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Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter M - TEXAS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM › Section 22.259 - Hardship Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In
				  the event of a hardship or for other good cause, the Program Officer at a
				  participating institution may allow an otherwise eligible student to receive a
				  grant;
(1) while maintaining a grade point
				  average below the required level, as defined in §22.257 of this subchapter
				  (relating to Satisfactory Academic Progress);
(2) while maintaining a completion rate below
				  the required level, as defined in §22.257 of this subchapter;
(3) while enrolled less than half
				  time;
(4) while enrolled in
				  semester credit hours in excess of the attempted hour limit, as defined in
				  §22.258(c) of this subchapter (relating to Discontinuation of Eligibility
				  and Non-Eligibility), though the total number of semester credit hours paid
				  for, at least in part, with program funding may not exceed 75 or its
				  equivalent; or
(5) while enrolled
				  beyond the time limit restrictions, as defined in §22.258(d) of this
				  subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter M - TEXAS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM › Section 22.260 - Priorities in Grants to Students

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If
				  appropriations for the program are insufficient to allow grants to all eligible
				  students, continuation awards will be given priority.
(b) In determining who should receive an
				  initial year award, an institution shall give priority to those students who
				  have an expected family contribution that does not exceed 60 percent of the
				  average statewide amount of tuition and fees for general academic teaching
				  institutions for the relevant academic year.
(c) In determining who should receive an
				  initial year award, an institution shall give highest priority to students who
				  demonstrate the greatest financial need at the time the grant is
				  made.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter M - TEXAS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM › Section 22.261 - Grant Amounts

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Funding.
				  Funds awarded through this program may not exceed the amount of appropriations,
				  grants, and other funds that are available for this use.
(b) Grant Amounts.
(1) The amount of a grant may not be reduced
				  by any gift aid for which the person receiving the grant is eligible, unless
				  the total amount of a person's grant plus any gift aid received exceeds the
				  student's cost of attendance. However, no student's grant shall be greater than
				  the amount of the student's financial need.
(2) Board staff shall determine and announce
				  the maximum grant amount in a given state fiscal year by January 31 of the
				  prior fiscal year. The calculation of the maximum grant amount for a semester
				  will be based on the average statewide amount of tuition and required fees at
				  eligible institutions that a resident student enrolled full-time in an
				  associate degree or certificate program measured in semester credit hours would
				  be charged for that semester (Texas Education Code, §56.407).
(3) In determining the maximum grant amount,
				  the average amount of tuition and required fees is determined by institution
				  type (public junior colleges, public state colleges, and public technical
				  institutes), utilizing the most recent Integrated Fiscal Reporting System
				  reports to project the value.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter M - TEXAS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM › Section 22.262 - Allocation of Funds - Public Junior Colleges

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Allocations are to be determined on an
				  annual basis as follows:
(1) The allocation
				  base for each eligible institution will be the number of students it reported
				  in the most recent certified Financial Aid Database submission who met the
				  following criteria:
(A) were classified as
				  Texas residents,
(B) were enrolled
				  as undergraduates in an associate degree or certificate program half-time,
				  three-quarter time or full-time, and
(C) have a 9-month Expected Family
				  Contribution, calculated using federal methodology, less than or equal to the
				  Federal Pell Grant eligibility Expected Family Contribution cap for the year
				  reported in the Financial Aid Database submission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter M - TEXAS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM › Section 22.264 - Allocation of Funds - Public Technical and State Colleges

