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TX Educ Code § 56.359 (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 56.359. Grants and Service Agreements Entered Into Under Former Law; Saving Provision

Sec. 56.359.  GRANTS AND SERVICE AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO UNDER FORMER LAW;  SAVING PROVISION.  (a)  This section applies only to a person who was awarded a Teach for Texas grant and entered into a written agreement to perform service as a public school teacher in this state in order to receive the grant under this subchapter before September 1, 2003.(b)  A person to whom this section applies may receive any unpaid installments of the grant as provided by the agreement and in accordance with this subchapter as it existed when the grant was awarded.  The agreement continues in effect and this subchapter, as it existed when the person entered into the agreement, is continued in effect for purposes of that agreement until the person satisfies all the conditions of the agreement or repays all amounts due under the agreement if the person does not satisfy the conditions of the agreement.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 56.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter P. Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program|Section 56.401. Definitions

Sec. 56.401.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(2)  "Eligible institution" means:(A)  a public junior college;(B)  a public technical institute;  or(C)  a public state college.(3)  "Public junior college," "public technical institute," and "public state college" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 56.351 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(35), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 56.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter P. Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program|Section 56.402. Program Name; Purpose

Sec. 56.402.  PROGRAM NAME;  PURPOSE.  (a)  The student financial assistance program authorized by this subchapter is known as the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program.(b)  The purpose of this subchapter is to provide a grant of money to enable eligible students to attend two-year public institutions of higher education in this state.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 56.352 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(35), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 56.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter P. Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program|Section 56.403. Administration of Program

Sec. 56.403.  ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.  (a)  The coordinating board shall administer the grant program and shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the grant program or this subchapter.  The coordinating board shall consult with the student financial aid officers of eligible institutions in developing the rules.(b)  The coordinating board shall adopt rules to provide a grant under this subchapter to an eligible student enrolled in an eligible institution in a manner consistent with the administration of federal student financial aid programs.(c)  The total amount of grants awarded under the grant program may not exceed the amount available for the program from appropriations, gifts, grants, or other funds.(d)  In determining who should receive a grant under this subchapter, the coordinating board and the eligible institutions shall give highest priority to awarding grants to students who demonstrate the greatest financial need.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 56.353 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(35), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 56.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter P. Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program|Section 56.404. Initial Eligibility for Grant

Sec. 56.404.  INITIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT.  (a)  To be eligible initially for a grant under the grant program, a person must:(1)  be a resident of this state as determined by coordinating board rules;(2)  meet financial need requirements as defined by the coordinating board;(3)  be enrolled in an associate degree or certificate program at an eligible institution;(4)  be enrolled as an entering student for at least one-half of a full course load for an entering student in the associate degree or certificate program, as determined by the coordinating board;(5)  have applied for any available financial aid or assistance; and(6)  comply with any additional nonacademic requirement adopted by the coordinating board under this subchapter.(b)  A person is not eligible to receive a grant under this subchapter if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code (Texas Controlled Substances Act), or under the law of another jurisdiction involving a controlled substance as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, unless the person has met the other applicable eligibility requirements under this subchapter and has:(1)  received a certificate of discharge by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a correctional facility or completed a period of probation ordered by a court and at least two years have elapsed from the date of the receipt or completion; or(2)  been pardoned, had the record of the offense expunged from the person's record, or otherwise been released from the resulting ineligibility to receive a grant under this subchapter.(c)  A person is not eligible to receive a grant under this subchapter if the person has been granted an associate or baccalaureate degree.(d)  A person may not receive a grant under this subchapter for more than 75 semester credit hours or the equivalent.(e)  A person may not receive a grant under this subchapter and a TEXAS grant under Subchapter M for the same semester or other term, regardless of whether the person is otherwise eligible for both grants during that semester or term. A person who but for this subsection would be awarded both a grant under this subchapter and a TEXAS grant for the same semester or other term is entitled to receive only the grant of the greater amount.(f)  A person's eligibility for a grant under this subchapter ends on the fourth anniversary of the initial award of a grant under this subchapter to the person and the person's enrollment in an eligible institution.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 56.354 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(35), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1185 (H.B. 3577), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 56.406 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter P. Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program|Section 56.406. Grant Use

