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TX Educ Code § 56.145 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter I. Texas Department of Transportation Conditional Grant Program|Section 56.145. Repayment of Conditional Grant

Sec. 56.145.  REPAYMENT OF CONDITIONAL GRANT.  (a)  The department by rule may establish conditions under which a student who has received a conditional grant may be required to repay all or part of the grant because the student has withdrawn from or dropped out of the student's institution or has otherwise failed to maintain eligibility for the grant.(b)  A student who does not become a member of an eligible profession and work for the department for the two academic years immediately following the date of the student's receipt of an eligible degree must repay all conditional grants received by the student.(c)  The department shall establish a schedule for installment repayment under this section.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 551, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 56.125 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 8.01(9), eff. Nov. 12, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 151, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Educ Code § 56.147 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter I. Texas Department of Transportation Conditional Grant Program|Section 56.147. Funding

Sec. 56.147.  FUNDING.  (a)  The department may accept gifts and grants from any public or private source for the conditional grant program under this subchapter and may also use for that purpose available money credited to the state highway fund.(b)  The department shall issue not less than $400,000 annually in conditional grants under this subchapter from money available to fund the conditional grant program.(c)  The department may provide outreach programs to recruit students into the conditional grant program.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 551, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Renumbered from Education Code Sec. 56.127 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 8.01(9), eff. Nov. 12, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 151, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 22(28), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 985, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 14.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Educ Code § 56.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter J. Minority Doctoral Incentive Program|Section 56.161. Definitions

Sec. 56.161.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Academic administrator" means a person employed by an institution as a supervisor in an educational department of the institution in a position that is not classified under the state position classification plan.(2)  "Board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(3)  "Faculty member" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.101 of this code.(4)  "Institution" means an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003 of this code, or a private college or university that is located in this state and is accredited by a recognized accrediting agency, as defined by Section 61.003 of this code.(5)  "Minority" means a group that is significantly underrepresented in an academic discipline, as determined by board rule.(6)  "Program" means the minority doctoral incentive program established under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 75, Sec. 1, eff. May 4, 1993.|
TX Educ Code § 56.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter J. Minority Doctoral Incentive Program|Section 56.162. Establishment; Administration

Sec. 56.162.  ESTABLISHMENT;  ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  The board shall establish and administer the minority doctoral incentive program to:(1)  provide loans to minority students who pursue doctorates or pursue master's degrees and commit to pursue a doctorate;  and(2)  increase minority representation among the faculty and administration of institutions.(b)  The board shall adopt and distribute to the governing board of each institution copies of all rules adopted under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 75, Sec. 1, eff. May 4, 1993.|
TX Educ Code § 56.163 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter J. Minority Doctoral Incentive Program|Section 56.163. Eligibility

Sec. 56.163.  ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  To be eligible for a loan under this subchapter, a person must:(1)  be accepted for admission to an institution as a full-time graduate student in a doctoral program approved by the board or be accepted for admission to an institution as a full-time graduate student in a master's program approved by the board and demonstrate a commitment to pursue a doctoral program approved by the board;(2)  be sponsored by a faculty member of the program in which the person is enrolled;(3)  be nominated by the institution in which the person is enrolled based on academic achievement, career interest, and other factors the institution considers relevant;(4)  not have defaulted on another student loan;  and(5)  have complied with any other requirements adopted by the board under this subchapter.(b)  The board shall adopt eligibility requirements under Subsection (a)(5) of this section to ensure that Texas residents, as defined by board rule, are first given the opportunity to receive loans under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 75, Sec. 1, eff. May 4, 1993.|
TX Educ Code § 56.164 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter J. Minority Doctoral Incentive Program|Section 56.164. Tuition Charged Certain Nonresident Loan Recipients

Sec. 56.164.  TUITION CHARGED CERTAIN NONRESIDENT LOAN RECIPIENTS.  If a loan recipient is a resident of another state that has a program that is similar to the program under this subchapter and the loan recipient enrolls at an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003 of this code, the institution may charge the loan recipient only the tuition required for resident students under Subchapter B, Chapter 54, of this code.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 75, Sec. 1, eff. May 4, 1993.|
TX Educ Code § 56.165 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter J. Minority Doctoral Incentive Program|Section 56.165. Loan Disbursement

Sec. 56.165.  LOAN DISBURSEMENT.  (a)  If an eligible student applies for a loan from a lending institution, the board shall provide the institution a conditional guaranty of the loan, in accordance with Section 56.170 of this code, on the board's receipt of:(1)  the student's application to the board for a conditional guaranty;(2)  a verification of the student's enrollment from the institution enrolling the student;(3)  a certification from the institution enrolling the student of the amount of tuition and fees for the student;  and(4)  a certification from the lending institution that the terms of the loan conform with the requirements of Section 56.166 of this code, including requirements adopted by the board under that section, and that the lending institution agrees to suspend interest on the student's loan as provided by Sections 56.168 and 56.169 of this code.(b)  If an eligible student applies for a loan from the board, the board shall provide a loan in an amount determined by the board to the student on the board's receipt of:(1)  the student's application to the board for a loan;(2)  a verification of the student's enrollment from the institution enrolling the student;  and(3)  a certification from the institution enrolling the student of the amount of tuition and fees for the student.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 75, Sec. 1, eff. May 4, 1993.|
TX Educ Code § 56.166 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter J. Minority Doctoral Incentive Program|Section 56.166. Terms of Loan

