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2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 55 - Financing Permanent Improvements › Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Facilities › Section 55.21. Bonds Are Authorized Investments and Security for Deposits

Sec. 55.21.  BONDS ARE AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS AND SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.  All bonds issued by any board are legal and authorized investments for all banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, insurance companies of all kinds and types, fiduciaries, trustees, and guardians, and for all interest and sinking funds and other public funds of the State of Texas, and for all agencies, subdivisions, and instrumentalities thereof, including all counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, and for all other kinds and types of districts, public agencies, and bodies politic.  Said bonds also shall be eligible and lawful security for all deposits of public funds of the State of Texas and all agencies, subdivisions, and instrumentalities thereof, including all counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, and all other kinds and types of districts, public agencies, and bodies politic, to the extent of the market value of said bonds, when accompanied by any unmatured interest coupons appurtenant thereto.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 55 - Financing Permanent Improvements › Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Facilities › Section 55.22. Validation of Bonds and Proceedings

Sec. 55.22.  VALIDATION OF BONDS AND PROCEEDINGS.  All revenue bonds heretofore approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller, which were issued, sold, and delivered by any board, and which are payable from or secured by a pledge of any revenues, income, receipts, or other resources of such board, are hereby validated in all respects, together with all proceedings authorizing the issuance thereof, and said bonds and proceedings are and shall be valid and binding obligations in accordance with their terms and conditions for all purposes, as though they had been duly and legally issued and authorized originally.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 55 - Financing Permanent Improvements › Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Facilities › Section 55.23. Cumulative Effect of Subchapter

Sec. 55.23.  CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter shall be cumulative of all other law on the subject, but this subchapter shall be wholly sufficient authority within itself for the issuance of the bonds and the performance of the other acts and procedures authorized hereby, without reference to any other law or any restrictions or limitations contained therein, except as herein specifically provided;  and when any bonds are being issued under this subchapter, then to the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between any provisions of this subchapter and any provision of any other law, the provisions of this subchapter shall prevail and control;  provided, however, that any board shall have the right to use the provisions of any other laws, not in conflict with the provisions hereof, to the extent convenient or necessary to carry out any power or authority, express or implied, granted by this subchapter.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 55 - Financing Permanent Improvements › Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Facilities › Section 55.24. Pledges Under Previous Laws to Remain in Effect

Sec. 55.24.  PLEDGES UNDER PREVIOUS LAWS TO REMAIN IN EFFECT.  (a)  Where any revenues, income, receipts, or other resources of any board have been pledged to the payment of principal of and interest on any bonds or notes issued and delivered pursuant to any other law, the repeal of such law by virtue of the enactment of Title 3 of this code shall not affect any such pledge or any covenants with respect to such bonds or notes, or any bonds issued to refund same, and all such pledges and covenants shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.
(b)  Where all or any part of the revenue funds of any board have been pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds or notes or any other obligation issued or entered into and delivered pursuant to any provision of this title or any other law, the repeal or amendment of any provision of this title shall not affect any such pledge or any covenants with respect to such bonds, notes, or obligations or any bonds or notes issued to refund same, and all such pledges and covenants shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.
(c)  In furtherance of the provisions of Subsection (b) and in recognition that certain boards have outstanding bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by various liens on the tuition or a portion of the tuition charged and collected at certain institutions and that the provisions of Chapter 54 would make it difficult or impossible to identify and secure that portion of the revised tuition charges pledged to the payment of such bonds, notes, and obligations, net tuition, as defined in Section 51.009(c) and classified as educational and general funds by such provision, shall be set aside and utilized first to satisfy the obligations of each board secured by tuition in the order of priority of the liens on such funds.  It is further provided for the benefit of the owners of such bonds and notes and the counterparties to such obligations of the boards that the charges per semester credit hour or for each semester or summer session, as the case may be, for tuition constituting the educational and general funds portion of tuition shall never be less than the amount charged for the 1996-1997 academic year.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1073, Sec. 2.03, eff. Aug. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 55 - Financing Permanent Improvements › Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Facilities › Section 55.25. Applicability of Other Law; Conflicts

