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Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter O - PROVISIONS REGARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO RELATIVES OF BOARD MEMBERS OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS › Section 21.472 - Declaration of Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Prior to receiving a scholarship originating from and
					 administered by an institution of higher education or university system, a
					 student must file a written statement indicating whether the person is related
					 within the third degree by consanguinity or the second degree by affinity to a
					 current member of the governing board of the institution or system. The
					 required wording of the statement will be developed by the Board and will be
					 made available to institutions via the Coordinating Board's web
					 site.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter O - PROVISIONS REGARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO RELATIVES OF BOARD MEMBERS OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS › Section 21.473 - Criminal Penalty

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A person commits a Class B misdemeanor offense if the
					 person knowingly files a false statement under §
										21.472
					 of this title (relating to Declaration of Eligibility).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter O - PROVISIONS REGARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO RELATIVES OF BOARD MEMBERS OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS › Section 21.474 - Dissemination of Information and Rules

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Board is responsible for publishing and disseminating
					 general information and program rules for the provisions described in this
					 subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter Q - EXEMPTION FOR PEACE OFFICERS ENROLLED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES › Section 21.518 - Authority and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority.
				  Authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, §
										54.3531,
				  Peace Officers Enrolled in Certain Courses. This subchapter establishes
				  procedures to administer this exemption program.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of this program is
				  to provide an exemption from tuition and laboratory fees for criminal justice
				  or law enforcement course or courses to eligible persons employed as peace
				  officers by this state or a political subdivision of the state.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter Q - EXEMPTION FOR PEACE OFFICERS ENROLLED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES › Section 21.519 - 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) Continuation Award--An exemption from
				  tuition and fees awarded to a student in accordance with this subchapter who
				  has received the exemption in a previous semester.
(4) Criminal Justice Courses--Courses
				  determined by an institution to be a part of a criminal justice degree or
				  certificate program.
(5) Excess
				  Hours--In accordance with Texas Education Code, §
										54.014,
				  for undergraduates, hours in excess of 30 more than those required for
				  completion of the degree program in which the student is enrolled.
(6) Governing Board--As defined in Texas
				  Education Code, § 61.003.
(7)
				  Institution of Higher Education or Institution--Any public institution of
				  higher education as defined in Texas Education Code, §
										61.003.
(8) Laboratory Fees--Fees authorized through
				  Texas Education Code, §
										54.501.
(9) Law Enforcement Courses--Courses
				  determined by an institution to be a part of a law enforcement-related degree
				  or certificate program.
(10) Peace
				  Officer--An individual employed as a peace officer by this state or a political
				  subdivision of the state.
(11)
				  Program--The Exemption Program for Peace Officers Enrolled in Law Enforcement
				  or Criminal Justice Courses.
(12)
				  Tuition--Includes statutory tuition, designated tuition and governing
				  board-authorized tuition.
(13)
				  Undergraduate Student--A person classified by his or her institution as an
				  undergraduate.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter Q - EXEMPTION FOR PEACE OFFICERS ENROLLED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES › Section 21.520 - Tuition and Laboratory Fees Exemption

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Each institution of higher education shall exempt Eligible
					 Peace Officers, as determined under this subchapter, from the payment of
					 tuition and laboratory fees for courses offered as part of a law
					 enforcement-related or criminal justice degree or certificate
					 program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter Q - EXEMPTION FOR PEACE OFFICERS ENROLLED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES › Section 21.521 - Eligible Peace Officers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To qualify, a Peace Officer must:
(1) be an undergraduate student enrolled in
				  an eligible criminal justice or law enforcement-related degree or certificate
				  program at the institution pursuant to this subchapter;
(2) apply for the exemption at least one week
				  before the last day of the institution's regular registration period for that
				  semester;
(3) be in compliance with
				  the institution's financial aid satisfactory academic progress requirements,
				  unless applying for a continuation exemption in fall 2014 or later and granted
				  an exception under §
										21.526(a) of
				  this title (relating to Hardship Provisions);
(4) be employed as a peace officer by this
				  state or by a political subdivision of this state; and
(5) unless attending a public community
				  college (for which tuition is local revenue), provide the institution proof
				  that the peace officer meets Selective Service registration requirements or is
				  exempt.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter Q - EXEMPTION FOR PEACE OFFICERS ENROLLED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES › Section 21.522 - Eligible Courses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Only courses
				  pertaining to law enforcement-related or criminal justice degree or certificate
				  programs are eligible for the tuition and laboratory fees exemption.
(b) No more than 20 percent of the maximum
				  student enrollment designated by the institution for a given law enforcement or
				  criminal justice class may receive an exemption under this Program.
(c) Pursuant to Texas Education Code, §
										54.2002,
				  the exemption only applies to courses that receive higher education formula
				  funding.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter Q - EXEMPTION FOR PEACE OFFICERS ENROLLED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES › Section 21.523 - Excess Hours