Sec. 56.406.  GRANT USE.  A person receiving a grant under this subchapter 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 grant under this subchapter to an eligible person only if the tuition and required fees incurred by the person at the institution have been paid.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 56.356 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(35), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 43, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 56.407 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter P. Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program|Section 56.407. Grant Amount

Sec. 56.407.  GRANT AMOUNT.  (a)  The amount of a grant under this subchapter for a student enrolled full-time at an eligible institution is the amount determined by the coordinating board as the average statewide amount of tuition and required fees that a resident student enrolled full-time in an associate degree or certificate program would be charged for that semester or term at eligible institutions.(b)  The coordinating board may adopt rules that allow the coordinating board to increase or decrease, in proportion to the number of semester credit hours in which a student is enrolled, the amount of a grant award under this section to a student who is enrolled in a number of semester credit hours in excess of or below the number of semester credit hours described in Section 56.404(a)(4) or 56.405(a)(3).(c)  The amount of a grant under this subchapter may not be reduced by any gift aid for which the person receiving the grant is eligible, unless the total amount of a person's grant plus any gift aid received exceeds the total cost of attendance at an eligible institution.(d)  Not later than January 31 of each year, the coordinating board shall publish the amounts of each grant established by the board for the academic year beginning the next fall semester.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155, Sec. 62(5), eff. September 1, 2013.(f)  An eligible institution may not:(1)  charge a person attending the institution who also receives a grant under this subchapter an amount of tuition and required fees in excess of the amount of the grant under this subchapter received by the person; or(2)  deny admission to or enrollment in the institution based on a person's eligibility to receive a grant under this subchapter or a person's receipt of a grant under this subchapter.(g)  An institution may use other available sources of financial aid, other than a loan or a Pell grant, to cover any difference in the amount of a grant under this subchapter and the actual amount of tuition and required fees at the institution.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 56.357 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(35), 3(9), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 44, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 62(5), eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 56.4075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter P. Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program|Section 56.4075. Health Care Profession Student Grant

Sec. 56.4075.  HEALTH CARE PROFESSION STUDENT GRANT.  (a)  The coordinating board may award a grant in an amount not more than three times the amount that may be awarded under Section 56.407 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 56.407.(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. 4, eff. June 20, 2003.Renumbered from Education Code, Section 56.3575 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(20), eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.002(4), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Educ Code § 56.481 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter R. Scholarships for Students Graduating|Section 56.481. Purpose

Sec. 56.481.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this program is to encourage attendance at public institutions of higher education in this state by outstanding high school students in the top 10 percent of their graduating class.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 175), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 56.482 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter R. Scholarships for Students Graduating|Section 56.482. Definitions

Sec. 56.482.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(2)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.(3)  "Program" means the scholarship program authorized by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 175), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 56.483 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter R. Scholarships for Students Graduating|Section 56.483. Award of Scholarship

Sec. 56.483.  AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIP.  (a)  The coordinating board shall award scholarships to eligible students under this subchapter.(b)  An institution of higher education shall provide to a student who receives a scholarship under the program for a semester or other academic term:(1)  a credit in the amount of the scholarship, to be applied toward the payment of any amount of educational costs charged by the institution for that semester or term; and(2)  a check, electronic transfer, or other disbursement of any remaining scholarship amount.(c)  An amount paid under Subsection (b)(2) may be applied only to any usual and customary cost incurred by the student to attend the institution of higher education.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 175), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 56.484 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter R. Scholarships for Students Graduating|Section 56.484. Initial Eligibility for Scholarship

Sec. 56.484.  INITIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIP.  To be eligible for a scholarship under this subchapter, a student must:(1)  have graduated from a public or accredited private high school in this state while ranked in the top 10 percent or as the valedictorian of the student's graduating class, subject to Section 56.487(b);(2)  have completed the recommended or advanced high school curriculum established under Section 28.025 or its equivalent;(3)  have applied for admission as a first-time freshman student for the 2010-2011 academic year or a subsequent academic year to an institution of higher education that has elected to offer admissions for that academic year to applicants as provided by Section 51.803(a-1);(4)  enroll as a first-time freshman student in an institution of higher education not later than the 16th month after the date of the student's high school graduation;(5)  have been awarded a TEXAS grant under Subchapter M for the same semester or other academic term for which the scholarship will be awarded;(6)  be a Texas resident under Section 54.052; and(7)  comply with any other eligibility requirements established by coordinating board rule.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 175), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 539), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 56.485 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter R. Scholarships for Students Graduating|Section 56.485. Ineligibility for Scholarship