Sec. 55.25.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW;  CONFLICTS.  Chapters 1201, 1202, 1204, and 1371, Government Code, apply to all bonds issued pursuant to this chapter;  provided, however, that in the event of any conflict between such laws and this chapter, the provisions of this chapter prevail.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1073, Sec. 2.04, eff. Aug. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.220, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 55 - Financing Permanent Improvements › Subchapter C. Refunding Constitutional Bonds and Notes › Section 55.41. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 55.41.  REFUNDING BONDS.  The governing board of any institution which has heretofore issued or which hereafter issues bonds or notes pursuant to the authority of Article VII, Section 17, of the Texas Constitution, as amended, may issue refunding bonds to refinance or refund any or all of the bonds or notes by the issuance of its refunding bonds;  and the governing board may pledge all or any part of the funds allotted pursuant to that section of the constitution to any institution governed by the board to secure the refunding bonds issued pursuant to this section.  The refunding bonds shall be issued in the amounts, and bear interest at the rates, determined by the governing board, provided that such interest rates shall not exceed any constitutional limit;  and shall mature serially or otherwise in not more than 10 years.  The refunding bonds shall be examined and approved by the attorney general, and when so approved shall be incontestable, and all bonds shall be registered by the comptroller of public accounts.  The refunding bonds may be exchanged for bonds or notes issued pursuant to the section of the constitution or may be sold and the proceeds used to call and redeem the outstanding bonds and notes.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 56.001. Short Title

Sec. 56.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This Chapter may be cited as the Student Financial Assistance Act of 1975.
Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 2323, ch. 720, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 56.002. Declaration of Policy

Sec. 56.002.  DECLARATION OF POLICY.  The legislature, giving due consideration to the historical and continuing interest of the people of the State of Texas in encouraging deserving and qualified persons to realize their aspirations for education beyond high school finds and declares that postsecondary education for those who desire such an education and are properly qualified therefor is important to the welfare and security of this state and the nation and, consequently, is an important public purpose.  The legislature finds and declares that the state can achieve its full economic and social potential only if every individual has the opportunity to contribute to the full extent of his capabilities and only when financial barriers to his economic, social, and educational goals are removed.  It is, therefore, the policy of the legislature and the purpose of this Chapter to establish financial assistance programs to enable qualified students to receive a postsecondary education.
Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 2323, ch. 720, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 56.003. Definitions

Sec. 56.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this Chapter:
(1)  "Institution of higher education" has the same meaning as is assigned to it by Section 61.003 of this code.
(2)  "Governing board" has the same meaning as is assigned to it by Section 61.003 of this code.
(3)  "Postsecondary educational institution" means any institution, public or private, which provides courses of instruction beyond that offered in secondary schools.
Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 2323, ch. 720, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 56.004. Filing Fees in Suits to Collect Delinquent Student Loans

Sec. 56.004.  FILING FEES IN SUITS TO COLLECT DELINQUENT STUDENT LOANS.  Notwithstanding any other law, if an institution of higher education brings suit to collect or enforce the repayment of a delinquent student loan, the institution is required to pay in advance one-half of the applicable filing fee and other costs payable in advance to the clerk of the court.  If the defaulting borrower prevails in the suit, the institution shall pay the remaining one-half of the filing fee and costs on the date of the final disposition of the suit.  If the institution prevails in the suit:
(1)  the judgment shall include a finding that the defaulting borrower is liable to the institution for the full amount of the filing fee and costs;  and
(2)  the institution shall pay the remaining one-half of the filing fee and costs not later than the seventh day after the date on which the defaulting borrower pays to the institution the full amount, including the amount of the filing fee and costs, for which the borrower is liable to the institution.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 1.17, eff. June 20, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 56.006. Employee Trained in Student Financial Assistance Programs for Veterans and Families

Sec. 56.006.  EMPLOYEE TRAINED IN STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND FAMILIES.  (a)  Each institution of higher education shall ensure that one or more persons employed by the institution is trained:
(1)  in understanding state and federal student financial assistance programs available to military veterans or their family members, especially programs specifically applicable to military veterans or their family members; and
(2)  in assisting military veterans and eligible family members in understanding and obtaining the benefits available under those programs.
(b)  A person described by Subsection (a) must be available to assist persons as described by Subsection (a)(2) during regular business hours at the financial aid or other office to which the person is assigned.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 998 (H.B. 3951), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 56.0065. Student Financial Assistance Programs for Veterans and Families; Equal Protection