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A person who has reached the limit of undergraduate hours
					 for which the state will provide formula funding as specified in the Texas
					 Education Code, §
										54.014
					 (relating to Tuition for Repeated or Excessive Undergraduate Hours), is not
					 eligible for the exemption described in this subchapter unless he or she is
					 applying for a continuation award in fall 2014 or later and is granted an
					 exception under §
										21.526(b) of
					 this title (relating to Hardship Provisions).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter Q - EXEMPTION FOR PEACE OFFICERS ENROLLED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES › Section 21.524 - Degree and Certificate Programs and Courses Eligible for the Exemption

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Degree and certificate programs eligible
				  for the exemption described in this subchapter shall be identified by the
				  institutions and compiled into a list by the Coordinating Board. A uniform
				  listing of approved degree and certificate programs shall be posted on the
				  Coordinating Board web site.
(b)
				  Courses eligible for the exemption will be identified by the institution.
(1) The exemption described in this
				  subchapter only applies to courses that are specifically related to a degree or
				  certificate program included in the list posted by the Coordinating
				  Board.
(2) The exemption does not
				  apply to courses that make up the general education core curriculum required
				  for all degrees. The exemption does not apply to courses that are not law
				  enforcement or criminal justice courses even if they are included in the law
				  enforcement-related or criminal justice degree or certificate program in which
				  an individual is enrolled.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter Q - EXEMPTION FOR PEACE OFFICERS ENROLLED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES › Section 21.525 - Report to Legislature