Sec. 56.485.  INELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIP.  Notwithstanding Section 56.484, a student is not eligible for an initial or subsequent scholarship under this subchapter if the student was offered admission as a first-time freshman student to any institution of higher education for an academic year for which that institution made admissions under Section 51.803(a-1), regardless of whether the student subsequently enrolls at that institution.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 175), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 56.486 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter R. Scholarships for Students Graduating|Section 56.486. Amount of Scholarship

Sec. 56.486.  AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the amount of a scholarship for each semester or other academic term in which an eligible student is enrolled at an institution of higher education is an amount sufficient to cover, but not exceed, the amount of tuition charged to the student for that semester or term.(b)  The amount of a scholarship for each semester or other academic term may not exceed the amount of the student's unmet financial need for that semester or term after any other gift aid has been awarded.(c)  The coordinating board shall issue to each eligible student a certificate indicating the amount of the scholarship awarded to the student.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 175), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 56.487 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter R. Scholarships for Students Graduating|Section 56.487. Application Procedure

Sec. 56.487.  APPLICATION PROCEDURE.  (a)  The coordinating board shall establish application procedures for the program.  The procedures may require an officer of the applicable high school or school district to verify the eligibility of a student to receive a scholarship under the program.(b)  The coordinating board may permit a student to establish initial eligibility based on the student's class rank at the end of the student's seventh semester in high school.  The board may revoke an initial scholarship awarded to a student who subsequently loses eligibility based on the student's class rank on graduation from high school.(c)  The coordinating board may consider applications received after the application deadline only if sufficient funding for scholarships remains after the board awards scholarships to all eligible students who applied on or before the deadline.(d)  The coordinating board shall establish procedures to notify each eligible student of the receipt of a scholarship under the program and to enable an institution of higher education to verify the award of a scholarship to a student who is enrolled at that institution.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 175), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 56.488 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter R. Scholarships for Students Graduating|Section 56.488. Continuing Eligibility for Scholarship

Sec. 56.488.  CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIP.  (a)  After establishing eligibility to receive an initial scholarship under the program, a student may continue to receive additional scholarships during each subsequent semester or other academic term in which the student is enrolled at an institution of higher education if the student:(1)  makes satisfactory academic progress as required by Section 56.489;(2)  submits to the institution transcripts for any coursework completed at other public or private institutions of higher education;(3)  has been awarded a TEXAS grant under Subchapter M for the same semester or other academic term for which the scholarship will be awarded; and(4)  complies with any other eligibility requirements established by coordinating board rule.(b)  If a student fails to meet any of the requirements of Subsection (a) after completing a semester or other academic term, the student may not receive a scholarship during the next semester or other academic term in which the student enrolls.  A student may become eligible to receive a scholarship in a subsequent semester or term if the student:(1)  completes a semester or term during which the student is not eligible for a scholarship; and(2)  meets all the requirements of Subsection (a).(c)  Except as provided by Section 56.490(b), a student's eligibility for a scholarship under the program ends on the fourth anniversary of the first day of the semester or other academic term for which the student was awarded an initial scholarship under the program.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 175), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 56.489 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter R. Scholarships for Students Graduating|Section 56.489. Satisfactory Academic Progress

Sec. 56.489.  SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS.  For each academic year in which a student receives one or more scholarships under the program, the student must:(1)  complete for that year:(A)  at least 75 percent of all credit hours attempted, as determined by the institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled; and(B)  at least 30 credit hours or the number of credit hours needed to complete the student's degree or certificate program, whichever is less; and(2)  maintain an overall grade point average of at least 3.25 on a four-point scale or its equivalent for all coursework attempted at any public or private institution of higher education.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 175), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.|