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TX Educ Code § 61.9772 (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 FF. Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program|Section 61.9772. Eligibility; Nomination and Selection

Sec. 61.9772.  ELIGIBILITY; NOMINATION AND SELECTION.  (a)  To receive an initial scholarship under this subchapter, a student must:(1)  be enrolled in a public or private institution of higher education in this state;(2)  enroll in and be a member in good standing of a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program or another undergraduate officer commissioning program such as the United States Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class while enrolled in a public or private institution of higher education in this state;(3)  be appointed to receive a scholarship by the governor, the lieutenant governor, a state senator, or a state representative; and(4)  enter into an agreement with the board under Section 61.9773.(b)  In each year, the governor and the lieutenant governor may each appoint two students and two alternates and each state senator and each state representative may appoint one student and one alternate to receive an initial scholarship under this subchapter.  If a student appointed under this subsection to receive a scholarship fails to initially meet eligibility or otherwise meet the requirements to initially receive the scholarship, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board must notify the alternate on file of their nomination.(c)  For a student to continue to receive a scholarship awarded under this subchapter, the student must maintain satisfactory academic progress as determined by the board.(d)  If the board determines that a student appointed under Subsection (b) to receive an initial scholarship under this subchapter has failed to maintain eligibility or otherwise meet the requirements to continue receiving the scholarship, beginning with the academic year following the determination, the elected official who appointed the student may appoint another eligible student under this subchapter to receive any available funds designated for the student who no longer meets the requirements for the scholarship.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1326 (H.B. 3452), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (H.B. 3470), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 230 (H.B. 66), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2018.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 251 (H.B. 1117), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 517 (S.B. 49), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9773 (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 FF. Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program|Section 61.9773. Agreement Requirements

Sec. 61.9773.  AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  To receive a scholarship under this subchapter, a student must enter into an agreement with the board as provided by this section.  The agreement must require the student to:(1)  complete four years of ROTC training or complete another undergraduate officer commissioning program such as the United States Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class;(2)  graduate not later than six years after the date the student first enrolls in a public or private institution of higher education in this state;(3)  after graduation, enter into:(A)  a four-year commitment to be a member of the Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard, Texas State Guard, United States Coast Guard, or United States Merchant Marine; or(B)  a contract to serve as a commissioned officer in any branch of the armed services of the United States;(4)  meet the physical examination requirements and all other prescreening requirements of the Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard, Texas State Guard, United States Coast Guard, or United States Merchant Marine or the branch of the armed services with which the student enters into a contract; and(5)  agree to repay the scholarship if the student:(A)  fails to maintain satisfactory academic progress;(B)  withdraws from the scholarship program; or(C)  fails to fulfill a commitment or contract described by Subdivision (3).(b)  The board shall adopt rules to exempt a student from the repayment of a scholarship under an agreement entered into under this section if the student is unable to meet the obligations of the agreement solely as a result of physical inability.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1326 (H.B. 3452), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (H.B. 3470), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 251 (H.B. 1117), Sec. 2, eff. May 29, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9774 (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 FF. Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program|Section 61.9774. Rules

Sec. 61.9774.  RULES.   The board shall adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this subchapter, including rules regarding the eligibility criteria and the selection of scholarship recipients.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1326 (H.B. 3452), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (H.B. 3470), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9775 (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 FF. Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program|Section 61.9775. Limitations on Scholarship

Sec. 61.9775.  LIMITATIONS ON SCHOLARSHIP.  (a) A person may not receive a scholarship under this subchapter after earning a cumulative total of 150 credit hours or after being awarded a baccalaureate degree, whichever occurs first.(b)  A scholarship awarded to a student under this subchapter shall be reduced for an academic year by the amount by which the full amount of the scholarship plus the total amount to be paid to the student for being under contract with one of the branches of the armed services of the United States exceeds the student's total cost of attendance for that academic year at the public or private institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1326 (H.B. 3452), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (H.B. 3470), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9776 (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 FF. Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program|Section 61.9776. Funding

Sec. 61.9776.  FUNDING.  The board shall administer this subchapter using available appropriations and gifts, grants, and donations made for the purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1326 (H.B. 3452), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9791 (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 GG. Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, And|Section 61.9791. Definition

Sec. 61.9791.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "STEM program" means a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1169 (H.B. 2910), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9792 (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 GG. Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, And|Section 61.9792. Scholarship Program