Sec. 56.0065.  STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND FAMILIES; EQUAL PROTECTION.  (a)  In this section, "private or independent institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
(b)  An institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education may not impose additional fees, obligations, or burdens concerning payment or registration on a student eligible for state or federal military related student financial assistance programs for military veterans or their family members that are not otherwise required by those programs to be imposed for the purpose of receiving that assistance.
(c)  An institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education must provide for a student described by Subsection (b) to defer payment of tuition and fees if the receipt of military related financial assistance awarded to the student is delayed by less than 60 days.  The Texas Veterans Commission, in cooperation with institutions of higher education and private or independent institutions of higher education, shall prescribe a standard deferment request form for the purposes of this subsection.
(d)  This section does not prohibit an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education from requiring a student described by Subsection (b) to submit a free application for federal student aid (FAFSA).
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 986 (H.B. 846), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 56.007. Exclusion of Assets in Prepaid Tuition Programs and Higher Education Savings Plans

Sec. 56.007.  EXCLUSION OF ASSETS IN PREPAID TUITION PROGRAMS AND HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS PLANS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, the right of a person to assets held in or the right to receive payments or benefits under any fund or plan established under Subchapter G, H, or I, Chapter 54, including an interest in a savings trust account, prepaid tuition account, or related matching account, or any school-based account or bond described by Section 28.0024(b)(2), may not be considered an asset of the person, or otherwise included in the person's household income or other financial resources, for purposes of determining the person's eligibility for a TEXAS grant or any other state-funded student financial assistance.
(b)  The amount of exclusion under Subsection (a) of assets held in or the right to receive payments or benefits under a school-based account or bond described by Section 28.0024(b)(2), except a fund or plan established under Subchapter G, H, or I, Chapter 54, as a school-based account, is limited to the amount of the cost of undergraduate resident tuition and required fees for one academic year consisting of 30 semester credit hours charged by the general academic teaching institution with the highest such tuition and fee costs for the most recent academic year, as determined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Section 54.753.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1186 (H.B. 3708), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1265 (H.B. 3987), Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 56.008. Priority Deadline for Student Financial Assistance

Sec. 56.008.  PRIORITY DEADLINE FOR STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by rule shall provide for a uniform priority application deadline for applications for financial assistance for an academic year.
(b)  The priority deadline may not serve as a determination of eligibility for state financial assistance, but otherwise eligible applicants who apply on or before the deadline shall be given priority consideration for available state financial assistance before other applicants.
(c)  The coordinating board shall consult with financial aid personnel at institutions of higher education in adopting rules providing for the deadline required under this section.
(d)  This section only applies to a general academic teaching institution as defined by Section 61.003.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 415 (S.B. 851), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2013.
Redesignated from Education Code, Section 56.007 by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 22.001(11), eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 56.009. Eligibility Based on Graduation Under Certain High School Programs

Sec. 56.009.  ELIGIBILITY BASED ON GRADUATION UNDER CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS.  To the extent that a person's eligibility to participate in any program under this chapter, including Subchapters K, Q, and R, is contingent on the person graduating under the recommended or advanced high school program, as those programs existed before the adoption of H.B. No. 5, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the commissioner of education shall jointly adopt rules to modify, clarify, or otherwise establish for affected programs appropriate eligibility requirements regarding high school curriculum completion.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 67(a), eff. June 10, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter B. Financial Assistance Funded From Designated Tuition › Section 56.011. Resident Undergraduate Student Assistance