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Allocations are
				  to be determined on an annual basis as follows:
(1) The allocation base for each eligible
				  institution will be the number of students it reported in the most recent
				  certified Financial Aid Database submission who met the following criteria:
(A) were classified as Texas
				  residents;
(B) were enrolled as
				  undergraduates in an associate degree or certificate program half-time,
				  three-quarter time, or full-time; and
(C) have a 9-month Expected Family
				  Contribution, calculated using federal methodology, less than or equal to the
				  Federal Pell Grant eligibility Expected Family Contribution cap for the year
				  reported in the Financial Aid Database submission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter M - TEXAS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM › Section 22.265 - Disbursement of Funds to Institutions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
As requested by institutions throughout the academic year,
					 the Coordinating Board shall forward to each participating institution a
					 portion of its allocation of funds for timely disbursement to students.
					 Institutions will have until the close of business on August 1, or the first
					 working day thereafter if it falls on a weekend or holiday, to encumber program
					 funds from their allocation. After that date, institutions lose claim to any
					 funds in the current fiscal year not yet drawn down from the Coordinating Board
					 for timely disbursement to students. Funds released in this manner in the first
					 year of the biennium become available to the institution for use in the second
					 year of the biennium. Funds released in this manner in the second year of the
					 biennium become available to the Coordinating Board for utilization in grant
					 processing. Should these unspent funds result in additional funding available
					 for the next biennium's program, revised allocations, calculated according to
					 the allocation methodology outlined in this rule, will be issued to
					 participating institutions during the fall semester.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter N - TEXAS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 22.285 - Authority and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Authority for this subchapter is provided in Texas Education Code, chapter 61,
				  subchapter T-3, §§61.891 - 61.897, Texas Leadership Scholars
				  Program.
(b) The purpose of this
				  program is to provide merit scholarships coupled with academic achievement
				  support and leadership development to assist eligible students to enroll in and
				  graduate from public institutions of higher education in this state.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter N - TEXAS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 22.286 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
In addition to the words and terms defined in §22.1 of
					 this chapter (relating to Definitions), the following words and terms, when
					 used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context
					 clearly indicates otherwise. In the event of conflict, the definitions in this
					 subchapter shall control.
(1)
				  Administrator--The institution of higher education contracted by the Texas
				  Higher Education Coordinating Board to administer the Program.
(2) Board--The governing body of the agency
				  known as the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(3) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher
				  Education.
(4) Coordinating
				  Board--The agency known as the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and
				  its staff.
(5) Eligible
				  Institution--A general academic teaching institution as defined by section
				  61.003(3)
				  of the Texas Education Code.
(6)
				  Mentoring--A program in which a student is paired with or serves as a
				  mentor.
(7) Program--The Texas
				  Leadership Scholars Program.
(8)
				  Scholar--An eligible student who applied and was selected to participate in the
				  Texas Leadership Scholars Program by a participating institution.
(9) Scholarship--A scholarship awarded to a
				  scholar under the Program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter N - TEXAS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 22.287 - Eligible Institutions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Responsibilities. A participating eligible institution is required to:
(1) Abide by the General Provisions outlined
				  in subchapter A of this chapter (relating to General Provisions);
(2) Create and comply with policies that
				  prohibit discrimination against or deny participation in or the benefits of the
				  Program described in this subchapter on the basis; of race, color, national
				  origin, gender, religion, age, or disability;
(3) Comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
				  Title VI (Public Law
				  88-353) in avoiding discrimination in admissions
				  or employment;
(4) Ensure each
				  Scholar receives sufficient financial aid from federal, state, and
				  institutional grants and scholarships other than the scholarship awarded under
				  the program to cover full tuition and fees for 4 years at no cost to the
				  Scholar so long as the Scholar maintains eligibility; and
(5) Provide all reports regarding the program
				  to the Coordinating Board or Administrator.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter N - TEXAS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 22.288 - Eligible Students

