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TX Educ Code § 56.246 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter L. Student Endowment Scholarship and Internship Program|Section 56.246. Amount of Scholarship or Internship Funding

Sec. 56.246.  AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP OR INTERNSHIP FUNDING.  (a)   The amount of a student endowment scholarship may not exceed the amount of tuition and required fees that a student would be charged by the institution.(b)  The amount of student endowment internship funding may not exceed the amount of tuition and required fees that a student would be charged by the institution during the student's period of internship.(c)  On receipt of a scholarship or internship funding under this subchapter, a student must comply with any applicable conditions of the scholarship or internship funding.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1473, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 555 (S.B. 1417), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 56.247 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter L. Student Endowment Scholarship and Internship Program|Section 56.247. Student Endowment Fund

Sec. 56.247.  STUDENT ENDOWMENT FUND.  (a)  Each institution shall establish a student endowment fund consisting of the revenue from the additional student fee and the interest and other income from investment of the fund.  The fund shall be invested by the governing board in accordance with the policies governing investment of other funds held and invested by the board on behalf of the institution.(b)  Scholarships and internships shall be paid from the fund, subject to the requirements of this section and Section 56.246.(c)  Scholarships and internships may be paid from both the income and the principal of the fund, except that after the first five-year period after the date the fund is established, not more than five percent of the principal of the fund may be expended for scholarships and internships for any year.(d)  For purposes of this section, five percent of the capital gains for any year from investment of the fund is considered income.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1473, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 555 (S.B. 1417), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 56.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter M. Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (Texas) Grant Program|Section 56.301. Definitions

Sec. 56.301.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(2)  "Eligible institution" means a general academic teaching institution or a medical and dental unit that offers one or more undergraduate degree or certification programs.  The term does not include a public state college.(3)  "General academic teaching institution," "institution of higher education," "medical and dental unit," "public junior college," "public state college," and "public technical institute" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1590, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 56.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter M. Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (Texas) Grant Program|Section 56.302. Program Name; Purpose

Sec. 56.302.  PROGRAM NAME;  PURPOSE.  (a)  Except as provided under Section 56.310(c), the student financial assistance program authorized by this subchapter is known as the Toward EXcellence, Access, & Success (TEXAS) grant program, and an individual grant awarded under this subchapter is known as a TEXAS grant.(b)  The purpose of this subchapter is to provide a grant of money to enable eligible students to attend eligible institutions in this state.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1590, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 7.015, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 56.3045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter M. Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (Texas) Grant Program|Section 56.3045. Tolling of Eligibility for Initial Award

Sec. 56.3045.  TOLLING OF ELIGIBILITY FOR INITIAL AWARD.  (a)  This section applies only to a person who:(1)  was eligible to receive an initial TEXAS grant in an academic year for which sufficient money was not available through legislative appropriations to allow the coordinating board to award initial TEXAS grants to at least 10 percent of the persons eligible for initial TEXAS grants in that year, as determined by the coordinating board;(2)  has not previously been awarded a TEXAS grant; and(3)  has not received a baccalaureate degree.(b)  Provided that the person meets the requirements described by Section 56.305(a), a person to whom this section applies is eligible to receive an initial TEXAS grant in any academic year in which funding is sufficient to award initial TEXAS grants to eligible applicants for that year.  The person's eligibility for an initial TEXAS grant under this section is not affected by:(1)  the period for which the person has been enrolled at an eligible institution; or(2)  any statutory changes to the eligibility requirements for initial TEXAS grants that are enacted after the person first established eligibility for an initial TEXAS grant as described by Subsection (a)(1).(c)  A person who is eligible for an initial TEXAS grant under this section is entitled to the highest priority as described by Section 56.303(f) if the person was entitled to that priority when the person first established eligibility for an initial TEXAS grant as described by Subsection (a)(1).(d)  A person who receives an initial TEXAS grant under this section:(1)  may receive subsequent TEXAS grants as provided by Section 56.305; and(2)  is not entitled to TEXAS grants for any previously completed academic year.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1197 (S.B. 28), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 56.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter M. Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (Texas) Grant Program|Section 56.306. Grant Use

Sec. 56.306.  GRANT USE.  A person receiving a TEXAS grant may use the money to pay any usual and customary cost of attendance at an eligible institution incurred by the student.  The institution may disburse all or part of the proceeds of a TEXAS grant directly to an eligible person only if the tuition and required fees incurred by the person at the institution have been paid.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1590, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 56.3071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter M. Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (Texas) Grant Program|Section 56.3071. Effect of Eligibility for Tuition Equalization Grant

