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TX Educ Code § 54.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 54.011. Tuition Limit in Cases of Concurrent Enrollment

Sec. 54.011.  TUITION LIMIT IN CASES OF CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT.  When a student registers at more than one public institution of higher education at the same time, the student's tuition charges shall be determined in the following manner:(1)  The student shall pay the full tuition charge to the first institution at which the student is registered; and in any event the student shall pay an amount at least equal to the minimum tuition specified in this code.(2)  If the minimum tuition specified in this code for the first institution at which the student is registered is equal to or greater than the minimum tuition specified in this code for the second institution at which the student is registered concurrently, the student shall not be required to pay the specified minimum tuition charge to the second institution in addition to the tuition charge paid to the first institution, but shall pay only the hourly rates, as provided in this code, to the second institution.(3)  If the minimum tuition specified in this code for the first institution at which the student is registered is less than the specified minimum tuition charge at the second institution (that is, if the second institution has a higher minimum tuition charge specified in this code), then the student shall first register at the institution having the lower minimum tuition and shall pay to the second institution only the amount equal to the difference between the student's total tuition charge at the second institution and the student's total tuition charge at the first institution, but in no case shall the student pay to the second institution less than the hourly rates as provided in this code.(4)  If a student is considered to be a Texas resident and therefore qualified to pay Texas resident tuition rates by one institution at which the student is registered, the student shall be considered a Texas resident at each of the institutions at which the student is concurrently registered for the purposes of determining the proper tuition charges.  Nothing in this subdivision shall be so construed as to allow a nonresident to pay resident tuition except at institutions covered by Section 54.231.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 21, ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. March 3, 1977.Transferred from Education Code, Section 54.062 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 888 (S.B. 1528), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 54.012. Tuition Rates for Certain Doctoral Students

Sec. 54.012.  TUITION RATES FOR CERTAIN DOCTORAL STUDENTS.  The governing board of an institution of higher education may charge a resident doctoral student who has more semester credit hours of doctoral work than allowed for purposes of state funding for the current state fiscal biennium under Section 61.059(l) tuition at the rate charged nonresident doctoral students.  Tuition charged at the rate provided by this section shall be accounted for as if collected under Section 54.008.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 27, Sec. 5, eff. April 13, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 690, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Transferred from Education Code, Section 54.066 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 888 (S.B. 1528), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 54.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 54.015. Billing and Notification for Tuition

Sec. 54.015.  BILLING AND NOTIFICATION FOR TUITION.  For billing and catalogue purposes, each governing board shall accumulate all the tuition that it charges under this chapter into one tuition charge.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 54.069 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(32), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Transferred from Education Code, Section 54.071 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 888 (S.B. 1528), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 54.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 54.016. Fixed Tuition Rate Program for Certain Transfer Students at General Academic Teaching Institutions

Sec. 54.016.  FIXED TUITION RATE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN TRANSFER STUDENTS AT GENERAL ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTIONS.  (a) In this section:(1)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(2)  "General academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.(3)  "Lower-division institution of higher education" means a public junior college, public state college, or public technical institute.(b)  A general academic teaching institution may develop a fixed tuition rate program for qualified students who agree to transfer to the institution within 12 months after successfully earning an associate degree at a lower-division institution of higher education.  Under a program developed under this section, a general academic teaching institution must:(1)  guarantee to a participating student enrolled in an associate degree program at a lower-division institution of higher education, on successful completion of the associate degree program, transfer admission to the general academic teaching institution within the period prescribed above; and(2)  notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, charge tuition to a participating student for any semester or other academic term during a period of at least 24 months following the student's initial enrollment in the institution at the same rate the general academic teaching institution would have charged to the student during the later of:(A)  the fall semester of the student's freshman year at another institution of higher education had the student entered the general academic teaching institution as a freshman student; or(B)  the fall semester of the second academic year preceding the academic year of the student's initial enrollment in the general academic teaching institution.(c)  A general academic teaching institution that develops a fixed tuition rate program under this section shall prescribe eligibility requirements for participation in the program and notify applicants for transfer admission from lower-division institutions of higher education regarding the program.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1036 (H.B. 2999), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 54.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 54.017. Fixed Tuition Price Plan for Undergraduate Students at Certain General Academic Teaching Institutions

