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TX Educ Code § 54.225 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.225. Students Enrolled in Non-Semester-Length Developmental Education Interventions

Sec. 54.225.  STUDENTS ENROLLED IN NON-SEMESTER-LENGTH DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION INTERVENTIONS.  The governing board of an institution of higher education may exempt from the payment of tuition authorized by this chapter a student who is participating in an approved non-semester-length developmental education intervention (including course-based, non-course-based, alternative-entry/exit, and other intensive developmental education activities).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 965 (H.B. 1244), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 54.232 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.232. NATO Agreement

Sec. 54.232.  NATO AGREEMENT.  A nonimmigrant alien who resides in this state in accordance with the Agreement between the Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty Regarding the Status of Their Forces (4 U.S.T. 1792) and the spouse or children of that alien are considered to be residents for tuition and fee purposes under this title.|Transferred and redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.074 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.233 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.233. Academic Common Market

Sec. 54.233.  ACADEMIC COMMON MARKET.  The governing board of an institution of higher education shall charge nonresident students participating in the Academic Common Market and enrolled in programs designated under Section 160.07 the same amount charged resident students in such programs.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.251. Registered Nurses in Postgraduate Nursing Degree Programs; Optional Waiver

Sec. 54.251.  REGISTERED NURSES IN POSTGRADUATE NURSING DEGREE PROGRAMS; OPTIONAL WAIVER.  An institution of higher education may permit a registered nurse authorized to practice professional nursing in Texas to register by paying the tuition fees and other fees or charges required for Texas residents under Section 54.051, without regard to the length of time the registered nurse has resided in Texas, if the registered nurse:(1)  is enrolled in a program designed to lead to a master's degree or other higher degree in nursing; and(2)  intends to teach in a program in Texas designed to prepare students for licensure as registered nurses.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 54.069 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.261 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.261. Designated Tuition; Hardship; Optional Waiver

Sec. 54.261.  DESIGNATED TUITION; HARDSHIP; OPTIONAL WAIVER.  A governing board may waive all or part of the tuition charged to a student under Section 54.0513 if it finds that the payment of such tuition would cause an undue economic hardship on the student.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.262 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.262. Student Services Fees; Optional Waiver

Sec. 54.262.  STUDENT SERVICES FEES; OPTIONAL WAIVER.  The governing board of an institution of higher education may waive all or part of any compulsory fee or fees authorized by Section 54.503 in the case of any student for whom the payment of the fee would cause an undue financial hardship, provided the number of the students to whom the waiver is granted for a semester or term does not exceed 10 percent of the institution's total enrollment for that semester or term.  The board may limit accordingly the participation of a student in the activities financed by the fee so waived.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.263 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.263. Students 55 Years of Age or Older; Optional Waiver

Sec. 54.263.  STUDENTS 55 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER; OPTIONAL WAIVER.  (a)  An institution of higher education may charge a student 55 years of age or older tuition and fees at rates that are lower than the rates otherwise provided by this chapter, under the condition that a student under 55 years of age will not be precluded from enrolling in a course for credit toward a degree or certificate.  The institution may set additional qualifications that a student must meet to qualify for tuition and fees at rates set under this section and may set different rates for different programs, campuses, or courses.  The institution may set rates under this section for resident students, nonresident students, or both, and may set different rates for resident students and nonresident students.(b)  A tuition or fee rate set under this section must apply uniformly to each student that meets the applicable qualifications set by the institution to pay tuition or fees at that rate.(c)  The legislature in an appropriations act shall account for the rates authorized by Subsection (a) in a way that does not increase the general revenue appropriations to that institution.|Transferred, redesignated, and amended from Education Code, Section 54.013 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.301. Highest Ranking High School Graduates; Optional Exemption

Sec. 54.301.  HIGHEST RANKING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES; OPTIONAL EXEMPTION.  The governing board of each institution of higher education may issue scholarships each year to the highest ranking graduate of each accredited high school of this state, exempting the graduates from the payment of tuition during both semesters of the first regular session immediately following their graduation.  This exemption may be granted for any one of the first four regular sessions following the individual's graduation from high school when in the opinion of the institution's president the circumstances of an individual case, including military service, merit the action.|Redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 54.201 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.331 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.331. Students From Other Nations of the American Hemisphere