Sec. 56.011.  RESIDENT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The governing board of each institution of higher education shall cause to be set aside not less than 15 percent of any amount of tuition charged to a resident undergraduate student under Section 54.0513 in excess of $46 per semester credit hour.  The funds set aside under this section by an institution shall be used to provide financial assistance for resident undergraduate students enrolled in the institution.
(b)  To be eligible for assistance under this section, a student must establish financial need in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.  Priority shall be given to students who meet the coordinating board definition of financial need and whose cost for tuition and required fees is not met through other non-loan financial assistance programs.
(c)  The financial assistance provided under this section may include grants, scholarships, work-study programs, student loans, and student loan repayment assistance.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1321, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1243 (H.B. 700), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter B. Financial Assistance Funded From Designated Tuition › Section 56.012. Resident Graduate Student Assistance

Sec. 56.012.  RESIDENT GRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The governing board of each institution of higher education shall cause to be set aside not less than 15 percent of any amount of tuition charged to a resident student enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program under Section 54.0513 in excess of $46 per semester credit hour.  The funds set aside under this section by an institution shall be used to provide financial assistance for resident students enrolled in graduate and professional degree programs at the institution.
(b)  To be eligible for assistance under this section, a student must establish financial need in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.  Priority shall be given to students who meet the coordinating board definition of financial need and whose cost for tuition and required fees is not met through other non-loan financial assistance programs.
(c)  The financial assistance provided under this section may include grants, scholarships, work-study programs, student loans, and student loan repayment assistance.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1321, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter B. Financial Assistance Funded From Designated Tuition › Section 56.013. Information Regarding Financial Assistance Funded From Designated Tuition

Sec. 56.013.  INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUNDED FROM DESIGNATED TUITION.  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall disseminate to each public or accredited private high school in this state information regarding the financial assistance available under this subchapter and shall include information designed to educate high school students and the parents of those students on available opportunities and required preparation with respect to institutions of higher education.  The coordinating board shall recommend a method of delivery of the information to parents and students under this section.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1321, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter B. Financial Assistance Funded From Designated Tuition › Section 56.014. Notice to Students Regarding Tuition Set Aside for Financial Assistance

Sec. 56.014.  NOTICE TO STUDENTS REGARDING TUITION SET ASIDE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.  (a)  An institution of higher education that is required by this subchapter to set aside a portion of a student's tuition payments to provide financial assistance for students enrolled in the institution shall provide to each student of the institution who pays tuition from which a portion is required to be set aside for that purpose a notice regarding the specific amount that is required to be set aside by the institution.
(b)  The institution shall provide the notice required by Subsection (a) to the student in a prominently printed statement that appears on or is included with:
(1)  the student's tuition bill or billing statement, if the institution provides the student with a printed bill or billing statement for the payment of the student's tuition; or
(2)  the student's tuition receipt, if the institution provides the student with a printed receipt evidencing the payment of the student's tuition.
(c)  If for any semester or other academic term the institution does not provide the student with a printed tuition bill, tuition billing statement, or tuition receipt, the institution shall include the notice required by Subsection (a) for that semester or other term in a statement prominently displayed in an e-mail sent to the student.  The notice may be included in any other e-mail sent to the student in connection with the student's tuition charges for that semester or other term.
(d)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by rule shall prescribe minimum standards for the manner, form, and content of the notice required by this section.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1223 (S.B. 1304), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter C. Texas Public Educational Grants › Section 56.031. Short Title

Sec. 56.031.  SHORT TITLE.  The grant program authorized by this subsection  shall be cited as the Texas Public Educational Grants Program and individual grants awarded pursuant to this program shall be cited as Texas Public Educational Grants.
Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 2323, ch. 720, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter C. Texas Public Educational Grants › Section 56.032. Purpose

Sec. 56.032.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this subchapter is to provide a program to supply grants of money to students attending institutions of higher education in Texas whose educational costs are not met in whole or in part from other sources and to provide institutions of higher education with funds to supplement and add flexibility to existing financial aid programs.
Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 2323, ch. 720, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter C. Texas Public Educational Grants › Section 56.034. Guidelines for Determining Eligibility and Awarding Grants

Sec. 56.034.  GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY AND AWARDING GRANTS.  (a)  The governing boards of institutions of higher education shall establish guidelines to determine eligibility for awarding Texas Public Educational Grants subject to the limitations of this section.
(b)  Financial need shall be the only consideration in establishing guidelines to determine a student's eligibility for a grant except that returning students who are on scholastic probation or all students on disciplinary probation may be deemed ineligible at the governing board's discretion.
Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 2323, ch. 720, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 9.01(b)(5), eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter C. Texas Public Educational Grants › Section 56.035. Type of Grants to Be Awarded