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
If the Legislature does not specifically appropriate funds
					 to an institution of higher education in an amount sufficient to pay the
					 institution's costs in complying with this subchapter for a semester, the
					 governing board of the institution shall report to the Senate Finance Committee
					 and the House Appropriations Committee the cost to the institution of complying
					 with this section for that semester.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter Q - EXEMPTION FOR PEACE OFFICERS ENROLLED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES › Section 21.526 - Hardship Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Beginning with
				  the fall term, 2014, each institution is required to adopt a policy to allow a
				  student who fails to maintain a grade point average as required by §
										21.521 of
				  this title (relating to Eligible Peace Officers) to receive an exemption in
				  another semester or term on a showing of hardship or other good cause,
				  including:
(1) a showing of a severe illness
				  or other debilitating condition that could affect the student's academic
				  performance;
(2) an indication that
				  the student is responsible for the care of a sick, injured, or needy person and
				  that the student's provision of care could affect the student's academic
				  performance;
(3) the student's
				  active duty or other service in the United States armed forces or the student's
				  active duty in the Texas National Guard; or
(4) any other cause considered acceptable by
				  the institution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter T - THE VACCINATION AGAINST BACTERIAL MENINGITIS FOR ENTERING STUDENTS AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 21.610 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Pursuant to the Jamie Schanbaum and Nicolis Williams Act,
					 this subchapter creates the procedure by which an entering student of an
					 institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher
					 education will show evidence of being immunized against bacterial
					 meningitis.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter T - THE VACCINATION AGAINST BACTERIAL MENINGITIS FOR ENTERING STUDENTS AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 21.611 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Education Code, §
										51.9192,
					 Subchapter Z, establishes the requirement for bacterial meningitis vaccination
					 for certain students and identifies exceptions to that requirement. This
					 subchapter applies only to entering students enrolling in public, private or
					 independent institutions of higher education on or after January 1,
					 2014.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter T - THE VACCINATION AGAINST BACTERIAL MENINGITIS FOR ENTERING STUDENTS AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 21.612 - 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) Entering
				  student includes:
(A) New student--A
				  first-time student of an institution of higher education or private or
				  independent institution of higher education, including a student who transfers
				  to the institution from another institution. A student who was previously
				  exempt under §21.614(a)(2) - (5) of this title (relating to Exceptions)
				  will be treated as a new student, should the exception no longer
				  apply.
(B) Public Junior
				  College--Any junior college certified by the Texas Higher Education
				  Coordinating Board in accordance with Texas Education Code, §
											61.063.
(C) Returning student--A student who
				  previously attended an institution of higher education or private or
				  independent institution of higher education before January 1, 2012, and who is
				  enrolling in the same or another institution of higher education or private or
				  independent institution of higher education following a break in enrollment of
				  at least one fall or spring semester.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter T - THE VACCINATION AGAINST BACTERIAL MENINGITIS FOR ENTERING STUDENTS AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 21.613 - Immunization Requirement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An entering
				  student who has been admitted to an institution of higher education or private
				  or independent institution of higher education, must show evidence of receipt
				  of an initial bacterial meningitis vaccination dose or booster during the
				  five-year period preceding and at least 10 days prior to the first day of the
				  first semester in which the student initially enrolls at an institution, or
				  following a break in enrollment of at least one fall or spring semester at the
				  same or another institution.
(b)
				  Each institution of higher education or private or independent institution of
				  higher education must designate a department or unit to receive from the
				  student evidence of receipt of an initial bacterial meningitis vaccination dose
				  or booster during the five-year period preceding and at least 10 days prior to
				  the first day of the first semester in which the student initially enrolls at
				  an institution, or following a break in enrollment of at least one fall or
				  spring semester at the same or another institution.
(c) Evidence of the student having received