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To receive an
				  initial award through the Program, a student must:
(1) Submit an application for scholarship
				  consideration through the Coordinating Board or Administrator;
(2) Have Texas resident status, as determined
				  by chapter 21, subchapter B of this title (relating to Determination of
				  Resident Status);
(3) Graduate from
				  a Texas public high school, including an open-enrollment charter
				  school;
(4) Be enrolled full-time
				  in a baccalaureate degree program at a participating institution the fall
				  semester immediately following high school graduation;
(5) Have applied for any available financial
				  aid assistance;
(6) Be TEXAS Grant
				  eligible, as determined by subchapter L, §22.228 of this chapter (relating
				  to Eligible Students) and meet one of the following criteria under subparagraph
				  (A) or (B) of this paragraph:
(A) Graduate
				  with a distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school
				  program, and:
(i) Graduate in the top 10% of
				  the student's high school graduating class; or
(ii) Submit with the application a nomination
				  letter from the student's high school principal or counselor; or
(B) Be eligible to graduate with a
				  Texas First Diploma as set out in chapter 21, subchapter D of this title
				  (relating to Texas First Early High School Completion Program).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter N - TEXAS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 22.289 - Satisfactory Academic Progress

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To qualify for a scholarship, each recipient of the
					 scholarship shall meet the satisfactory academic progress requirements as
					 utilized by the financial aid office of the eligible institution to determine
					 eligibility for federal financial aid programs.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter N - TEXAS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 22.290 - Transfer

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A Scholar may transfer to another eligible institution not
					 more than once during the student's period of eligibility. The Coordinating
					 Board shall ensure that a participating eligible institution who enrolls a
					 Scholar receives the scholarship funds for that student's remaining period of
					 eligibility.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter N - TEXAS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 22.291 - Scholarship Selection Criteria

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Coordinating Board or Administrator will receive
					 scholarship applications and will forward qualified applications to each
					 participating eligible institution of interest and the participating eligible
					 institutions shall make selections based on a student's:
(1) Scholarship interest through the
				  application;
(2) Ranking of the
				  participating eligible institution as a top choice;
(3) Eligibility criteria set forth in
				  §22.288 of this subchapter (relating to Eligible Students);
(4) Evidence of leadership and service within
				  their high school and community; and
(5) Demonstrated academic achievement and
				  ability.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter N - TEXAS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 22.292 - Academic Achievement Support

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Each participating eligible institution shall ensure that each Scholar's
				  experience includes, at a minimum, the following academic programmatic
				  elements:
(1) Program cohort learning
				  communities;
(2) Mentoring,
				  research, and internship opportunities;
(3) Networking with state government,
				  business, and civic leaders; and
(4) Statewide cohort learning institutes or
				  seminars.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter N - TEXAS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 22.293 - Leadership Development