Sec. 56.166.  TERMS OF LOAN.  (a)  A loan must be evidenced by a promissory note that provides for the repayment of the loan with interest and for the charging of necessary collection costs.(b)  Except as provided by Sections 56.168 and 56.169 of this code, a loan must be repayable, at the option of the board, in equal monthly installments over a period beginning with the first day of the seventh month after the date on which the recipient ceases to be enrolled in a graduate program at an institution.(c)  A loan must bear simple interest at a rate determined by the board.(d)  A loan provided under this subchapter may not exceed $14,000 each year for a maximum of four years.(e)  The board shall determine the other terms of a loan.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 75, Sec. 1, eff. May 4, 1993.|
TX Educ Code § 56.167 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter J. Minority Doctoral Incentive Program|Section 56.167. Mentors

Sec. 56.167.  MENTORS.  The institution at which a student who receives a loan is enrolled shall provide the student with a mentor who is a faculty member at the institution to assist the student in pursuing a master's or doctoral degree.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 75, Sec. 1, eff. May 4, 1993.|
TX Educ Code § 56.168 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter J. Minority Doctoral Incentive Program|Section 56.168. Postdoctoral Fellowship

Sec. 56.168.  POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP.  (a)  A loan recipient is eligible for suspension of the recipient's loan if the recipient enters a postdoctoral fellowship not later than the first day of the seventh month after the date on which the recipient ceases to be enrolled in a doctoral program at an institution.(b)  The board shall suspend the accrual of interest and the repayment of principal and interest on an eligible recipient's loan until a date determined by board rule.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 75, Sec. 1, eff. May 4, 1993.|
TX Educ Code § 56.169 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter J. Minority Doctoral Incentive Program|Section 56.169. Loan Suspension and Forgiveness

Sec. 56.169.  LOAN SUSPENSION AND FORGIVENESS.  (a)  A loan recipient is eligible for suspension and forgiveness of the recipient's loan if, after the recipient obtains a doctorate, the recipient is employed as a full-time faculty member or academic administrator at an institution.(b)  In accordance with Subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section, the board shall suspend the accrual of interest and forgive the repayment of a loan made to an eligible recipient.(c)  The board shall suspend the accrual of interest and the repayment of principal and interest on an eligible recipient's loan until the recipient is not employed as a full-time faculty member or academic administrator at an institution.(d)  The board shall forgive the repayment of 20 percent of the unpaid principal balance and all accrued interest of an eligible recipient's loan for each academic year of service by the recipient as a full-time faculty member or academic administrator at an institution.(e)  A loan to an eligible recipient is repayable under the terms of Section 56.166 of this code beginning with the first day of the seventh month after the date on which the recipient discontinues full-time study and is not employed as a full-time faculty member or academic administrator at an institution and must be repaid in full not later than the 10th anniversary of the date on which the loan becomes repayable.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 75, Sec. 1, eff. May 4, 1993.|
TX Educ Code § 56.170 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter J. Minority Doctoral Incentive Program|Section 56.170. Conditional Guaranty

Sec. 56.170.  CONDITIONAL GUARANTY.  A conditional guaranty of a loan under Section 56.165(a) of this code must provide that the board shall repay the lending institution to which the guaranty is executed the amount of the loan that the board would be required to forgive under Section 56.169 of this code if the loan had been made by the board.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 75, Sec. 1, eff. May 4, 1993.|
TX Educ Code § 56.171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter J. Minority Doctoral Incentive Program|Section 56.171. Funding

Sec. 56.171.  FUNDING.  (a)  The board may accept gifts and grants from a public or private source for the program.(b)  Gifts, grants, and other funds appropriated by the legislature may be used for the program.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 75, Sec. 1, eff. May 4, 1993.|
TX Educ Code § 56.221 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter K. -1. Texas First Scholarship Program|Section 56.221. Definitions

Sec. 56.221.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(2)  "Eligible institution" means an institution of higher education, as that term is defined by Section 61.003, that is designated as a research university or emerging research university under the coordinating board's accountability system.(3)  "Program" means the Texas First Scholarship Program.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 962 (S.B. 1888), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 56.222 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter K. -1. Texas First Scholarship Program|Section 56.222. Purpose

Sec. 56.222.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of the program, in conjunction with the Texas Early High School Completion Program established under Section 28.0253, is to promote efficiency in the state public education system and incentivize the enrollment of high performing students at eligible institutions.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 962 (S.B. 1888), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 56.223 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter K. -1. Texas First Scholarship Program|Section 56.223. Eligibility