				  the vaccination from an appropriate health practitioner must be received by the
				  designated department or unit at the institution of higher education or private
				  or independent institution of higher education. This information shall be
				  maintained in accordance with Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
				  Regulations, and with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
				  Act.
(d) Each institution of higher
				  education or private or independent institution of higher education must
				  provide to a student, with the registration materials that the institution
				  provides to a student before the student's initial enrollment in the
				  institution, the following:
(1) written or
				  electronic notice of the right of the student or of a parent or guardian of a
				  student, to claim an exemption from the vaccination requirement, as specified
				  in §
											21.614 of
				  this title (relating to Exceptions); and
(2) written or electronic notice of the
				  importance of consulting a physician about the need for the immunization
				  against bacterial meningitis to prevent the disease.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter T - THE VACCINATION AGAINST BACTERIAL MENINGITIS FOR ENTERING STUDENTS AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION › Section 21.614 - Exceptions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A student is not required to submit
				  evidence of receiving the vaccination against bacterial meningitis or evidence
				  of receiving a booster dose if:
(1) the
				  student is 22 years of age or older by the first day of the start of the
				  semester; or
(2) the student is
				  enrolled only in online or other distance education courses; or
(3) the student is enrolled in a continuing
				  education course or program that is less than 360 contact hours, or continuing
				  education corporate training; or
(4) the student is enrolled in a dual credit
				  course which is taught at a public or private K-12 facility not located on a
				  higher education institution campus; or
(5) the student is incarcerated in a Texas
				  prison.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter U - THE GOOD NEIGHBOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.634 - Authority and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority.
				  Authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code,
				  Subchapter B, Tuition Rates. These rules establish procedures to administer the
				  program authorized in Texas Education Code, §
										54.331
				  (previously §54.207), Students from Other Nations of the American
				  Hemisphere, more commonly known as the Good Neighbor Scholarship
				  Program.
(b) Purpose. The purpose
				  of the Good Neighbor Scholarship Program is to encourage academically talented
				  students from the countries of the Western (American) hemisphere to pursue
				  higher education in the State of Texas, thus establishing a beneficial link
				  between the State of Texas and the home countries of the students.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter U - THE GOOD NEIGHBOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.635 - 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) Continuation award--An exemption from
				  tuition awarded to a student in accordance with this subchapter who has
				  received the exemption in a previous semester.
(4) Eligible country--A politically
				  independent nation, other than Cuba and the United States, located in the
				  Western, or American hemisphere.
(5) Excess hours--In accordance with Texas
				  Education Code §
										54.014,
				  for undergraduates, hours in excess of 30 or more than those required for
				  completion of the degree program in which the student is enrolled.
(6) Native-born citizen of an eligible
				  country--A person who is a citizen of an eligible country and who was born in
				  that country or who was born abroad, if at least one of his or her parents was
				  a citizen of the eligible country and not permanently residing in a foreign
				  country.
(7) Resident of an
				  eligible country--A person who is a citizen of a country and has that country
				  as his or her place of home residence and who intends to return to that country
				  to live immediately after finishing the educational program for which this
				  scholarship will be used.
(8)
				  Scholastically qualified--Meets the basic admissions requirements of the
				  nominating institution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter U - THE GOOD NEIGHBOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.636 - Eligible Institutions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Texas public
				  institutions of higher education are eligible to participate in the Good
				  Neighbor Scholarship Program.
(b)
				  Program Officer. The chief executive officer at each participating institution
				  shall name the principal international student advisor or another appropriate
				  person to serve as the Good Neighbor Scholarship Program Officer. The Program
				  Officer shall certify all scholarship applications and activities with respect
				  to the Good Neighbor Scholarship Program and shall be responsible for all
				  related records and reports.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter U - THE GOOD NEIGHBOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.637 - Eligible Students