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each participating eligible institution
				  must ensure that a Scholar's experience includes, at a minimum, the following
				  cohort-based leadership development elements:
(1) Leadership development programming;
				  and
(2) Scholar summer programming
				  which may be met through participating in a leadership conference, study
				  abroad, or internship opportunities.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter N - TEXAS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 22.294 - Discontinuation of Eligibility or Non-Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A student who
				  has already earned a baccalaureate degree at any public or private
				  post-secondary institution is ineligible to participate in the
				  program.
(b) Unless granted a
				  hardship postponement in accordance with §22.295 of this subchapter
				  (relating to Hardship Provisions), a student's eligibility for a grant ends:
(1) Five years from the start of the semester
				  in which the student enrolls in the baccalaureate degree program at the
				  eligible institution;
(2) Once the
				  student has earned a cumulative total of 150 credit hours, including
				  transferred hours, as verified by the student's institution; or
(3) If a Scholar transfers to another
				  institution, except as authorized under §22.290 of this subchapter
				  (relating to Transfer).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter N - TEXAS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 22.295 - Hardship Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In
				  the event of a hardship or for other good cause as determined by the eligible
				  institution, the Program Officer at the institution may allow an otherwise
				  eligible Scholar to receive a scholarship:
(1) While enrolled in fewer semester credit
				  hours than required in §22.288 of this subchapter (relating to Eligible
				  Students);
(2) If the Scholar fails
				  to meet the satisfactory academic progress requirements of §22.288 of this
				  subchapter; or
(3) If the scholar
				  requires an extension of the limits found in §22.294(b) of this subchapter
				  (relating to Discontinuation of Eligibility or Non-Eligibility) to complete his
				  or her degree.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter N - TEXAS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 22.296 - Scholarship Amounts and Allocation of Funds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Funding. The Coordinating Board may not
				  award through this program an amount that exceeds the amount of state
				  appropriations and other funds that are available for this use.
(b) Scholarship Amounts.
(1) The amount of the scholarship in an
				  academic year shall be the average cost of housing and food at the
				  participating institution as approved by the Coordinating Board; and
(2) An institution may not reduce the amount
				  of a scholarship by any gift aid for which the Scholar receiving the
				  scholarship is eligible unless the total amount of a Scholar's scholarship plus
				  any gift aid received exceeds the Scholar's cost of attendance.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter N - TEXAS LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS PROGRAM › Section 22.297 - Disbursement of Funds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Upon request by an institution throughout the academic
					 year, the Coordinating Board shall forward to each participating eligible
					 institution a portion of its allocation of funds for timely disbursement to
					 Scholars. Each participating eligible institution shall have until the close of
					 business on August 1, or the first working day thereafter if it falls on a
					 weekend or holiday, to encumber program funds from their allocation. After that
					 date, an institution may lose any funds in the current fiscal year not yet
					 drawn down from the Coordinating Board for timely disbursement to Scholars.
					 Funds released in this manner are deemed returned to the Coordinating
					 Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter Q - TEXAS B-ON-TIME LOAN PROGRAM › Section 22.329 - Authority and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority.
				  Unless otherwise noted in a section, the authority for these provisions is
				  provided by the Texas Education Code, §
										56.0092.
(b) Purpose. This subchapter establishes
				  rules relating to the administration of the Texas B-On-Time student loan
				  program that has been authorized by the Texas Legislature to improve and
				  increase access to higher education in the State of Texas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter Q - TEXAS B-ON-TIME LOAN PROGRAM › Section 22.330 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
In addition to the words and terms defined in §
										22.1 of
					 this chapter (relating to Definitions), the following words and terms, when
					 used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context
					 clearly indicates otherwise:
(1)
				  Degree in Architecture--The completion credential awarded to a student who has
				  completed satisfactorily the curriculum that the Board has approved as a
				  baccalaureate degree program identified as belonging to Category 04.0201 of the
				  Texas CIP Codes.
(2) Degree in
				  Engineering--The completion credential awarded to a student who has completed
				  satisfactorily the curriculum that the Board has approved as a baccalaureate
				  degree program identified as belonging to Category 14 of the Texas CIP
				  Codes.
(3) Default--The failure of
				  a borrower to make loan installment payments for a total of 180 days.
(4) Texas CIP Codes--Classification codes for
				  degree programs, agreed upon by institutions and approved by the Board, based
				  on curricular content belonging to categories within the federal Classification
				  of Instructional Programs (CIP) published by the National Center for
				  Educational Statistics. Texas CIP Codes are available at
http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/apps/ProgramInventory/
.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter Q - TEXAS B-ON-TIME LOAN PROGRAM › Section 22.337 - Forgiveness of Loans

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A Texas B-On-Time loan shall be forgiven if the student is
					 awarded a baccalaureate degree from an eligible institution, and the student
					 either:
(1) graduated with a B
				  average, or the equivalent of a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0
				  on a four-point scale, and received:
(A) a
				  baccalaureate degree within four calendar years after the date the student
				  initially enrolled in an eligible institution;
(B) a baccalaureate degree within five
				  calendar years after the date the student initially enrolled in an eligible
				  institution if the institution has reported or will report that the student
				  graduated with a degree in architecture, engineering, or any other program that
				  the institution certifies to the Board is a program that requires more than
				  four years to complete; or
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter Q - TEXAS B-ON-TIME LOAN PROGRAM › Section 22.338 - Loan Interest

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
There shall be no interest charged for a Texas B-On-Time
					 Loan unless a judgment is obtained against the borrower for default in payment.
					 If a judgment should be taken, the interest rate shall be the amount specified
					 in §
										304.003
					 of the Texas Finance Code, (relating to Judgment Interest Rate: Interest Rate
					 or Time Price Differential Not in Contract).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter Q - TEXAS B-ON-TIME LOAN PROGRAM › Section 22.339 - Repayment of Loans