Sec. 54.331.  STUDENTS FROM OTHER NATIONS OF THE AMERICAN HEMISPHERE.  (a)  The governing boards of the institutions of higher education may annually exempt from the payment of tuition fees the following students:(1)  200 native-born students from the other nations of the American hemisphere; and(2)  35 native-born students from a Latin American country designated by the United States Department of State.(b)  Ten students from each nation, as authorized in Subsection (a)(1), shall be exempt as provided in this subsection.  In the event any nation fails to have 10 students available and qualified for exemption, additional students from the other nations may be exempted, subject to the approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and allocation by the coordinating board.  However, not more than 235 students from all the nations shall be exempt each year.  In the event the nation designated in Subsection (a)(2) of this section fails to have 35 students available and qualified for exemption within a reasonable time, additional students from other nations may be exempt, subject to the approval of the coordinating board.(c)  Every applicant desiring the exemption shall furnish satisfactory evidence, certified by the proper authority of the applicant's native country, that the applicant is a bona fide native-born citizen and resident of the country that certifies the application and that the applicant is scholastically qualified for admission.(d)  The coordinating board, after consultation with representatives of the governing boards of the institutions of higher education, shall formulate and prescribe a plan governing the admission and distribution of all applicants desiring to qualify under the provisions of this section.(e)  No student shall be exempted under this section who is not a native-born citizen of the country certifying the student's qualifications and who has not lived in one of the nations of this hemisphere for a period of at least five years.  No member of the Communist Party and no student from Cuba shall be eligible for benefits under this section.|Redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 54.207 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.3411 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.3411. Permanent Fund Supporting Military and Veterans Exemptions

Sec. 54.3411.  PERMANENT FUND SUPPORTING MILITARY AND VETERANS EXEMPTIONS.  (a)  In this section, "trust company" means the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.(b)  The permanent fund supporting military and veterans exemptions is a special fund in the treasury outside the general revenue fund.  The fund is composed of:(1)  money transferred or appropriated to the fund by the legislature;(2)  gifts and grants contributed to the fund; and(3)  the returns received from investment of money in the fund.(c)  The trust company shall administer the fund.  The trust company shall determine the amount available for distribution from the fund, determined in accordance with a distribution policy that is adopted by the comptroller and designed to preserve the purchasing power of the fund's assets and to provide a stable and predictable stream of annual distributions.  Expenses of managing the fund's assets shall be paid from the fund.  Except as provided by this section, money in the fund may not be used for any purpose.  Sections 403.095 and 404.071, Government Code, do not apply to the fund.(d)  In managing the assets of the fund, through procedures and subject to restrictions the trust company considers appropriate, the trust company may acquire, exchange, sell, supervise, manage, or retain any kind of investment that a prudent investor, exercising reasonable care, skill, and caution, would acquire or retain in light of the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the fund then prevailing, taking into consideration the investment of all the assets of the fund rather than a single investment.(e)  The amount available for distribution from the fund may be appropriated only to offset the cost to institutions of higher education of the exemptions required by Section 54.341(k).  The amount appropriated shall be distributed to eligible institutions in proportion to each institution's respective share of the aggregate cost to all institutions of the exemptions required by Section 54.341(k), as determined by the Legislative Budget Board.  The amount appropriated shall be distributed annually to each eligible institution of higher education.(f)  The governing board of an institution of higher education entitled to receive money under this section may solicit and accept gifts and grants to the fund.  A gift or grant to the fund must be distributed and appropriated for the purposes of the fund, subject to any limitation or requirement placed on the gift or grant by the donor or granting entity.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1193 (S.B. 1158), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 54.342 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.342. Prisoners of War

Sec. 54.342.  PRISONERS OF WAR.  (a)  In this section, "tuition and required fees" includes tuition, service fees, lab fees, building use fees, and all other required fees except room, board, or clothing fees or deposits in the nature of security for the return or proper care of property.(b)  For each semester or summer session and for a total number of semester credit hours not to exceed 120, the governing body of each institution of higher education shall exempt from the payment of tuition and required fees any person who:(1)  is a resident of Texas and was a resident of Texas at the time of the person's original entry into the United States armed forces;(2)  was first classified as a prisoner of war by the United States Department of Defense on or after January 1, 1999; and(3)  is enrolled for at least 12 semester credit hours.(c)  For each semester or session in which a person receives an exemption from tuition and required fees under Subsection (b), the governing body of the institution the person attends shall exempt the person from the payment of fees and charges for lodging and board if the person resides on the campus of the institution.  If the person does not reside on the campus of the institution, the institution shall provide to the person a reasonable stipend to cover the costs of the person's lodging and board.(d)  For each semester or session in which a person receives an exemption from tuition and required fees under Subsection (b), the governing body of the institution the person attends shall award to the person a scholarship to cover the costs of books and similar educational materials required for course work at the institution.(e)  An institution may use any available revenue, including legislative appropriations, and shall solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this section.  The institution shall use gifts, grants, and donations received for the purposes of this section before using any other revenue.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1590, Sec. 11(b), eff. June 19, 1999.Redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.219 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.343 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.343. Children of Prisoners of War or Persons Missing in Action