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To be eligible for a Good Neighbor Scholarship a person
					 must:
(1) be a bona fide nativeborn
				  citizen and resident of an eligible country;
(2) have resided in the Western (American)
				  Hemisphere for a period of at least five years;
(3) demonstrate that he or she is
				  scholastically qualified for admission to the nominating institution;
(4) not be a member of the Communist
				  Party;
(5) be recommended for a
				  scholarship by an eligible institution;
(6) have a statement on file with his or her
				  institution that indicates the student is registered with the Selective Service
				  System as required by federal law or is exempt from Selective Service
				  registration under federal law; and
(7) be enrolled in an eligible institution
				  willing to waive the person's tuition.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter U - THE GOOD NEIGHBOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.638 - Selection Procedures

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each year
				  eligible institutions may submit scholarship recommendations (applications) to
				  the Board. Applications for the 12-month awards must be submitted to the Board
				  no later than March 15.
(1) Prioritization.
				  Participating institutions will assign priority numbers to their applicants, so
				  that if all applicants cannot receive scholarships the Board will know which
				  applicants are given highest priority by the nominating institutions. Within
				  the confines of the basic allotment formula the Board will do its best to
				  accommodate institutional priorities.
(2) Basic allotment. From the pool of valid
				  applications submitted, the Board shall select:
(A) up to 10 students per eligible country,
				  plus
(B) 35 students from a Latin
				  American country designated by the United States Department of State.
(3) Reallocation of unused
				  scholarships. In the event any nation fails to have 10 students available and
				  qualified for scholarships or if the designated country fails to have 35 such
				  students, the Board may allocate such unused scholarships as determined
				  appropriate, with priority being given to students from Mexico, except that the
				  total of all scholarships shall not exceed 235 in a year. If an institution
				  notifies the Board by October 15 of a selected student's failure to use the
				  offered scholarship, the Board will offer the scholarships to the first
				  statewide alternate for that country. Awards canceled after October 15 will be
				  allowed to lapse.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter U - THE GOOD NEIGHBOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.639 - Award Amount