Sec. 56.223.  ELIGIBILITY.  To be eligible for an award under the program, a student must:(1)  be a resident of this state as determined by coordinating board rules;(2)  have graduated early from high school under the Texas First Early High School Completion Program established under Section 28.0253; and(3)  comply with Section 28.0256.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 962 (S.B. 1888), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 56.224 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter K. -1. Texas First Scholarship Program|Section 56.224. Entitlement; Calculation of Aid; Expiration

Sec. 56.224.  ENTITLEMENT; CALCULATION OF AID; EXPIRATION.  (a)  The coordinating board shall award to each eligible student state credit in an amount equal to:(1)  for a student who graduated from high school two or more semesters or the equivalent earlier than the student's high school cohort, the maximum annual TEXAS grant award determined by the coordinating board for the applicable academic year under Section 56.307; or(2)  for a student who graduated from high school less than two semesters or the equivalent earlier than the student's high school cohort, half of the amount described by Subdivision (1).(b)  The amount of state credit awarded to a student under the program may not be considered in the calculation of any state or institutional need-based aid awards or the calculation of the student's overall financial need, unless the combination of the credit and other federal, state, and institutional financial aid for which the student would otherwise be eligible exceeds the estimated total cost of attendance at the eligible institution at which the student is enrolled.(c)  The coordinating board shall issue to the student a certificate indicating the amount of the state credit awarded under this section.(d)  State credit awarded to a student under this section expires at the end of the first academic year following the student's graduation from high school.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 962 (S.B. 1888), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 56.225 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter K. -1. Texas First Scholarship Program|Section 56.225. Application of Scholarship

Sec. 56.225.  APPLICATION OF SCHOLARSHIP.  On enrollment of an eligible student at an eligible institution, the institution shall apply to the student's charges for tuition, mandatory fees, and other costs of attendance for the enrollment period an amount equal to the lesser of:(1)  the amount of the state credit awarded to the student under Section 56.224; or(2)  the student's actual tuition, mandatory fees, and other costs of attendance at the institution.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 962 (S.B. 1888), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 56.226 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter K. -1. Texas First Scholarship Program|Section 56.226. Payment of State Credit

Sec. 56.226.  PAYMENT OF STATE CREDIT.  (a)  At least once each year, the coordinating board shall submit to the commissioner of education a report on state credit awarded under the program during the preceding academic year.  The report must include:(1)  the name of each student who used the state credit during that academic year;(2)  the school district or open-enrollment charter school from which each student graduated from high school; and(3)  the amount of the state credit used by each student during that academic year.(b)  As soon as practicable after receipt of the report under Subsection (a), the commissioner of education shall transfer to the coordinating board an amount of funds equal to the total amount by which school district and open-enrollment charter school entitlements are reduced under Section 48.2642(b).(c)  As soon as practicable after receipt of funds transferred under Subsection (b), the coordinating board shall distribute to each eligible institution an amount of funds equal to the amount of state credit applied by the institution under Section 56.225 during the preceding academic year.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 962 (S.B. 1888), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 56.227 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance|Subchapter K. -1. Texas First Scholarship Program|Section 56.227. Rules

Sec. 56.227.  RULES.  The coordinating board may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 962 (S.B. 1888), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 56.241 (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 56.241. Definition

Sec. 56.241.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "general academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1473, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Educ Code § 56.242 (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 56.242. Student Endowment Scholarship and Internship Program

Sec. 56.242.  STUDENT ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.  The Student Endowment Scholarship and Internship Program is an optional state grant program for all general academic teaching institutions.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1473, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Educ Code § 56.243 (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 56.243. Election to Participate

Sec. 56.243.  ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE.  A general academic teaching institution may elect to participate in the Student Endowment Scholarship and Internship Program.  For the institution to make the election, the student government of the institution must determine by official action that the program would benefit the institution.  If the student government determines that the program would benefit the institution, in a general election called for that purpose a majority of the students of the institution voting in the election must approve an additional fee and the potential matching grant from the state.  If the majority approves the additional fee and potential matching grant from the state, the governing board of the institution shall impose and decide the structure of the additional fee.|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. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Educ Code § 56.244 (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 56.244. Types of Scholarships; Internship

Sec. 56.244.  TYPES OF SCHOLARSHIPS;  INTERNSHIP.  A general academic teaching institution shall provide financial assistance under this subchapter through scholarships based on leadership, financial need, and academic achievement and through an internship program.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1473, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Educ Code § 56.245 (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 56.245. Eligibility

Sec. 56.245.  ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  With the assistance of an advisory committee established by the governing board, the governing board of the general academic teaching institution shall:(1)  determine the eligibility requirements for scholarships or internship funding;  and(2)  select students to receive the scholarships or internship funding.(b)  A student is not eligible for a student endowment scholarship or student endowment internship funding if the student is on disciplinary or academic probation or if the student is not enrolled at the institution.(c)  The institution may provide financial assistance under this subchapter to students in any field or major designated by the institution.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1473, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|