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TX Educ Code § 54.3531 (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 54.3531. Peace Officers Enrolled in Certain Courses

Sec. 54.3531.  PEACE OFFICERS ENROLLED IN CERTAIN COURSES.  (a)  The governing board of an institution of higher education shall exempt from the payment of tuition and laboratory fees charged by the institution for a criminal justice or law enforcement course or courses an undergraduate student who:(1)  is employed as a peace officer by this state or by a political subdivision of this state;(2)  is enrolled in a criminal justice or law enforcement-related degree program at the institution;(3)  is making satisfactory academic progress toward the student's degree as determined by the institution; and(4)  applies for the exemption at least one week before the last date of the institution's regular registration period for the applicable semester or other term.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a student may not receive an exemption under this section for any course if the student has previously attempted a number of semester credit hours for courses taken at any institution of higher education while classified as a resident student for tuition purposes in excess of the maximum number of those hours specified by Section 61.0595(a) as eligible for funding under the formulas established under Section 61.059.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the governing board of an institution of higher education may not provide exemptions under this section to students enrolled in a specific class in a number that exceeds 20 percent of the maximum student enrollment designated by the institution for that class.(d)  An exemption provided under this section does not apply to deposits that may be required in the nature of security for the return or proper care of property loaned for the use of students.(e)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt:(1)  rules governing the granting or denial of an exemption under this section, including rules relating to the determination of a student's eligibility for an exemption; and(2)  a uniform listing of degree programs covered by the exemption under this section.(f)  If the legislature does not specifically appropriate funds to an institution of higher education in an amount sufficient to pay the institution's costs in complying with this section for a semester, the governing board of the institution of higher education shall report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Appropriations Committee the cost to the institution of complying with this section for that semester.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 17(b), eff. January 1, 2012.Reenacted by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 3.01(a), eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 54.354 (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 54.354. Education Benefits for Certain Survivors

Sec. 54.354.  EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN SURVIVORS.  (a)  A person is eligible to receive education benefits under this section if the person is one of the following eligible survivors of an individual listed under Section 615.003, Government Code:(1)  a surviving spouse; or(2)  a surviving child who:(A)  on the date of the listed individual's death is younger than 25 years of age; and(B)  if the child is not a biological or adopted child of the listed individual, was claimed as a dependent on the individual's federal income tax return for the year preceding the year of the individual's death.(b)  An eligible person who enrolls as a full-time student at an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 is exempt from tuition and fees at that institution of higher education until the student receives a bachelor's degree or 200 hours of course credit, whichever occurs first.(c)  If the student elects to reside in housing provided by the institution of higher education and qualifies to reside in that housing, the institution shall pay from the general revenue appropriated to the institution the cost of the student's contract for food and housing until the student receives a bachelor's degree or 200 hours of course credit, whichever occurs first.  If there is no space available in the institution's housing, the institution shall, from the general revenue appropriated to the institution, pay to the student each month the equivalent amount that the institution would have expended had the student lived in the institution's housing.  The institution is not required to pay the student the monthly payment if the student would not qualify to live in the institution's housing.(d)  The institution of higher education shall, from the general revenue appropriated to the institution, pay to the student the cost of the student's textbooks until the student receives a bachelor's degree or 200 hours of course credit, whichever occurs first.(e)  A payment under this section is in addition to any payment made under Section 615.022, Government Code.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Section 615.0225 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 3rd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 133), Sec. 2, eff. October 25, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 54.361 (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 54.361. One-Year Exemption for Certain Tanf Students

Sec. 54.361.  ONE-YEAR EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN TANF STUDENTS.  A student is exempt from the payment of tuition and fees authorized by this chapter for the first academic year in which the student enrolls at an institution of higher education if the student:(1)  graduated from a public high school in this state;(2)  successfully completed the attendance requirements under Section 25.085;(3)  during the student's last year of public high school in this state, was a dependent child receiving financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, for not less than six months;(4)  is younger than 22 years of age on the date of enrollment;(5)  enrolls at the institution as an undergraduate student not later than the second anniversary of the date of graduation from a public high school in this state;(6)  has met the entrance examination requirements of the institution before the date of enrollment; and(7)  is classified as a resident under Subchapter B.|Redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 54.212 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.362 (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 54.362. Funding of Exemptions