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Students selected to receive awards through the Good
					 Neighbor Scholarship Program may be exempted from the payment of tuition for
					 the 12-month period beginning with the fall semester following the students'
					 selection as recipients. An exemption under this title only applies to courses
					 for which an institution receives formula funding.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter U - THE GOOD NEIGHBOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.640 - Continuation Awards

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Grade Point
				  Average.
(1) If receiving a continuation
				  award in fall 2014 or later, a student who is classified as an undergraduate or
				  a graduate, must be meeting the institution's financial aid grade point average
				  requirement;
(2) If receiving a
				  continuation award in fall 2014 or later, a student may be allowed to receive
				  an award while holding a grade point average lower than the institution's
				  financial aid academic progress requirements if he or she is granted an
				  exception by the institution under §21.288 of this subchapter (relating to
				  Hardship Provisions).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter U - THE GOOD NEIGHBOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.641 - Hardship Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each
				  institution of higher education is required to adopt a policy to allow a
				  student who fails to maintain a grade point average as required by §21.287
				  of this subchapter (relating to Continuation Awards) to receive an exemption in
				  another semester or term on a showing of hardship or other good cause,
				  including:
(1) a showing of a severe illness
				  or other debilitating condition that could affect the student's academic
				  performance;
(2) an indication that
				  the student is responsible for the care of a sick, injured, or needy person and
				  that the student's provision of care could affect the student's academic
				  performance;
(3) the student's
				  active duty or other service in the United States armed forces or the student's
				  active duty in the Texas National Guard; or
(4) any other cause considered acceptable by
				  the institution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter U - THE GOOD NEIGHBOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.642 - Dissemination of Information and Rules

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Board is responsible for publishing and disseminating
					 general information and program rules for the program described in this
					 subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter W - TEXAS WORKING OFF-CAMPUS: REINFORCING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (WORKS) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.700 - Authority and Purpose of the Texas Working Off-Campus: Reinforcing Knowledge and Skills (WORKS) Internship Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority. The Texas Working Off-Campus:
				  Reinforcing Knowledge and Skills (WORKS) Internship Program is authorized by
				  Texas Education Code, Chapter 56, Subchapter E-1, §§ 56.0851 -
				  56.0857.
(b) Purpose. The purpose
				  of the program is to provide paid internships funded in part by the State of
				  Texas to enable students employed through the program to attend public or
				  private institutions of higher education in Texas while exploring career
				  options, developing and improving career readiness, and strengthening
				  marketable skills.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter W - TEXAS WORKING OFF-CAMPUS: REINFORCING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (WORKS) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.701 - 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) Coordinating
				  Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher
				  Education, the Chief Executive Officer of the Board.
(3) Program or Texas WORKS Internship
				  Program--The Texas Working Off-Campus: Reinforcing Knowledge and Skills (WORKS)
				  Internship Program.
(4) Eligible
				  Employer--An entity that meets the requirements listed in § 21.702 of this
				  subchapter.
(5) Financial
				  need--Eligibility guidelines will be determined by the Commissioner or his or
				  her designee.
(6) Half-time
				  student--For undergraduates, enrollment or expected enrollment for the
				  equivalent of six or more semester credit hours per regular semester.
(7) Eligible institution:
(A) an institution of higher education as
				  defined by TEC § 61.003(8); or
(B) a private or independent institution of
				  higher education, as defined by TEC § 61.003(15), other than a private or
				  independent institution of higher education offering only professional or
				  graduate degrees.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter W - TEXAS WORKING OFF-CAMPUS: REINFORCING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (WORKS) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.702 - Employer Eligibility and Participation Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In order to participate in the WORKS
				  Internship Program, an employer must:
(1) be
				  a private nonprofit or for-profit entity or a governmental entity;
(2) enter into an agreement with the
				  Coordinating Board;
(3) provide
				  employment to a student placed through the program in nonpartisan and
				  nonsectarian activities that relate to the student's career interests with
				  identifiable marketable skills;
(4)
				  use program positions only to supplement and not supplant positions normally
				  filled by persons who are not eligible to participate in the program, as
				  provided by this subchapter;
(5)
				  provide the entirety of an employed student's wages and employee benefits as
				  well as submit eligible wages to the Coordinating Board for
				  reimbursement;
(6) follow the Civil
				  Rights Act of 1964, Title VI (Public Law 88-353) in avoiding discrimination in
				  admission or employment;
(7)
				  Demonstrate the administrative and financial capacity to carry out the
				  employer's responsibilities under the program, including the ability to pay
				  full wages and benefits to a student employed through the program.
(A) An employer must demonstrate its ability
				  to properly administer the Texas WORKS Internship program. Administrative
				  capability focuses on the processes, procedures, and personnel used in
				  administering the program and comply with reporting requirements. Eligible
				  employers must have an adequate internal system of checks and balances,
				  monitoring and evaluating marketable skills, authorizing, and disbursing funds,
				  and reporting data accurately and in a timely manner.
(B) The Coordinating Board determines an
				  employer's financial capacity based on its ability to meet all its financial
				  obligations, meet third-party financial audit requirements, and satisfactorily
				  resolved any past internship performance violations.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter W - TEXAS WORKING OFF-CAMPUS: REINFORCING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (WORKS) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.703 - Employer Agreement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An agreement between the Coordinating Board and
					 participating employers will establish the roles and responsibilities, base
					 wages, Coordinating Board reimbursement amount, minimum work hours for students
					 employed, compliance with hiring and employment laws, and data reporting terms
					 and conditions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter W - TEXAS WORKING OFF-CAMPUS: REINFORCING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (WORKS) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.704 - Employer Reimbursement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All employers will be required to login and have access to
					 the Texas WORKS portal to upload invoices and receive reimbursement for
					 eligible paid student wages.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter W - TEXAS WORKING OFF-CAMPUS: REINFORCING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (WORKS) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.705 - Qualified Internship Opportunity

