization grant before the 2005-2006 academic year.(b)  To be eligible for a tuition equalization grant in the first academic year in which the person receives the grant, a person must:(1)  be a Texas resident as defined under Subchapter B, Chapter 54, and meet, at a minimum, the resident requirements defined by law for Texas resident tuition in fully state-supported institutions of higher education;(2)  be enrolled in at least three-fourths of a full course load conforming to an individual degree plan in an approved college or university;(3)  be required to pay more tuition than is required at a public college or university and be charged no less than the regular tuition required of all students enrolled at the institution;(4)  establish financial need in accordance with procedures and regulations of the coordinating board;(5)  not be a recipient of any form of athletic scholarship while receiving a tuition equalization grant;(6)  make satisfactory academic progress toward a degree or certificate as determined by the institution at which the person is enrolled; and(7)  have complied with other requirements adopted by the coordinating board under this subchapter.(c)  After qualifying for a tuition equalization grant under Subsection (b), a person may receive a tuition equalization grant in a subsequent academic year in which the person is enrolled at an approved institution only if the person:(1)  meets the requirements of Subsection (b), including, as of the end of the full academic year in which the person initially receives a tuition equalization grant, making satisfactory academic progress toward a degree or certificate as determined by the institution at which the person is enrolled;(2)  as of the end of each subsequent academic year in which the person receives a tuition equalization grant, has completed at least:(A)  24 semester credit hours in the person's most recent full academic year, if the person is enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program; or(B)  18 semester credit hours in the person's most recent full academic year, if the person is enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program;(3)  has earned an overall grade point average of at least 2.5 on a four-point scale or the equivalent on coursework previously attempted at public or private institutions of higher education; and(4)  has completed at least 75 percent of the semester credit hours attempted in the person's most recent full academic year.(d)  Notwithstanding Subsections (b) and (c), a person's eligibility for a tuition equalization grant ends on:(1)  the fifth anniversary of the initial award of a tuition equalization grant to the person, if the person is enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate program of four years or less; or(2)  the sixth anniversary of the initial award of a tuition equalization grant to the person, if the person is enrolled in an undergraduate degree program of more than four years.(e)  The coordinating board shall adopt rules to allow a person who is otherwise eligible to receive a tuition equalization grant, in the event of a hardship or for other good cause shown, to receive a tuition equalization grant if the person does not:(1)  make satisfactory academic progress as required under Subsection (b)(6) or (c)(1);(2)  complete the semester credit hours required by Subsection (c)(2) or (4);(3)  maintain the grade point average required by Subsection (c)(3); or(4)  complete the person's certificate or degree program within the period prescribed by Subsection (d).|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1230 (H.B. 1172), Sec. 15, eff. June 18, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 200 (H.B. 4476), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 824 (H.B. 2907), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.|