Sec. 56.3071.  EFFECT OF ELIGIBILITY FOR TUITION EQUALIZATION GRANT.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 56.307, the total amount of financial aid that a student enrolled in a private or independent institution of higher education is eligible to receive in a state fiscal year from TEXAS grants awarded under this subchapter may not exceed the maximum amount the student may receive in tuition equalization grants in that fiscal year as determined under Subchapter F, Chapter 61.(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, a student enrolled in a private or independent institution of higher education may not receive a TEXAS grant under this subchapter and a tuition equalization grant under Subchapter F, Chapter 61, for the same semester or other term, regardless of whether the student is otherwise eligible for both grants during that semester or term.  A student who but for this subsection would be awarded both a TEXAS grant and a tuition equalization grant for the same semester or other term is entitled to receive only the grant of the greater amount.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1230 (H.B. 1172), Sec. 8, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 56.3075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter M. Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (Texas) Grant Program|Section 56.3075. Health Care Profession Student Grant

Sec. 56.3075.  HEALTH CARE PROFESSION STUDENT GRANT.  (a)  If the money available for TEXAS grants in a period for which grants are awarded is sufficient to provide grants to all eligible applicants in amounts specified by Section 56.307, the coordinating board may use any excess money available for TEXAS grants to award a grant in an amount not more than three times the amount that may be awarded under Section 56.307 to a student who:(1)  is enrolled in a program that fulfills the educational requirements for licensure or certification by the state in a health care profession that the coordinating board, in consultation with the Texas Workforce Commission and the statewide health coordinating council, has identified as having a critical shortage in the number of license holders needed in this state;(2)  has completed at least one-half of the work toward a degree or certificate that fulfills the educational requirement for licensure or certification; and(3)  meets all the requirements to receive a grant award under Section 56.307.(b)  In awarding a grant under Subsection (a), the coordinating board may:(1)  give priority to students from a group underrepresented in the programs preparing students for licensure or certification by the state;  and(2)  award different amounts based on the amount of course work a student has completed toward earning the degree required for licensure or certification.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 56.308 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter M. Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (Texas) Grant Program|Section 56.308. Notification of Program; Responsibilities of School Districts

Sec. 56.308.  NOTIFICATION OF PROGRAM;  RESPONSIBILITIES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS.  (a)  The coordinating board shall distribute to each eligible institution and to each school district a copy of the rules adopted under this subchapter.(b)  Each school district shall:(1)  notify its middle school students, junior high school students, and high school students, those students' teachers and school counselors, and those students' parents of the TEXAS grant and Teach for Texas grant programs, the eligibility requirements of each program, the need for students to make informed curriculum choices to be prepared for success beyond high school, and sources of information on higher education admissions and financial aid in a manner that assists the district in implementing a strategy adopted by the district under Section 11.252(a)(4); and(2)  ensure that each student's official transcript or diploma indicates whether the student has completed or is on schedule to complete:(A)  the recommended or advanced high school curriculum required for grant eligibility under Section 28.002 or 28.025; or(B)  for a school district covered by Section 56.304(f)(1), the required portion of the recommended or advanced high school curriculum in the manner described by Section 56.304(f)(2).(c)  The information required by Subsection (b)(2) must be included on a student's transcript not later than the end of the student's junior year.(d)  In addition to the eligibility requirements of Section 56.304, a person who graduated from an accredited private high school is eligible to receive a grant under this subchapter only if the student's official transcript or diploma includes the information required as provided by Subsections (b)(2)(A) and (c).|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1590, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1261, Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 443 (S.B. 715), Sec. 36, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 56.310 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter M. Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (Texas) Grant Program|Section 56.310. Funding

Sec. 56.310.  FUNDING.  (a)  The coordinating board may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter.(b)  The legislature may appropriate money for the purposes of this subchapter.(c)  In performing its duties under Subsection (a), the coordinating board may develop and implement an appropriate process for the naming and sponsoring of the program created under this subchapter, an individual grant awarded under this subchapter, or any item received by the coordinating board under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1590, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 56.311 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter M. Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (Texas) Grant Program|Section 56.311. Legislative Oversight Committee

Sec. 56.311.  LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.  (a)  The Legislative Oversight Committee on the TEXAS grant program and Teach for Texas grant program is composed of six members as follows:(1)  three members of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor;  and(2)  three members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.(b)  The committee shall:(1)  meet at least twice a year with the coordinating board;  and(2)  receive information regarding rules relating to the TEXAS grant program and Teach for Texas grant program that have been adopted by the coordinating board or proposed for adoption by the coordinating board.(c)  The committee may request reports and other information from the coordinating board relating to the operation of the TEXAS grant program and Teach for Texas grant program by the coordinating board.(c-1)  Not later than September 1 of each year, the coordinating board shall provide a report to the committee regarding the operation of the TEXAS grant program, including information from the three preceding state fiscal years as follows:(1)  allocations of TEXAS grants by eligible institution, disaggregated by initial and subsequent awards;(2)  the number of TEXAS grants awarded to students disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and expected family contribution;(3)  disaggregated as required by Subdivision (2) and reported both on a statewide basis and for each eligible institution, the number of TEXAS grants awarded to students who meet:(A)  only the eligibility criteria described by Section 56.304; or(B)  the eligibility criteria described by Section 56.3041(2)(A); and(4)  the persistence, retention, and graduation rates of students receiving TEXAS grants.(d)  The committee shall review the specific recommendations for legislation related to this subchapter that are proposed by the coordinating board.(e)  The committee shall monitor the operation of the TEXAS grant program and Teach for Texas grant program, with emphasis on the manner of the award of grants, the number of grants awarded, and the educational progress made by persons who have received grants under those programs.(f)  The committee shall file a report with the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year.(g)  The report shall include identification of any problems in the TEXAS grant program and Teach for Texas grant program with recommended solutions for the coordinating board and for legislative action.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1590, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1261, Sec. 6, eff. June 15, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1197 (S.B. 28), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 56.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter O. Teach for Texas Loan Repayment Assistance Program|Section 56.351. Definition