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) All loans
				  extended under this program to any borrower shall be placed by the Board into
				  an "account," with the full amount of principal and any fees and costs that
				  accrue over the life of the loans to be repaid in monthly installments which
				  shall be calculated to repay the account over a period of not more than 15
				  years from the beginning of the repayment period. In no case will the minimum
				  annual repayment on the account be less than $900.
(b) The repayment period shall begin no
				  earlier than six months after the date on which the student ceases to be
				  enrolled continuously in an eligible institution, as determined by the
				  institution.
(c) An education
				  deferment is available to any borrower whose account is not in a default status
				  and who provides the Board with documentation of enrollment for at least a
				  half-time course load.
(d) The
				  Commissioner may grant periods of forbearance in the form of postponed or
				  reduced payments for unusual financial hardship if the Board receives a request
				  stating the circumstances that merit such consideration.
(e) A charge of 5 percent of the scheduled
				  monthly payment or five dollars ($5.00), whichever is less, shall be assessed
				  if the past due amount is not received within 20 days of the scheduled due
				  date. These charges shall be collected for late payment of all sums due and
				  payable and shall be taken out of the next payment received by the
				  Board.
(f) In the case of
				  delinquent accounts, the Commissioner may authorize the assessment of charges
				  necessary to collect the loan, which may include returned check fees, court
				  costs fees, attorney fees, skip-trace fees, and long-distance telephone
				  charges.
(g) In accordance with the
				  terms of the promissory note, the Commissioner shall determine the priority
				  order in which the payments shall be applied to late charges, collection costs,
				  principal, and any other charges.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter Q - TEXAS B-ON-TIME LOAN PROGRAM › Section 22.340 - Deceased or Disabled Borrowers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) All
				  loans through the Texas B-On-Time Loan Program are discharged in the event of
				  the borrower's death or permanent and total disability.
(b) Verification of death, and determination
				  of permanent and total disability of a borrower through the Texas B-On-Time
				  Loan Program, shall be made in accordance with student loan industry
				  standards.
(c) The final
				  determination of permanent and total disability of a borrower shall be made by
				  the Commissioner.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter Q - TEXAS B-ON-TIME LOAN PROGRAM › Section 22.341 - Enforcement of Collection

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) When any
				  Texas B-On-Time borrower fails to make as many as five monthly payments due in
				  accordance with his or her repayment schedule, the full amount of remaining
				  principal and other charges shall become due and payable immediately.
(b) When as many as six payments have been
				  missed, the loans will be considered to be in default, and the Office of the
				  Attorney General, at the request of the Commissioner, may file suit for the
				  unpaid balance plus court costs, attorney fees, and judgment interest, as
				  described in § 21.130 of this title (relating to Loan Interest).
(c) In accordance with state law, the Board
				  will notify the Comptroller of Public Accounts when a borrower's account has
				  become 90 days or more past due. Until the delinquency is cured, no state
				  warrant other than a wage warrant will be released to the borrower. This
				  prevents the delinquent borrower from receiving further warrants for state
				  student financial aid.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter S - PROFESSIONAL NURSING SHORTAGE REDUCTION PROGRAM › Section 22.501 - Authority, Scope, and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Authority. Texas Education Code, §§
										61.9621 -
				  61.9628
				  establishes the Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program to help reduce
				  the professional nursing shortage. The statute directs the Coordinating Board
				  to administer a grant program, supervise institutional reporting requirements,
				  and adopt program rules.
(b) Scope.
(1) Unless otherwise noted, this subchapter
				  applies to any public or private institution of higher education in Texas that
				  offers a professional nursing program that leads to initial
				  licensure.
(2) Continued
				  Eligibility of Prior Programs. A professional nursing program offered by an
				  entity other than a public or private or independent institution of higher
				  education that was eligible to receive grants from a program under this
				  subchapter before September 1, 2009, remains eligible to receive a grant from
				  such a program if the entity meets all criteria for a grant other than the
				  criterion of being a program offered by an institution of higher
				  education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter S - PROFESSIONAL NURSING SHORTAGE REDUCTION PROGRAM › Section 22.502 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
(1) Board--the
				  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2) Commissioner--Commissioner of Higher
				  Education.
(3) Award--the pro-rata
				  share of the annual distribution made to qualifying applicants from the
				  Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program.
(4) Application--the form submitted by an
				  institution to apply for an award under this program.
(5) Program Report--the expenditure and data
				  report filed by an institution receiving an award.
(6) CBM Reporting System--the Coordinating
				  Board's Management reporting system for collecting institution data.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter S - PROFESSIONAL NURSING SHORTAGE REDUCTION PROGRAM › Section 22.503 - Program Announcements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Annually the Board shall provide Program Announcements of
					 the current year's Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction Program to all
					 professional nursing programs in Texas. These announcements will contain the
					 following information:
(1) Description
				  of the current year's award programs.
(2) A listing of required forms for
				  application to the programs.
(3)
				  Application requirements for qualification to receive an award under the
				  programs.
(4) Required due date(s)
				  for the submission of any estimate, forms, and/or data to the Coordinating
				  Board.
(5) Any supplemental
				  reporting requirements of nursing graduates for purposes of estimated
				  awards.
(6) Criteria for
				  awards.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter S - PROFESSIONAL NURSING SHORTAGE REDUCTION PROGRAM › Section 22.504 - Application for an Award