Sec. 54.017.  FIXED TUITION PRICE PLAN FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT CERTAIN GENERAL ACADEMIC TEACHING INSTITUTIONS.  (a)  In this section, "general academic teaching institution" and "public state college" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.(b)  This section applies only to a general academic teaching institution other than a public state college.(c)  The governing board of an institution to which this section applies shall offer entering undergraduate students, including undergraduate students who transfer to the institution, the opportunity to participate in a fixed tuition price plan under which the institution agrees not to increase tuition charges per semester credit hour for a participating student for at least the first 12 consecutive semesters that occur after the date of the student's initial enrollment at any public or private institution of higher education, regardless of whether the student enrolls at any institution in those semesters, and subject to any restrictions or qualifications adopted by the governing board.  For purposes of this section, one or more summer terms occurring in the same summer is considered a semester.(d)  Unless the institution does not offer other tuition payment options, an institution to which this section applies may require an entering undergraduate student to accept or reject participation in the fixed tuition price plan offered under this section before the date of the student's initial enrollment at the institution.(e)  This section does not require an institution to which this section applies to offer a variable tuition price plan or other tuition payment options to undergraduate students enrolled in the institution.(f)  Fees charged by an institution to a student participating in a fixed tuition price plan under this section may not exceed the fees charged by the institution to a similarly situated student who elects not to participate in the plan, if the institution offers other tuition payment options.  For purposes of this subsection, students are similarly situated if they share the same residency status, degree program, course load, course level, and other circumstances affecting the fees charged to the students.(g)  This section does not apply to the tuition charged by an institution to which this section applies to a student who enters the institution for the first time before the 2014 fall semester.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1129 (H.B. 29), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 54.0501 (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 54.0501. Definitions

Sec. 54.0501.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Census date" means the date in an academic term on which an institution of higher education is required to certify a student's enrollment to the coordinating board for purposes of determining formula funding for the institution.(2)  "Dependent" means a person who:(A)  is less than 18 years of age and has not been emancipated by marriage or court order; or(B)  as provided by coordinating board rule, is eligible to be claimed as a dependent of a parent of the person for purposes of determining the parent's income tax liability under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.(3)  "Domicile" means a person's principal, permanent residence to which the person intends to return after any temporary absence.(4)  "Nonresident tuition" means the amount of tuition paid by a person who is not a resident of this state and who is not entitled or permitted to pay resident tuition under this subchapter.(5)  "Parent" means a natural or adoptive parent, managing or possessory conservator, or legal guardian of a person.(6)  "Residence" means a person's home or other dwelling place.(7)  "Resident tuition" means the amount of tuition paid by a person who is a resident of this state.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 888 (S.B. 1528), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 54.0513 (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 54.0513. Designated Tuition

Sec. 54.0513.  DESIGNATED TUITION.  (a)  In addition to amounts that a governing board of an institution of higher education is authorized to charge as tuition under the other provisions of this chapter, the governing board, under the terms the governing board considers appropriate, may charge any student an amount designated as tuition that the governing board considers necessary for the effective operation of the institution.(b)  A governing board may set a different tuition rate for each program and course level offered by each institution of higher education.  A governing board may set a different tuition rate as the governing board considers appropriate to increase graduation rates, encourage efficient use of facilities, or enhance employee performance.(c)  Amounts collected by an institution of higher education under this section are institutional funds as defined by Section 51.009 of this code and shall be accounted for as designated funds.  These funds shall not be accounted for in a general appropriations act in such a way as to reduce the general revenue appropriation to a particular institution.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359, Sec. 16(1), eff. January 1, 2012.(e)  Section 56.033 of this code requiring certain percentage amounts of tuition to be set aside for grants and scholarships does not apply to tuition collected under this section.(f)  A governing board of an institution of higher education may continue to charge as tuition under this section the amount that it charged as the building use fee at that institution in the 1996-1997 academic year without holding a public hearing, but may not increase tuition under this section above that amount without holding a public hearing.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1073, Sec. 1.01, eff. Aug. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1321, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 16(1), eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.0515 (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 54.0515. Legislative Oversight Committee on Higher Education

Sec. 54.0515.  LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION.  (a)  In this section, "committee" means the legislative oversight committee on higher education.(b)  The legislative oversight committee on higher education is composed of 12 members as follows:(1)  six members of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor;  and(2)  six members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.(c)  The lieutenant governor shall designate one of the committee members appointed by the lieutenant governor as committee co-chair and the speaker shall designate one of the committee members appointed by the speaker as committee co-chair.(d)  An appointed member of the committee serves at the pleasure of the appointing official.  In making appointments to the committee, the appointing officials shall attempt to appoint persons who represent the gender composition, minority populations, and geographic regions of the state.(e)  It is the legislature's intent that each institution of higher education, as a condition to tuition deregulation under Section 54.0513, reasonably implement the following:(1)  each institution shall make satisfactory progress towards the goals provided in its master plan for higher education and in "Closing the Gaps," the state's master plan for higher education;  and(2)  each institution shall meet acceptable performance criteria, including measures such as graduation rates, retention rates, enrollment growth, educational quality, efforts to enhance minority participation, opportunities for financial aid, and affordability.(f)  The committee shall:(1)  meet at the call of either chair;(2)  monitor and regularly report to the legislature on each institution of higher education's compliance with the requirements of Subsection (e);  and(3)  receive and review information concerning the affordability and accessibility of higher education, including the impact of tuition deregulation.(g)  The committee may request reports and other information from institutions of higher education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as necessary to carry out this section.(h)  The committee shall make recommendations for any legislative action the committee considers necessary to meet the criteria provided by Subsection (e), and such other criteria as the legislature may establish, and to improve higher education affordability and access.(i)  This section does not create a cause of action.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1321, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 54.052 (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 54.052. Determination of Resident Status