Sec. 54.362.  FUNDING OF EXEMPTIONS.  (a)  An institution of higher education may fund tuition exemptions under Section 54.361 or 54.363 from local funds or from funds appropriated to the institution.  An institution of higher education is not required to provide tuition exemptions beyond those funded through appropriations specifically designated for this purpose.(b)  The Texas Education Agency shall accept and make available to provide tuition exemptions under Section 54.363 gifts, grants, and donations made to the agency for that purpose.  The commissioner of education shall transfer those funds to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to distribute to institutions of higher education that provide exemptions under that section.|Redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 54.213 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1186 (H.B. 3708), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 54.365 (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 54.365. Senior Citizens; Optional Benefit

Sec. 54.365.  SENIOR CITIZENS; OPTIONAL BENEFIT.  (a)  In this section, "senior citizen" means a person 65 years of age or older.(b)  The governing board of a state-supported institution of higher education may allow a senior citizen to audit any course offered by the institution without the payment of a fee if space is available.(c)  The governing board of an institution of higher education may allow a senior citizen to enroll for credit in up to six hours of courses offered by the institution each semester or summer term without payment of tuition if space is available.|Redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 54.210 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.366 (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 54.366. Exemptions for Students Under Conservatorship of Department of Family and Protective Services

Sec. 54.366.  EXEMPTIONS FOR STUDENTS UNDER CONSERVATORSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES.  (a)  A student is exempt from the payment of tuition and fees authorized in this chapter, including tuition and fees charged by an institution of higher education for a dual credit course or other course for which a high school student may earn joint high school and college credit, if the student:(1)  was under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services:(A)  on the day preceding the student's 18th birthday;(B)  on or after the day of the student's 14th birthday, if the student was also eligible for adoption on or after that day;(C)  on the day the student graduated from high school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma;(D)  on the day preceding:(i)  the date the student is adopted, if that date is on or after September 1, 2009; or(ii)  the date permanent managing conservatorship of the student is awarded to a person other than the student's parent, if that date is on or after September 1, 2009; or(E)  during an academic term in which the student was enrolled in a dual credit course or other course for which a high school student may earn joint high school and college credit; and(2)  enrolls in an institution of higher education as an undergraduate student or in a dual credit course or other course for which a high school student may earn joint high school and college credit not later than the student's 25th birthday.(b)  The Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall develop outreach programs to ensure that students in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and in grades 9-12 are aware of the availability of the exemption from the payment of tuition and fees provided by this section.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), a child who exits the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and is returned to the child's parent, including a parent whose parental rights were previously terminated, may be exempt from the payment of tuition and fees if the department determines that the child is eligible under department rule.  The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall by rule develop factors for determining eligibility under this subsection in consultation with the department and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.|Reenacted and amended by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 7.014, eff. September 1, 2011.Reenacted, redesignated and amended by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 206), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 54.367 (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 54.367. Exemptions for Adopted Students Formerly in Foster or Other Residential Care

Sec. 54.367.  EXEMPTIONS FOR ADOPTED STUDENTS FORMERLY IN FOSTER OR OTHER RESIDENTIAL CARE.  (a)  A student is exempt from the payment of tuition and fees authorized by this chapter if the student:(1)  was adopted; and(2)  was the subject of an adoption assistance agreement under Subchapter D, Chapter 162, Family Code, that:(A)  provided monthly payments and medical assistance benefits; and(B)  was not limited to providing only for the reimbursement of nonrecurring expenses, including reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney's fees, and other expenses directly related to the legal adoption of the child.(b)  The Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall develop outreach programs to ensure that adopted students in grades 9-12 formerly in foster or other residential care are aware of the availability of the exemption from the payment of tuition and fees provided by this section.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 1.10, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 268 (S.B. 6), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 267 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 1, eff. June 13, 2007.Redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.2111 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.368 (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 54.368. Interinstitutional Academic Programs; Optional Exemption

Sec. 54.368.  INTERINSTITUTIONAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS; OPTIONAL EXEMPTION.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Interinstitutional academic program" means a program under which a student may, in accordance with a written agreement between an institution of higher education and one or more other institutions of higher education or private or independent institutions of higher education, take courses at each institution that is a party to the agreement as necessary to fulfill the program's degree or certificate requirements.(2)  "Private or independent institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the governing board of an institution of higher education may exempt from the payment of tuition and required fees authorized by this chapter a student who is taking a course, including an interdisciplinary course, at the institution under an interinstitutional academic program agreement but who is enrolled primarily at another institution of higher education or at a private or independent institution of higher education that is a party to the agreement and to which the student is responsible for the payment of tuition and fees.|Redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 54.224 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.369 (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 54.369. The Texas A&m University System; National Laboratory or National Laboratory Operator Employee or Dependent