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each
				  institution that wishes to qualify for an award from the program shall submit a
				  fully completed, signed, and dated application by the required due date to be
				  eligible for an award.
(b)
				  Applications received after the fifth working day past the required due date as
				  stated in the Program Announcements will be rejected. Institutions that fail to
				  apply for this program by the fifth working day past the required due date
				  shall not be included in the awards.
(c) The application shall be in a format and
				  with the specific content prescribed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter S - PROFESSIONAL NURSING SHORTAGE REDUCTION PROGRAM › Section 22.505 - Required Reporting of Data

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Institutions that report to the Coordinating Board Management (CBM) system--An
				  institution that wishes to qualify for an award under this program shall submit
				  the data required for this program as outlined in the Program
				  Announcements.
(b) Institutions
				  that do not report to the Coordinating Board Management (CBM) system (i.e.
				  Diploma Programs)--An institution shall submit its required data to the
				  Coordinating Board in a format and with the specific content
				  prescribed.
(c) Institutions that
				  fail to report their required data by the reporting deadline shall not be
				  eligible for an award.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter S - PROFESSIONAL NURSING SHORTAGE REDUCTION PROGRAM › Section 22.506 - Assessment of Penalties

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  Commissioner may disqualify an institution from the current year's award
				  process if that institution has failed to file any program reports from prior
				  year's awards.
(b) Any application
				  received within five working days of the required due date, the Commissioner
				  may penalize an institution by reducing the amount of its award in the current
				  year by 10 percent.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter S - PROFESSIONAL NURSING SHORTAGE REDUCTION PROGRAM › Section 22.507 - Required Reporting of Award Expenditures