Sec. 61.9792.  SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.  The board shall establish and administer, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship program under which the board provides a scholarship to a student who meets the  eligibility criteria prescribed by Section 61.9793.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1169 (H.B. 2910), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9793 (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 GG. Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, And|Section 61.9793. Eligible Student

Sec. 61.9793.  ELIGIBLE STUDENT.  (a)  To receive an initial scholarship under this subchapter, a student must:(1)  graduate from high school with a grade point  average of at least 3.0 on a four-point scale in mathematics and science courses;(2)  enroll in a STEM program at an eligible institution; and(3)  agree to work no more than 15 hours a week for a business participating in the STEM program.(b)  To continue to qualify for a scholarship under this  subchapter, a student must:(1)  remain enrolled in a STEM program at an eligible institution;(2)  maintain an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 on a four-point scale;(3)  complete at least 80 percent of all semester credit hours attempted for each semester;(4)  complete at least 30 semester credit hours per academic year; and(5)  work no more than 15 hours a week for a business participating in the STEM program.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1169 (H.B. 2910), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9794 (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 GG. Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, And|Section 61.9794. Eligible Institution

Sec. 61.9794.  ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.  (a)  To qualify as an eligible institution under this subchapter, an institution must:(1)  be a public junior college or public technical institute;(2)  admit at least 50 students into a STEM program each academic year; and(3)  develop partnerships with business and industry to:(A)  identify local employment needs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields; and(B)  provide part-time employment for students  enrolled in a STEM program.(b)  To maintain eligibility, each year beginning with the third year following implementation of a scholarship program under this subchapter, an institution must demonstrate to the board that at least 70 percent of the institution's T-STEM Challenge Scholarship recipients, within twelve months of receipt of a scholarship, are:(1)  employed; or(2)  enrolled in courses leading to a certificate, associate, or baccalaureate degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) field.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1169 (H.B. 2910), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 26 (S.B. 1066), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9795 (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 GG. Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, And|Section 61.9795. Amount; Funding

Sec. 61.9795.  AMOUNT; FUNDING.  (a)  Subject to available funding, the board shall award scholarships, with at least 50  percent of the amount awarded from private funds.(b)  An eligible student may receive a scholarship awarded under this subchapter for not more than two academic years.(c)  The board may use any available revenue, including legislative appropriations, and may solicit and accept gifts and grants for purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1169 (H.B. 2910), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9801 (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 HH. Texas Emergency and Trauma Care Education|Section 61.9801. Definitions

Sec. 61.9801.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Emergency and trauma care education partnership" means a partnership that:(A)  consists of one or more hospitals in this state and one or more graduate professional nursing or graduate medical education programs in this state; and(B)  serves to increase training opportunities in emergency and trauma care for doctors and registered nurses at participating graduate medical education and graduate professional nursing programs.(2)  "Participating education program" means a graduate professional nursing program as that term is defined by Section 54.221 or a graduate medical education program leading to board certification by the American Board of Medical Specialties that participates in an emergency and trauma care education partnership.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 9.01, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9802 (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 HH. Texas Emergency and Trauma Care Education|Section 61.9802. Program: Establishment; Administration; Purpose

Sec. 61.9802.  PROGRAM:  ESTABLISHMENT; ADMINISTRATION; PURPOSE.  (a)  The Texas emergency and trauma care education partnership program is established.(b)  The board shall administer the program in accordance with this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter.(c)  Under the program, to the extent funds are available under Section 61.9805, the board shall make grants to emergency and trauma care education partnerships to assist those partnerships to meet the state's needs for doctors and registered nurses with training in emergency and trauma care by offering one-year or two-year fellowships to students enrolled in graduate professional nursing or graduate medical education programs through collaboration between hospitals and graduate  professional nursing or graduate medical education programs and the use of the existing expertise and facilities of those hospitals and programs.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 9.01, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9803 (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 HH. Texas Emergency and Trauma Care Education|Section 61.9803. Grants: Conditions; Limitations

Sec. 61.9803.  GRANTS:  CONDITIONS; LIMITATIONS.  (a)  The board may make a grant under this subchapter to an emergency and trauma care education partnership only if the board determines that:(1)  the partnership will meet applicable standards for instruction and student competency for each program offered by each participating education program;(2)  each participating education program will, as a result of the partnership, enroll in the education program a sufficient number of additional students as established by the board;(3)  each hospital participating in an emergency and trauma care education partnership will provide to students enrolled in a participating education program clinical placements that:(A)  allow the students to take part in providing or to observe, as appropriate, emergency and trauma care services offered by the hospital; and(B)  meet the clinical education needs of the students; and(4)  the partnership will satisfy any other requirement established by board rule.(b)  A grant under this subchapter may be spent only on costs related to the development or operation of an emergency and trauma care education partnership that prepares a student to complete a graduate professional nursing program with a specialty focus on emergency and trauma care or earn board certification by the American Board of Medical Specialties.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 9.01, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9804 (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 HH. Texas Emergency and Trauma Care Education|Section 61.9804. Priority for Funding