Sec. 56.035.  TYPE OF GRANTS TO BE AWARDED.  Texas Public Educational Grants shall not be awarded for any specific purpose other than meeting all or part of a student's demonstrated financial need.
Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 2323, ch. 720, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 14, eff. Aug. 26, 1986.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter C. Texas Public Educational Grants › Section 56.036. Transfer of Grant Funds for Use as Matching Funds

Sec. 56.036.  TRANSFER OF GRANT FUNDS FOR USE AS MATCHING FUNDS.  Each institution of higher education is authorized to transfer any or all of the funds set aside for the Texas Public Educational Grant Program to the coordinating board to be used for matching federal or other grant funds for awarding to students attending that institution.  Said scholarship fund transferred to the coordinating board and all matching funds may be expended by the coordinating board for awarding scholarships as provided herein and in the general appropriation acts of the legislature.
Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 2323, ch. 720, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter C. Texas Public Educational Grants › Section 56.037. Priorities in Awarding Matching Funds

Sec. 56.037.  PRIORITIES IN AWARDING MATCHING FUNDS.  In awarding matching funds to be used in conjunction with Texas Public Educational Grants, the coordinating board shall give first priority to those institutions and students showing the highest amount of financial need.
Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 2323, ch. 720, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter C. Texas Public Educational Grants › Section 56.038. Restrictions and Return of Transferred Funds

Sec. 56.038.  RESTRICTIONS AND RETURN OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.  The coordinating board may not use funds transferred to it pursuant to this subchapter from one institution to award grants to students of a different institution.  Should matching funds be unavailable for an institution, all funds transferred from that institution to the coordinating board shall be returned to that institution.
Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 2323, ch. 720, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter C. Texas Public Educational Grants › Section 56.039. Full Use of Funds

Sec. 56.039.  FULL USE OF FUNDS.  At the end of a fiscal year, if the total amount of unencumbered funds that have been set aside under this subchapter by an institution of higher education, together with the total amount of unencumbered funds transferred by that institution to the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, exceeds 150 percent of the amount of funds set aside by that institution in that fiscal year, the institution shall transfer the excess amount to the coordinating board.  The coordinating board shall use funds transferred under this section to award grants under Subchapter M.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 13, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1590, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter D. Emergency Tuition, Fee, and Textbook Loans › Section 56.051. Emergency Loans

Sec. 56.051.  EMERGENCY LOANS.  Each institution of higher education may establish an emergency loan program under which students are loaned money to pay tuition, fees, and the costs of textbooks.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 15(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 805, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter D. Emergency Tuition, Fee, and Textbook Loans › Section 56.052. Eligibility

Sec. 56.052.  ELIGIBILITY.  (a)   The governing board of each institution shall adopt rules establishing eligibility criteria.  The rules must allow eligible students to obtain loans on the basis of the order of receipt of applications, except as provided by Subsection (b).
(b)  The governing board may adopt rules that allow the institution to select loan recipients from the eligible applicants according to financial need, regardless of when their applications are received, if money available for the program is insufficient to provide loans to each eligible applicant.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 15(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1985.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter D. Emergency Tuition, Fee, and Textbook Loans › Section 56.053. Terms

Sec. 56.053.  TERMS.  (a)  The governing board of each institution shall adopt rules providing for the terms of the loan, subject to the following:
(1)  the loan must be repaid over a period not to exceed 90 days for a loan made for a regular semester or long summer session or over a proportionately shorter period for loans made for a six-week summer session;
(2)  the loan must be evidenced by a written or electronic agreement providing for one of the following:
(A)  interest on the loan at a rate of not more than five percent per year; or
(B)  an origination fee of not more than 1.25 percent of the amount of the loan; and
(3)  the loan amount per student may not exceed an amount equal to the tuition, mandatory fees, and cost of textbooks for the courses in which the student is actually enrolling.
(b)  The loan program must provide for making loans to students whose tuition is paid on a basis other than semester credit hours, and must provide loan terms analogous to the terms for students paying tuition on the basis of semester credit hours.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 15(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1985.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 80, Sec. 3, eff. May 14, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 987 (S.B. 1232), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 844 (H.B. 3578), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter D. Emergency Tuition, Fee, and Textbook Loans › Section 56.054. Source of Program Funding