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Institutions that have received and/or
				  will receive an award under the program shall provide a separate program report
				  for the each award year and expenditure year until it has expended its award
				  and submitted a final report that shows the expenditure of all award
				  funds.
(b) Any award funds
				  remaining unspent at the end of four fiscal years after the fiscal year of the
				  award must be returned to the Coordinating Board within sixty days.
(c) Any award advance funds that remain
				  unearned by the date specified in the program announcement(s) shall be refunded
				  to the Coordinating Board within five calendar days.
(d) The program report shall be in a format
				  and with the specific content prescribed by the Commissioner.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter S - PROFESSIONAL NURSING SHORTAGE REDUCTION PROGRAM › Section 22.508 - Expenditure Restrictions, Accounting Requirements, and Audit Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Expenditure Restrictions--For awards
				  prior to September 1, 2009, qualified expenditures are further defined as
				  salary/payroll expenditures and/or contract expenditures for contracts for
				  nursing faculty or nursing preceptor positions. This restriction does not apply
				  to any Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction program awards made after August
				  31, 2009.
(b) Accounting
				  Requirements--Each award from this program shall be accounted for separately in
				  the books and records of receiving institutions.
(c) Audit Provisions--Any awards made under
				  this program or data submitted under this program are subject to audit by
				  internal and/or external auditors, including Coordinating Board staff.
				  Institutions that receive an award of $500,000 or more shall submit an
				  independent audit report for that award to the Coordinating Board within six
				  months after the end of the fiscal year in which that award's funds have
				  completely been expended. Institutions that receive an award of less than
				  $500,000 shall have their internal auditor include the award as a part of its
				  annual risk assessment for audit review. If the award is selected for further
				  review, the internal auditor shall provide the Coordinating Board a copy of its
				  audit report. Audits should determine if awards were expended in compliance
				  with allowable award expenditures.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter T - TEXAS FIRST SCHOLARSHIP › Section 22.550 - Authority and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Authority. Unless otherwise noted in a section, the authority for this
				  subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, Chapter 56, Subchapter K-1,
				  Texas First Scholarship Program. This subchapter establishes procedures to
				  administer Texas Education Code, §§56.221 - 56.227.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of this program is
				  to incentivize the enrollment of high performing students at Texas institutions
				  of higher education as defined in Texas Education Code, §61.003.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter T - TEXAS FIRST SCHOLARSHIP › Section 22.551 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
In addition to the words and terms defined in §13.142
					 of this title (relating to Definitions) and §22.1 of this chapter
					 (relating to Definitions), the following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
(1) Academic
				  Year--The 12-month period starting with the fall semester.
(2) Program--The Texas First Scholarship
				  program.
(3) Scholarship--The Texas
				  First Scholarship.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter T - TEXAS FIRST SCHOLARSHIP › Section 22.552 - Eligible Institutions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Participation.
(1) For any student graduating
				  through the Texas First Early High School Completion Program on or after
				  September 1, 2023, institutions of higher education, as defined in Texas
				  Education Code, §61.003, are required to apply the state credit available
				  to a student through the Program to the eligible student's cost of attendance,
				  as outlined in §22.555 of this subchapter (relating to Scholarship
				  Amount).
(2) For any student
				  graduating through the Texas First Early High School Completion Program before
				  September 1, 2023, institutions of higher education, as defined in Texas
				  Education Code, §61.003), that are designated as either a public research
				  university or public emerging research university under the coordinating
				  board's accountability system are required to apply the state credit available
				  to a student through the Program to the eligible student's costs of attendance,
				  as outlined in §22.555 of this subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter T - TEXAS FIRST SCHOLARSHIP › Section 22.553 - Eligible Students

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To qualify for a scholarship, a person must:
(1) be enrolled at an eligible institution,
				  as outlined in §22.552 (relating to Eligible Institutions);
(2) be a Resident of Texas;
(3) have graduated early from high school
				  under the Texas First Early High School Completion Program Chapter 21,
				  Subchapter D;
(4) comply with
				  Education Code Section
				  28.0256;
				  and
(5) meet applicable standards
				  outlined in Subchapter A of this Chapter (relating to General Provisions),
				  including §22.3 (relating to Student Compliance with Selective Service
				  Registration).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter T - TEXAS FIRST SCHOLARSHIP › Section 22.554 - Discontinuation of Eligibility or Non-Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
State credit offered to a student through this program
					 expires at the end of the first academic year that begins following the
					 student's graduation from high school.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter T - TEXAS FIRST SCHOLARSHIP › Section 22.555 - Scholarship Amount

