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TX Educ Code § 61.9840 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter KK. Math and Science Scholars Loan Repayment Program|Section 61.9840. Rules

Sec. 61.9840.  RULES.  The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter, including a rule providing for:(1)  the manner in which a person may apply for loan repayment assistance; and(2)  a method of awarding assistance under this subchapter that:(A)  gives first priority to applicants who are renewing their applications for loan repayment assistance provided under this subchapter; and(B)  awards any remaining available assistance according to a cumulative ranking system developed by the board based on the number of mathematics and science courses completed by the applicant and the grade received by the applicant for each of those courses.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1229 (S.B. 1720), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Redesignated from Education Code, Subchapter II, Chapter 61 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(16), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9841 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter KK. Math and Science Scholars Loan Repayment Program|Section 61.9841. Application Form

Sec. 61.9841.  APPLICATION FORM.  (a)  The board shall by rule adopt a common application form for use by new applicants and renewal applicants.(b)  The form must include a section in which the school district for which the applicant has taught for at least one year verifies the applicant's year of employment.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1229 (S.B. 1720), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Redesignated from Education Code, Subchapter II, Chapter 61 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(16), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9951 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter NN. Peace Officer Loan Repayment Assistance Program|Section 61.9951. Definition

Sec. 61.9951.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 16), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9952 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter NN. Peace Officer Loan Repayment Assistance Program|Section 61.9952. Loan Repayment Assistance Authorized; Purpose

Sec. 61.9952.  LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED; PURPOSE.  The board shall establish and administer a program to provide, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, loan repayment assistance in the repayment of eligible loans for eligible persons who agree to continued employment as full-time peace officers in this state for a specified period.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 16), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9953 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter NN. Peace Officer Loan Repayment Assistance Program|Section 61.9953. Initial Eligibility

Sec. 61.9953.  INITIAL ELIGIBILITY.  To be eligible to receive loan repayment assistance under this subchapter for the first year for which the person seeks loan repayment assistance, a person must:(1)  be initially employed as a peace officer on or after September 1, 2019;(2)  submit to the board an initial application for the loan repayment assistance, in the manner and on a form prescribed by board rule, that requires:(A)  employer verification of the person's employment as a full-time peace officer in this state for at least one year and the person's current employment as a peace officer in this state as of the date of the application;(B)  a transcript of the person's postsecondary course work; and(C)  a statement of the total amount of principal, accrued interest, fees, and other charges due on all outstanding eligible loans for which the person is applying for repayment assistance;(3)  have earned at least 60 semester credit hours or the equivalent at an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education before the person's initial employment as a peace officer;(4)  be currently employed, and have completed at least one year of employment, as a full-time peace officer in this state; and(5)  comply with any other requirement adopted by the board under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 16), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9954 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter NN. Peace Officer Loan Repayment Assistance Program|Section 61.9954. Continuing Eligibility

Sec. 61.9954.  CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), after initially qualifying for loan repayment assistance under Section 61.9953, a person may continue to receive loan repayment assistance in a subsequent year only if the person annually submits an application, in the manner and on a form prescribed by board rule, that requires employer verification of the person's continuous employment as a full-time peace officer in this state for the year ending immediately before the date the application is submitted under this section.(b)  A person may not receive loan repayment assistance under this subchapter for more than five years.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 16), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9955 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter NN. Peace Officer Loan Repayment Assistance Program|Section 61.9955. Award

Sec. 61.9955.  AWARD.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, an eligible person is entitled to receive an annual amount of loan repayment assistance payments under this subchapter payable to the holders of the eligible person's eligible loans for each year of eligibility approved by the board under Section 61.9953 or 61.9954 in an amount equal to the lesser of $4,000 or 20 percent of the total amount stated in the person's application under Section 61.9953, subject to the amount of available funding.(b)  If at the time an eligible person submits an initial application under Section 61.9953 the payoff period for the person's total outstanding balance of eligible loans is less than five years, the board shall make annual payments under this subchapter to the holders of the person's eligible loans in the amounts of the payments and accrued interest due for the applicable year.(c)  The total amount of repayment assistance provided under this subchapter to an eligible person may not exceed $20,000.(d)  If in any year the amount of money available for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter is insufficient to provide loan repayment assistance to cover all the payments for the year for all eligible loans of all eligible persons, the board shall establish criteria to determine the amount of available money to allocate to the holders of student loans of eligible persons as the board determines appropriate to further the purpose of this subchapter.(e)  An eligible person whose annual loan repayment assistance under this section is less than the amount necessary to cover the amount of principal and interest due on the person's eligible loans for that year is responsible for the payment of the remainder of the amount due and for otherwise preventing a default on the loan.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 16), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9956 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter NN. Peace Officer Loan Repayment Assistance Program|Section 61.9956. Eligible Loans