Sec. 56.054.  SOURCE OF PROGRAM FUNDING.  The loans shall be made from the funds set aside for that purpose under Section 56.033 of this code.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 15(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter D. Emergency Tuition, Fee, and Textbook Loans › Section 56.055. Deferred Repayment

Sec. 56.055.  DEFERRED REPAYMENT.  (a)  It is the goal of this state that no resident be denied the opportunity to receive an education in a public institution of higher education due to a lack of financial ability.  Accordingly, on a finding that a resident would be deprived of an education due to a lack of financial ability, an institution shall defer repayment of emergency loans under this section.  The deferral provided for by this section is not a property right of the borrower.
(b)  The deferred repayment must begin on the earlier of the following dates:
(1)  the first day of the ninth month after the last month in which the borrower was enrolled in a public institution of higher education;  or
(2)  the fifth anniversary of the date on which the loan was executed.
(c)  Under rules adopted by the coordinating board, an institution may extend the time for repayment of undergraduate loans made to students who later enroll in a graduate or professional program at an institution of higher education.  The coordinating board shall adopt guidelines for determinations of extreme financial hardship and other instances in which the public interest is served if a loan is forgiven.  Each institution shall forgive loans in accordance with those guidelines.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 15(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter E. Texas College Work-Study Program › Section 56.071. Program Name

Sec. 56.071.  PROGRAM NAME.  The student financial assistance program authorized by this subchapter shall be known as the Texas college work-study program.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1151, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter E. Texas College Work-Study Program › Section 56.072. Purpose

Sec. 56.072.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this subchapter is to provide eligible, financially needy students with jobs, funded in part by the State of Texas, to enable those students to attend eligible institutions of higher education, public or private, in Texas.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1151, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter E. Texas College Work-Study Program › Section 56.073. Administrative Authority

Sec. 56.073.  ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY.  (a)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall administer the Texas college work-study program.  The coordinating board shall work with eligible institutions and employers to provide eligible students with part-time jobs funded in part by the state.
(b)  State support for this program may not exceed the amount specified by appropriation.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1151, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter E. Texas College Work-Study Program › Section 56.074. Eligible Institution; Participation Requirements

Sec. 56.074.  ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION; PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS.  (a) An eligible institution is:
(1)  an institution of higher education; or
(2)  a private or independent college, university, association, agency, institution, or facility that is located in this state which meets program standards and accreditation comparable to public institutions as determined by the board.
(b)  To participate in the Texas college work-study program, an eligible institution must:
(1)  provide employment to an eligible student in nonpartisan and nonsectarian activities;
(2)  provide, insofar as is practicable, employment to an eligible student that is related to the student's academic interests;
(3)  use work-study program positions only to supplement and not supplant positions normally filled by persons not eligible to participate in the work-study program;
(4)  provide from sources other than federal college work-study program funds a percentage of an employed student's wages that is equal to the percentage of a student's wages that the eligible institution would be required to provide to the student in that academic year under the federal college work-study program; and
(5)  provide from sources other than federal college work-study funds 100 percent of other employee benefits for the employed student.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1151, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3808), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter E. Texas College Work-Study Program › Section 56.075. Eligible Student

Sec. 56.075.  ELIGIBLE STUDENT.  (a)  To be eligible for employment in the work-study program a person must:
(1)  be a Texas resident as defined by coordinating board rules;
(2)  be enrolled for at least one-half of a full course load and conform to an individual course of study in an eligible institution;
(3)  establish financial need in accordance with coordinating board procedures and rules;  and
(4)  comply with other requirements adopted by the coordinating board under this subchapter.
(b)  A person is not eligible to participate in the work-study program if the person:
(1)  receives an athletic scholarship;  or
(2)  is enrolled in a seminary or other program leading to ordination or licensure to preach for a religious sect or to be a member of a religious order.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1151, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter E. Texas College Work-Study Program › Section 56.076. Eligible Employer