Sec. 61.9804.  PRIORITY FOR FUNDING.  In awarding a grant under this subchapter, the board shall give priority to an emergency and trauma care education partnership that submits a proposal that:(1)  provides for collaborative educational models between one or more participating hospitals and one or more participating education programs that have signed a memorandum of understanding or other written agreement under which the participants agree to comply with standards established by the board, including any standards the board may establish that:(A)  provide for program management that offers a centralized decision-making process allowing for inclusion of each entity participating in the partnership;(B)  provide for access to clinical training positions for students in graduate professional nursing and graduate medical education programs that are not participating in the partnership; and(C)  specify the details of any requirement relating to a student in a participating education program being employed after graduation in a hospital participating in the partnership, including any details relating to the employment of students who do not complete the program, are not offered a position at the hospital, or choose to pursue other employment;(2)  includes a demonstrable education model to:(A)  increase the number of students enrolled in, the number of students graduating from, and the number of faculty employed by each participating education program; and(B)  improve student or resident retention in each participating education program;(3)  indicates the availability of money to match a portion of the grant money, including matching money or in-kind services approved by the board from a hospital, private or nonprofit entity, or institution of higher education;(4)  can be replicated by other emergency and trauma care education partnerships or other graduate professional nursing or graduate medical education programs; and(5)  includes plans for sustainability of the partnership.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 9.01, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9805 (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 HH. Texas Emergency and Trauma Care Education|Section 61.9805. Grants, Gifts, and Donations

Sec. 61.9805.  GRANTS, GIFTS, AND DONATIONS.  In addition to money appropriated by the legislature, the board may solicit, accept, and spend grants, gifts, and donations from any public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 9.01, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9806 (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 HH. Texas Emergency and Trauma Care Education|Section 61.9806. Rules

Sec. 61.9806.  RULES.  The board shall adopt rules for the administration of the Texas emergency and trauma care education partnership program.  The rules must include:(1)  provisions relating to applying for a grant under this subchapter; and(2)  standards of accountability consistent with other graduate professional nursing and graduate medical education programs to be met by any emergency and trauma care education partnership awarded a grant under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 9.01, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9807 (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 HH. Texas Emergency and Trauma Care Education|Section 61.9807. Administrative Costs

Sec. 61.9807.  ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.  A reasonable amount, not to exceed three percent, of any money appropriated for purposes of this subchapter may be used to pay the costs of administering this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 9.01, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9811 (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 II. Repayment of Certain Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologist Education Loans|Section 61.9811. Definitions

Sec. 61.9811.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Audiologist" means a person licensed as an audiologist under Chapter 401, Occupations Code.(2)  "Communicative disorders program" means:(A)  a graduate degree program in audiology or speech-language pathology accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology; or(B)  an undergraduate degree program that prepares and qualifies students for admission to a graduate degree program described by Paragraph (A).(3)  "Public school" means a public preschool or primary or secondary school in this state.(4)  "Speech-language pathologist" means a person licensed as a speech-language pathologist under Chapter 401, Occupations Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 133 (S.B. 620), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9812 (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 II. Repayment of Certain Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologist Education Loans|Section 61.9812. Repayment Assistance Authorized

Sec. 61.9812.  REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.  The board shall provide, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of student loans for speech-language pathologists and audiologists who apply and qualify for assistance.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 133 (S.B. 620), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 61.9813 (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 II. Repayment of Certain Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologist Education Loans|Section 61.9813. Eligibility

Sec. 61.9813.  ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, a speech-language pathologist or an audiologist must:(1)  apply to the board; and(2)  at the time the speech-language pathologist or audiologist applies for the assistance:(A)  have been employed as a speech-language pathologist or as an audiologist, as applicable, for at least one year by, and be currently employed in that capacity by, a public school; or(B)  have been employed as a faculty member of a communicative disorders program at an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education for at least one year, and be currently employed in that capacity at such an institution.(b)  The board by rule may provide for repayment assistance on a pro rata basis for speech-language pathologists and audiologists employed part-time by a public school or institution of higher education.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 133 (S.B. 620), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|