Sec. 61.9956.  ELIGIBLE LOANS.  (a)  The board may provide loan repayment assistance under this subchapter for the repayment of any student loan received by an eligible person through any lender for the cost of attendance at an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education for a semester or other term that ended in the five years immediately preceding the person's initial employment as a peace officer.(b)  If the loan is not a state or federal guaranteed student loan, the promissory note or other loan agreement document governing the terms of the loan must require all the loan proceeds to be used for expenses incurred by a person in attending an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education.(c)  The board may not provide loan repayment assistance under this subchapter for an eligible loan that is in default on the date the person's application for loan repayment assistance is submitted under Section 61.9953 or 61.9954.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 16), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9957 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter NN. Peace Officer Loan Repayment Assistance Program|Section 61.9957. Payment of Loan Repayment Assistance

Sec. 61.9957.  PAYMENT OF LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The board shall pay any loan repayment assistance under this subchapter in a lump sum delivered on the eligible person's behalf directly to the holder of the loan.(b)  Loan repayment assistance provided under this subchapter may be applied to any amount due on the loan.(c)  Each state fiscal biennium, the board shall attempt to allocate all money available to the board for the purpose of providing loan repayment assistance under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 16), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9958 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter NN. Peace Officer Loan Repayment Assistance Program|Section 61.9958. Gifts, Grants, and Donations

Sec. 61.9958.  GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.  The board may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and other donations from any public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 16), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9959 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter NN. Peace Officer Loan Repayment Assistance Program|Section 61.9959. Rules; Posting Required

Sec. 61.9959.  RULES; POSTING REQUIRED.  (a)  The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter.(b)  The board shall post on the board's Internet website a copy of the rules adopted under this subchapter and information regarding the program established under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 16), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9965 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 61 - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board|Subchapter OO. Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program Account|Section 61.9965. Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program Account

Sec. 61.9965.  RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM ACCOUNT.  (a)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall administer the rural veterinarian incentive program account in accordance with Subchapter G, Chapter 56, to provide assistance in the repayment of student loans for eligible veterinarians who apply and qualify for the assistance under the rules of the Texas Animal Health Commission rural veterinarian incentive program committee.(b)  The rural veterinarian incentive program account is an account in the general revenue fund. The account is composed of:(1)  gifts, grants, in-kind contributions, or real or personal property contributed to the account from any individual, group, association, or corporation or the United States, subject to limitations or conditions set by law, for the purposes of this subchapter;(2)  earnings on the principal of the account; and(3)  other amounts deposited to the credit of the account, including:(A)  money deposited from a community or political subdivision that qualifies under the rules authorized by Section 56.105 to become a sponsor of an eligible participant under the program; and(B)  legislative appropriations deposited to the account.(c)  Money and resources in the account shall be made available and payable as soon as practicable at the request of the Texas Animal Health Commission and may be used only for the following purposes:(1)  to provide financial support as a lump sum to an eligible participant under Subchapter G, Chapter 56, the lender or other holder of the participant's affected loan, or the participant's university system;(2)  a reasonable amount, not to exceed seven percent of the account value, to cover the costs of administration of the program; or(3)  a reasonable amount, not to exceed three percent of the account value, as specifically required for the coordinating board for administration of the account.(d)  The unexpended balance of the account at the end of a fiscal year remains in the account subject to further appropriation for the purposes described by Subsection (c).|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 435, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 88.627 by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 459 (H.B. 1259), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 62.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.001. Short Title

Sec. 62.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as "The Excellence in Higher Education Act" of 1985.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 225, Sec. 1, eff. June 3, 1985.|
TX Educ Code § 62.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.002. Purpose