Sec. 54.052.  DETERMINATION OF RESIDENT STATUS.  (a)  Subject to the other applicable provisions of this subchapter governing the determination of resident status, the following persons are considered residents of this state for purposes of this title:(1)  a person who:(A)  established a domicile in this state not later than one year before the census date of the academic term in which the person is enrolled in an institution of higher education; and(B)  maintained that domicile continuously for the year preceding that census date;(2)  a dependent whose parent:(A)  established a domicile in this state not later than one year before the census date of the academic term in which the dependent is enrolled in an institution of higher education; and(B)  maintained that domicile continuously for the year preceding that census date; and(3)  a person who:(A)  graduated from a public or private high school in this state or received the equivalent of a high school diploma in this state; and(B)  maintained a residence continuously in this state for:(i)  the three years preceding the date of graduation or receipt of the diploma equivalent, as applicable; and(ii)  the year preceding the census date of the academic term in which the person is enrolled in an institution of higher education.(b)  For purposes of this section, the domicile of a dependent's parent is presumed to be the domicile of the dependent unless the person establishes eligibility for resident status under Subsection (a)(3).|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1065, ch. 496, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1813, ch. 402, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 1981;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 620, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 425, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1392, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 888 (S.B. 1528), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 54.053 (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 54.053. Information Required to Establish Resident Status

Sec. 54.053.  INFORMATION REQUIRED TO ESTABLISH RESIDENT STATUS.  A person shall submit the following information to an institution of higher education to establish resident status under this subchapter:(1)  if the person applies for resident status under Section 54.052(a)(1):(A)  a statement of the dates and length of time the person has resided in this state, as relevant to establish resident status under this subchapter; and(B)  a statement by the person that the person's presence in this state for that period was for a purpose of establishing and maintaining a domicile;(2)  if the person applies for resident status under Section 54.052(a)(2):(A)  a statement of the dates and length of time any parent of the person has resided in this state, as relevant to establish resident status under this subchapter; and(B)  a statement by the parent or, if the parent is unable or unwilling to provide the statement, a statement by the person that the parent's presence in this state for that period was for a purpose of establishing and maintaining a domicile; or(3)  if the person applies for resident status under Section 54.052(a)(3):(A)  a statement of the dates and length of time the person has resided in this state, as relevant to establish resident status under this subchapter; and(B)  if the person is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, an affidavit stating that the person will apply to become a permanent resident of the United States as soon as the person becomes eligible to apply.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 888 (S.B. 1528), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 54.054 (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 54.054. Continuing Resident Status

Sec. 54.054.  CONTINUING RESIDENT STATUS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (c) of this section or by Section 54.055 or 54.056, a person classified by an institution of higher education as a resident of this state under this subchapter is entitled, without submitting the information required by Section 54.053, to be classified as a resident by that institution in each subsequent academic term in which the person enrolls.(b)  Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (c) of this section or by Section 54.055 or 54.056, a person classified by an institution of higher education as a resident is entitled, without submitting the information required by Section 54.053 to the subsequent institution, to be classified as a resident by another institution of higher education in which the person subsequently enrolls.(c)  Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a person who enrolls in an institution of higher education after two or more consecutive regular semesters during which the person is not enrolled in an institution of higher education.  To be classified as a resident on that enrollment, the person must submit the information required by Section 54.053 and satisfy all applicable requirements to establish resident status.  If the person is classified as a resident on that enrollment, Subsections (a) and (b) apply to the person in a subsequent academic term.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3353, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 888 (S.B. 1528), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 54.055 (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 54.055. Reclassification Based on Additional or Changed Information

Sec. 54.055.  RECLASSIFICATION BASED ON ADDITIONAL OR CHANGED INFORMATION.  (a)  On the basis of additional or changed information, an institution of higher education may reclassify as a resident or nonresident of this state under this subchapter a person who has previously been classified as a resident or nonresident under this subchapter.(b)  A reclassification does not apply to an academic term if the reclassification is made on or after the census date of that term.|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 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1066, ch. 496, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1979.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 888 (S.B. 1528), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|