Sec. 54.369.  THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM; NATIONAL LABORATORY OR NATIONAL LABORATORY OPERATOR EMPLOYEE OR DEPENDENT.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Board" means the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System.(2)  "National laboratory" means a national laboratory owned by the United States Department of Energy.(3)  "Operator" means a person awarded a contract to operate and manage a national laboratory.(b)  A person, or the person's dependent, is entitled to pay tuition and fees at the rates provided for Texas residents when enrolled in an institution of The Texas A&M University System if the person is employed by:(1)  a national laboratory with whom the board has entered into a management and operation agreement or academic affiliation agreement; or(2)  the operator of a national laboratory with whom the board has entered into a membership agreement or equivalent governance document.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1154 (H.B. 3124), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 54.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter E. Other Fees and Deposits|Section 54.501. Laboratory Fees

Sec. 54.501.  LABORATORY FEES.  (a)  An institution of higher education shall set and collect a laboratory fee in an amount sufficient to cover the general cost of laboratory materials and supplies used by a student.  An institution other than a public junior college may charge a laboratory fee in an amount that is not less than $2 nor more than $30 for any one semester or summer term for a student in any one laboratory course, except that the amount of the laboratory fee may not exceed the cost of actual materials and supplies used by the student.  A public junior college may charge a laboratory fee in an amount that does not exceed the lesser of $24 per semester credit hour of laboratory course credit for which the student is enrolled or the cost of actual materials and supplies used by the student.(b)  Laboratory fees collected by an institution under this section shall be accounted for as educational and general funds.(c)  The governing board of a public junior college may set and collect a fee per contact hour, not to exceed $4, for each person registered in an aerospace mechanics certification course where the fee is required to offset that portion of the cost of the course, including the cost of equipment and of professional instruction or tutoring, that is not covered by state funding or by the fee in Subsection (a).|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 497, Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 901, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 31, 1987;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1238, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 54.5011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter E. Other Fees and Deposits|Section 54.5011. Charges and Fees for Certain Payments

Sec. 54.5011.  CHARGES AND FEES FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS.  (a)  This section applies to a payment of tuition, a fee, or another charge to an institution of higher education that is made or authorized person, by mail, by telephone call, or through the Internet by means of:(1)  an electronic funds transfer;  or(2)  a credit card.(b)  An institution of higher education may charge a fee or other amount in connection with a payment to which this section applies, in addition to the amount of the tuition, fee, or other charge being paid, including:(1)  a discount, convenience, or service charge for the transaction;  or(2)  a service charge in connection with a payment transaction that is dishonored or refused for lack of funds or insufficient funds.(c)  A fee or other charge under this section must be in an amount reasonable and necessary to reimburse the institution for the expense incurred by the institution in processing and handling the payment or payment transaction.(d)  Before accepting a payment by credit card, the institution shall notify the student of any fee to be charged under this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 118, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 1.11, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 980 (H.B. 1829), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 54.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter E. Other Fees and Deposits|Section 54.502. General Deposits

Sec. 54.502.  GENERAL DEPOSITS.  (a)  An institution of higher education may collect a reasonable deposit in an amount not to exceed $100 from each student to insure the institution against any losses, damages, and breakage for which the student is responsible and to cover any other amounts owed by the student to the institution.  The institution shall return to the student the deposit, less any such amounts owed to the institution by the student.  The deposit must be returned within a reasonable period after the date of the student's withdrawal or graduation from the institution, not to exceed 180 days, that provides the institution with sufficient time to identify all amounts owed and to determine that the student does not intend to enroll at the institution in the semester or summer session immediately following the student's withdrawal or graduation or, if the student withdraws or graduates in the spring semester, in the next fall semester.(b)  The medical, dental, and allied health units of The University of Texas System, the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and The Texas A&M University College of Medicine may collect a breakage or loss deposit no greater than $30.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 901, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 31, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 910, Sec. 6;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 408, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1416, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 1233), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318 (S.B. 1233), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007.|