Sec. 62.002.  PURPOSE.  Through equitable allocation of the annual appropriation mandated by Article VII, Section 17(a), of the Constitution of Texas, the purpose of this chapter is to provide to the governing boards of the institutions and agencies of higher education eligible to participate in the distribution of funds pursuant to Article VII, Section 17, of the Constitution of Texas, the means to create and maintain a degree of excellence at the respective institutions and agencies of higher education that is above and apart from the normal appropriative formulas established by the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 225, Sec. 1, eff. June 3, 1985.|
TX Educ Code § 62.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 62.003. Definitions

Sec. 62.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  Except as otherwise provided by Subchapters C, D, E, F, G, and I, "eligible institution" means the eligible agencies and institutions of higher education listed in Article VII, Section 17(b), of the Constitution of Texas, and any institution or agency of higher education that is later made eligible to participate in the disbursement of funds pursuant to Article VII, Section 17(c), of the Constitution of Texas.(2)  "Governing board" means the board of regents or other state governmental body to which an eligible agency or institution is assigned for governance by the Texas Constitution or by the laws of the State of Texas.(3)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 225, Sec. 1, eff. June 3, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1045, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1268 (H.B. 870), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 186 (S.B. 1295), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 62.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education|Subchapter B. Amounts Allocated by Equitable Allocation Formula|Section 62.023. Severability

Sec. 62.023.  SEVERABILITY.  If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof under any circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 225, Sec. 1, eff. June 3, 1985.|
TX Educ Code § 62.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education|Subchapter B. Amounts Allocated by Equitable Allocation Formula|Section 62.024. Amount of Allocation Increased

Sec. 62.024.  AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION INCREASED.  In accordance with Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, for each state fiscal year beginning with the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2017, the amount of the annual constitutional appropriation under that subsection is increased to $393.75 million.  Before the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2017, the amount of the annual constitutional appropriation under that subsection is $262.5 million.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 537, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3001), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 11, eff. June 17, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 952 (S.B. 1191), Sec. 2, eff. August 31, 2015.|Sec. 62.027.  EFFECT OF LEGISLATION.  (a)  The constitutional amendment proposed by S.J.R. No. 13, 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, and approved by the voters at an election held on November 2, 1993, amended Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, to permit the legislature by two-thirds vote of the membership of each house to increase the amount of the appropriation made under that section for each five-year period.(b)  Chapter 537, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, added Section 62.024 to this subchapter in order to increase the amount of the appropriation made under Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution.(c)  The increase provided by the amendment to Section 62.024 enacted by the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, in the amount of the appropriation made under Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, for each state fiscal year beginning with the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2017, constitutes the increase in accordance with Section 17(a) that the legislature considers appropriate for the five-year period beginning September 1, 2015.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1045, Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3001), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 952 (S.B. 1191), Sec. 3, eff. August 31, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 62.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education|Subchapter C. Texas Research University Fund|Section 62.051. Definitions

Sec. 62.051.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Eligible institution" means an institution of higher education that  is designated as a research university under the coordinating board's accountability system and, for any three consecutive state fiscal years beginning on or after September 1, 2010, made total annual research expenditures in an average annual amount of not less than $450 million.(2)  "Fund" means the Texas research university fund.(3)  "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 62.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education|Subchapter C. Texas Research University Fund|Section 62.052. Purpose

Sec. 62.052.  PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to provide funding to eligible research universities to support faculty to ensure excellence in instruction and research.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 62.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle B - State Coordination of Higher Education|Chapter 62 - Constitutional and Statutory Funds to Support Institutions of Higher Education|Subchapter C. Texas Research University Fund|Section 62.053. Fund

Sec. 62.053.  FUND.  (a) The Texas research university fund consists of money appropriated by the legislature to eligible institutions for the purposes of this subchapter.(a-1)  In each state fiscal year, amounts shall be appropriated to eligible institutions based on the average amount of total research funds expended by each institution per year for the three preceding state fiscal years.(b)  For purposes of this subchapter, the amount of total research funds expended by an eligible institution in a state fiscal year is the amount of those funds as reported to the coordinating board by the institution for that fiscal year, subject to any adjustment by the coordinating board in accordance with the standards and accounting methods the coordinating board prescribes for purposes of this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 51), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 50, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 315 (H.B. 1000), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.|