Sec. 56.076.  ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER.  (a)  An eligible institution may enter into agreements with employers that participate in the work-study program.  To be eligible to participate in the work-study program, an employer must:
(1)  provide part-time employment to an eligible student in nonpartisan and nonsectarian activities;
(2)  provide, insofar as is practicable, employment to an eligible student that is related to the student's academic interests;
(3)  use Texas college work-study program positions only to supplement and not to supplant positions normally filled by persons not eligible to participate in the work-study program;
(4)  provide from sources other than federal college work-study program funds a percentage of an employed student's wages that is equal to the percentage of a student's wages that the employer would be required to provide to the student in that academic year under the federal college work-study program; and
(5)  provide from sources other than federal college work-study funds 100 percent of other employee benefits for the employed student.
(b)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3808), Sec. 9, eff. June 14, 2019.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1151, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1230 (H.B. 1172), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1216 (S.B. 1750), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3808), Sec. 9, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter E. Texas College Work-Study Program › Section 56.077. Adoption and Distribution of Rules

Sec. 56.077.  ADOPTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF RULES.  (a)  The coordinating board may adopt reasonable rules, consistent with the purposes and policies of this subchapter, to enforce the requirements, conditions, and limitations expressed by this subchapter.
(b)  The coordinating board shall adopt rules necessary to ensure compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI (Pub. L. No. 88-352), concerning nondiscrimination in admissions or employment.
(c)  The coordinating board shall distribute to each eligible institution copies of all rules adopted under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1151, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter E. Texas College Work-Study Program › Section 56.078. Funding

Sec. 56.078.  FUNDING.  Funding to cover the state's contribution toward the funding of the work-study program under this subchapter and the Texas WORKS internship program under Subchapter E-1 is payable from funds appropriated for that purpose.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1151, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3808), Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter E. Texas College Work-Study Program › Section 56.080. Online List of Work-Study Employment Opportunities

Sec. 56.080.  ONLINE LIST OF WORK-STUDY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.  Each institution of higher education shall:
(1)  establish and maintain an online list of work-study employment opportunities, sorted by department as appropriate, available to students on the institution's campus; and
(2)  ensure that the list is easily accessible to the public through a clearly identifiable link that appears in a prominent place on the financial aid page of the institution's Internet website.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (S.B. 305), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 681 (H.B. 2504), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter E. Texas College Work-Study Program › Section 56.082. Annual Report

Sec. 56.082.  ANNUAL REPORT.  Not later than January 1 of each year, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education and post on the coordinating board's Internet website a report on the Texas college work-study program and the Texas WORKS internship program under Subchapter E-l. The report must include the total number of students employed through the programs, disaggregated by:
(1)  race, ethnicity, and gender;
(2)  major and certificate or degree program;
(3)  classification as a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior or the equivalent;
(4)  enrollment in a full course load or less than a full course load, as determined by the coordinating board;
(5)  the employment position's location on or off campus; and
(6)  the employer's status as a for-profit or nonprofit entity.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1216 (S.B. 1750), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (S.B. 1119), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3808), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter E. -1. Texas Working Off-Campus: Reinforcing Knowledge and Skills (Works) Internship Program › Section 56.0851. Definitions

Sec. 56.0851.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2)  "Eligible wages" means gross wages paid to an individual student in the student's program employment.
(3)  "Program" or "Texas WORKS internship program" means the Texas Working Off-Campus: Reinforcing Knowledge and Skills (WORKS) Internship Program.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3808), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Education Code › Title 3 - Higher Education › Subtitle A - Higher Education in General › Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance › Subchapter E. -1. Texas Working Off-Campus: Reinforcing Knowledge and Skills (Works) Internship Program › Section 56.0852. Program Name

Sec. 56.0852.  PROGRAM NAME.  The student financial assistance program authorized by this subchapter is the Texas Working Off-Campus: Reinforcing Knowledge and Skills (WORKS) Internship Program.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3808), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2019.