Sec. 56.351.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1261, Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 56.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter O. Teach for Texas Loan Repayment Assistance Program|Section 56.352. Purpose of Program; Loan Repayment Authorized

Sec. 56.352.  PURPOSE OF PROGRAM;  LOAN REPAYMENT AUTHORIZED.  (a)  The purpose of this subchapter is to attract to the teaching profession persons who have expressed interest in teaching and to support the employment of those persons as classroom teachers by providing student loan repayment assistance for service as a classroom teacher in the public schools of this state.(b)  The coordinating board shall provide, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of eligible student loans for persons who apply and qualify for the assistance.|Redesignated from Sec. 56.309(a) and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1261, Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 56.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter O. Teach for Texas Loan Repayment Assistance Program|Section 56.353. Eligibility

Sec. 56.353.  ELIGIBILITY.  (a)   Teach for Texas repayment assistance is available only to a person who applies for the assistance and who:(1)  is certified in a teaching field identified by the commissioner of education as experiencing a critical shortage of teachers in this state in the year in which the person receives the assistance and has for at least one year taught full-time at, and is currently teaching full-time at, the preschool, primary, or secondary level in a public school in this state in that teaching field;  or(2)  is a certified educator who has for at least one year taught full-time at, and is currently teaching full-time at, the preschool, primary, or secondary level in a public school in this state in a community identified by the commissioner of education as experiencing a critical shortage of teachers in the year in which the person receives the assistance.(b)  The coordinating board in awarding repayment assistance shall give priority to applicants who demonstrate financial need.(c)  If the money available for loan repayment assistance in a period for which assistance is awarded is insufficient to provide assistance to all eligible applicants described by Subsection (b), the coordinating board shall establish priorities for awarding repayment assistance to address the most critical teacher shortages described by Subsection (a).(d)  A person may not receive loan repayment assistance for more than five years.|Redesignated from Sec. 56.309(b) and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1261, Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 56.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter O. Teach for Texas Loan Repayment Assistance Program|Section 56.354. Eligible Loans

Sec. 56.354.  ELIGIBLE LOANS.  (a)  A person may receive Teach for Texas loan repayment assistance under this subchapter for the repayment of any student loan for education at any public or private institution of higher education through any lender.  If the loan is not a state or federal guaranteed student loan, the note or other writing governing the terms of the loan must require the loan proceeds to be used for expenses incurred by a person to attend a public or private institution of higher education.(b)  The coordinating board may not provide loan repayment assistance for a student loan that is in default at the time of the person's application.|Redesignated from Sec. 56.309(d) and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1261, Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 56.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter O. Teach for Texas Loan Repayment Assistance Program|Section 56.355. Payment of Assistance

Sec. 56.355.  PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The coordinating board may determine the manner in which Teach for Texas loan repayment assistance is to be paid.  The coordinating board may provide for the payment of a portion of the repayment assistance in one or more installments before the person completes a full year of service as a teacher and for the payment of the remainder of the repayment assistance for that year after the completion of the full year of service.(b)  Loan repayment assistance received under this subchapter may be applied to the principal amount of the loan and to interest that accrues.|Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 56.3575 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter O. Teach for Texas Loan Repayment Assistance Program|Section 56.3575. Administration; Rules

Sec. 56.3575.  ADMINISTRATION;  RULES.  (a)  The coordinating board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter.(b)  The coordinating board shall distribute a copy of the rules adopted under this section and pertinent information relating to this subchapter to each public or private institution of higher education in this state that offers an educator certification program, including an alternative educator certification program or another equivalent program.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 56.358 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter O. Teach for Texas Loan Repayment Assistance Program|Section 56.358. Funding; Allocation of Funding

Sec. 56.358.  FUNDING;  ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.  (a)  The coordinating board may solicit and accept gifts and grants from any public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter.(b)  The legislature may appropriate money for the purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1261, Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2001.|