Sec. 54.343.  CHILDREN OF PRISONERS OF WAR OR PERSONS MISSING IN ACTION.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Dependent child" means a person under 21 years of age, or a person under 25 years of age who receives the majority of his support from his parent or parents.(2)  "Tuition and fees" includes tuition, service fees, lab fees, building use fees, and all other fees except room, board, or clothing fees, or deposits in the nature of security for the return or proper care of property.(b)  The governing body of each institution of higher education, on presentation of satisfactory evidence, shall exempt from the payment of tuition and fees the dependent child of any person who is a domiciliary of Texas on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States, and who at the time of the registration is classified by the Department of Defense as a prisoner of war or as missing in action.|Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3356, ch. 1024, art. 2, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.Redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.209 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.344 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.344. Participants in Military Funerals

Sec. 54.344.  PARTICIPANTS IN MILITARY FUNERALS.  The governing board of each institution of higher education shall provide a $25 exemption from tuition and required fees under this chapter to a student in exchange for a voucher issued to the student under Section 434.0072, Government Code, that is presented by the student to the institution.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 660 (H.B. 1187), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.Redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.215 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Educ Code § 54.345 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.345. Assistance for Tuition and Fees for Members of State Military Forces

Sec. 54.345.  ASSISTANCE FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR MEMBERS OF STATE MILITARY FORCES.  (a)  For each semester, the adjutant general of the state military forces shall certify to institutions of higher education as described by Section 437.226, Government Code, information identifying the persons to whom the adjutant general has awarded assistance for tuition and mandatory fees under that section.(b)  An institution of higher education shall exempt a person certified by the adjutant general as described by Subsection (a) from the payment of tuition for the semester credit hours for which the person enrolls, not to exceed 12 semester credit hours.  If the person is not charged tuition at the rate provided for other Texas residents, the amount of the exemption may not exceed the amount of tuition the person would be charged as a Texas resident for the number of semester credit hours for which the person enrolls, not to exceed 12 semester credit hours.(c)  An institution of higher education shall exempt a person who receives an exemption from tuition under Subsection (b) from the payment of all mandatory fees for any semester in which the person receives the tuition exemption.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 519 (S.B. 685), Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 2007.Redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.2155 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 3.02, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Educ Code § 54.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 3 - Higher Education|Subtitle A - Higher Education in General|Chapter 54 - Tuition and Fees|Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits|Section 54.353. Firefighters Enrolled in Fire Science Courses

Sec. 54.353.  FIREFIGHTERS ENROLLED IN FIRE SCIENCE COURSES.  (a)  The governing board of an institution of higher education shall exempt from the payment of tuition and laboratory fees any student enrolled in one or more courses offered as part of a fire science curriculum who:(1)  is employed as a firefighter by a political subdivision of this state; or(2)  is currently, and has been for at least one year, an active member of an organized volunteer fire department participating in the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System or a retirement system established under the Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) and who holds:(A)  an Accredited Advanced level of certification, or an equivalent successor certification, under the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas volunteer certification program; or(B)  Phase V (Firefighter II) certification, or an equivalent successor certification, under the Texas Commission on Fire Protection's voluntary certification program under Section 419.071, Government Code.(b)  An exemption provided under this section does not apply to deposits that may be required in the nature of security for the return or proper care of property loaned for the use of students.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a student who for a semester or term at an institution of higher education receives an exemption under this section may continue to receive the exemption for a subsequent semester or term at any institution only if the student makes satisfactory academic progress toward a degree or certificate at that institution as determined by the institution for purposes of financial aid.(d)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the exemption provided under this section does not apply to any amount of additional tuition the institution elects to charge a resident undergraduate student under Section 54.014(a) or (f).(e)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the exemption provided under this section does not apply to any amount of tuition the institution charges a graduate student in excess of the amount of tuition charged to similarly situated graduate students because the student has a number of semester credit hours of doctoral work in excess of the applicable number provided by Section 61.059(l)(1) or (2).(f)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt:(1)  rules governing the granting or denial of an exemption under this section, including rules relating to the determination of a student's eligibility for an exemption; and(2)  a uniform listing of degree programs covered by the exemption under this section.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 17(b), eff. January 1, 2012.Reenacted and amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 3.01(a), eff. June 14, 2013.|