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The scholarship is issued by the Coordinating Board as a state credit for use
				  by an eligible student at any eligible institution.
(1) For a student who graduated from high
				  school two or more semesters or the equivalent earlier than the student's high
				  school cohort, the state credit offered to the student will equal the maximum
				  annual (two semester) TEXAS Grant award determined by the Coordinating Board.
				  The calculation is based on TEXAS Grant value for the first academic year that
				  begins following the student's graduation from high school.
(2) For a student who graduated from high
				  school less than two semesters or the equivalent earlier than the student's
				  high school cohort, the state credit offered to the student will equal half of
				  the amount described by paragraph (1) of this subsection.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter T - TEXAS FIRST SCHOLARSHIP › Section 22.556 - Institutional Reimbursement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Coordinating Board shall distribute
				  to each eligible institution an amount of funds equal to the amount of state
				  credit applied by the institution under §22.555 of this subchapter
				  (relating to Scholarship Amount) during the academic period reported under
				  subsection (b) of this section.
(b)
				  The institution's annual Financial Aid Database submission will be used to
				  calculate the reimbursement amount.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter V - TEXAS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 22.570 - Authority, Scope, and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Authority. Authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education
				  Code, §§
										61.9791 -
				  61.9795, Texas
				  Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship
				  Program. These rules establish procedures to administer this grant program to
				  award scholarships through the community colleges.
(b) Scope. Unless otherwise noted, this
				  subchapter applies to any Texas public junior, community, or technical college,
				  as defined in Texas Education Code §
										61.003(2)
				  and §
										61.003(7).
(c) Purpose. The purpose of this program is
				  to provide grants to eligible Texas higher education institutions to provide
				  funds to support scholarships to qualifying, high achieving students enrolled
				  in courses or degree programs leading to careers in science, technology,
				  engineering, mathematics, and related fields and to provide administrative
				  funds to support the program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS › Subchapter V - TEXAS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 22.571 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
(1) Board--The
				  Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher
				  Education, the Chief Executive Officer of the Board.
(3) Eligible Institution--A public junior
				  college, as defined in Texas Education Code, §
										61.003(2);
				  or a public technical institution, as defined in Texas Education Code, §
										61.003(7),
				  and which meets the criteria in §
										22.572(b) or
				  (c) of this title (relating to
				  Institutions).
(4) Encumbered
				  funds--Program funds that have been awarded to an institution, and which will
				  be awarded to selected students based on established criteria, and which may or
				  may not have been disbursed to the student.
(5) Initial year award--The scholarship
				  awarded in the student's first year in the T-STEM Program.
(6) Program--The Texas Science, Technology,
				  Engineering, and Mathematics (T-STEM) Challenge Scholarship Program.
(7) Program Officer--The individual named by
				  each participating institution's chief executive officer to serve as agent for
				  the institution and primary contact for the Coordinating Board. The Program
				  Officer has primary responsibility for all ministerial acts required by the
				  program, including maintenance of all records and preparation and submission of
				  reports reflecting program transactions. Unless otherwise indicated by the
				  administration, the director of student financial aid shall serve as Program
				  Officer.
(8) T-STEM programs--A
				  defined set of courses that lead to the award of either a certificate or an
				  associate degree in the following U.S. Department of Education Classification
				  of Instructional Programs (CIP) areas using the two-digit CIP coding: 11
				  (Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services); 14 (Engineering); 15
				  (Engineering Technologies/Technicians); 26 (Biological Sciences); 27
				  (Mathematics and Statistics); or 40 (Physical Sciences); and the following CIP
				  areas, using the four-digit coding: 30.01 (Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies,
				  Biological and Physical Sciences); 51.00 (Health Services/Allied Health/Health
				  Sciences, General); 51.06 (Dental Support Services and Allied Professions);
				  51.08 (Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services; 51.09 (Allied Health
				  Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions); 51.10 (Clinical/Medical
				  Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Health Professions); 51.11
				  (Health/Medical Preparatory Programs); 51.18 (Ophthalmic and Optometric Support
				  Services and Allied Professions); and 51.23 (Rehabilitation and Therapeutic
				  Professions).