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  qualified internship position must meet a specific set of criteria, including:
(1) Internship must identify marketable
				  skills to be strengthened or gained;
(2) Internship must be paid;
(3) Internship must be at least 8 weeks in
				  duration;
(4) Intern must work at
				  minimum 12 hours per week;
(5)
				  Intern activities may not be political or sectarian in nature;
(6) No more than 25% of intern's work can be
				  administrative in nature;
(7) No
				  more than 50% of the eligible employer's workforce may be interns;
				  and
(8) Federal work study funds
				  may not be received or used for the internship position.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter W - TEXAS WORKING OFF-CAMPUS: REINFORCING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (WORKS) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.706 - Student Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To be
				  eligible for employment in the Program a person shall:
(1) be a resident of Texas;
(2) be enrolled for at least the number of
				  hours required of a half-time student, and be seeking a degree or certification
				  at an eligible institution the semester prior to the assigned
				  internship;
(3) establish financial
				  need in accordance with Board procedures; and
(4) must be an undergraduate student enrolled
				  in a degree or certificate program at an eligible institution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter W - TEXAS WORKING OFF-CAMPUS: REINFORCING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (WORKS) INTERNSHIP PROGRAM › Section 21.707 - Records Retention

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All employers participating in the Texas WORKS Internship
					 program shall:
(1) Maintain its
				  records and accounts of all transactions related to intern placement, benefit
				  and wages for not less than seven (7) years after agreement expiration to
				  ensure a full accounting of all funds received, disbursed, and expended by the
				  employer. A participating employer shall immediately make available, upon
				  request of the Coordinating Board, its representative(s), or an auditing entity
				  authorized by law or regulation, all documents and other information related to
				  the Texas Works Internship program.
(2) Immediately make available upon request,
				  records and accounts for inspecting, monitoring, programmatic or financial
				  auditing, or evaluation by the Coordinating Board, its representative(s) and an
				  auditing entity authorized by law or regulation for a period not less than
				  seven (7) years, or whichever is later:
(A)
				  after completion of all services under the Texas Works Internship program;
				  or
(B) after the date of the
				  receipt of the participating employer's final claim for reimbursement or
				  submission of the final expenditure report; or
(C) upon final resolution of all invoice
				  questions related to the Texas Works Internship program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter Z - EXEMPTION FOR FIREFIGHTERS ENROLLED IN FIRE SCIENCE COURSES › Section 21.786 - Authority and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority.
				  Authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, §
										54.353,
				  Firefighters Enrolled in Fire Science Courses. This subchapter establishes
				  procedures to administer this exemption program.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of this program is
				  to provide an exemption from tuition and laboratory fees to eligible persons
				  employed as firefighters by a political subdivision of the state or who are
				  active members of an eligible organized volunteer fire department in this
				  state.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter Z - EXEMPTION FOR FIREFIGHTERS ENROLLED IN FIRE SCIENCE COURSES › Section 21.787 - 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) Firefighter--An individual employed as a
				  firefighter by a political subdivision of the state of Texas or who is an
				  active member of an organized volunteer fire department in Texas.
(3) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher
				  Education, the Chief Executive Officer of the Board.
(4) Continuation award--An exemption from
				  tuition and fees awarded to a student in accordance with this subchapter who
				  has received the exemption in a previous semester.
(5) Eligible organized volunteer fire
				  department--An organized volunteer fire department participating in the Texas
				  Emergency Services Retirement System or a retirement system established under
				  the Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas
				  Civil Statutes).
(6) Excess
				  hours--In accordance with Texas Education Code, § 54.014, for
				  undergraduates - hours in excess of 30 or more than those required for
				  completion of the degree program in which the student is enrolled.
(7) Fire Science Courses--Courses that fall
				  within a designated fire science curriculum, as well as courses that are
				  primarily related to fire service, emergency medicine, emergency management, or
				  public administration.
(8)
				  Institution of Higher Education or Institution--Any public technical institute,
				  public junior college, public senior college or university, medical or dental
				  unit, public state college, or other agency of higher education as defined in
				  Texas Education Code, § 61.003(8).
(9) Laboratory fees--Fees authorized through
				  Texas Education Code, § 54.501.
(10) Program--The Exemption Program for
				  Firefighters Enrolled in Fire Science Courses.
(11) Tuition--Includes statutory tuition,
				  designated tuition and Board-authorized tuition.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter Z - EXEMPTION FOR FIREFIGHTERS ENROLLED IN FIRE SCIENCE COURSES › Section 21.788 - Tuition and Laboratory Fee Exemption

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Each institution of higher education shall exempt all
					 eligible persons from the payment of tuition and laboratory fees for courses
					 offered as part of a fire science curriculum.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter Z - EXEMPTION FOR FIREFIGHTERS ENROLLED IN FIRE SCIENCE COURSES › Section 21.789 - Eligible Firefighters

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To receive
				  an initial exemption under this program:
(1)
				  A paid firefighter must be employed by a political subdivision of the State of
				  Texas.
(2) A volunteer firefighter
				  must:
(A) currently, and for at least the
				  past year, be an active member of an organized volunteer fire department in
				  this state participating in the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System or a
				  retirement system established under the Texas Local Fire Fighters Retirement
				  Act (Article 6243e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); and
(B) hold one of the following credentials:
(i) an Accredited Advanced level of
				  certification, or an equivalent successor certification, under the State
				  Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas volunteer certification
				  program; or
(ii) Phase V
				  (Firefighter II) certification, or an equivalent successor certification, under
				  the Texas Commission on Fire Protection's voluntary certification program under
				  Texas Government Code, §
													419.071.
(3) Otherwise eligible
				  paid or volunteer firefighters, unless attending a public community college
				  (for which tuition is local revenue), must provide the institution proof that
				  they meet Selective Service registration requirements or are exempt.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter Z - EXEMPTION FOR FIREFIGHTERS ENROLLED IN FIRE SCIENCE COURSES › Section 21.790 - Excess Hours

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An exemption
				  under this subchapter does not apply to any amount of additional tuition the
				  institution elects to charge a resident undergraduate student due to excess
				  undergraduate hours as specified in Texas Education Code, §
										54.014(a)
				  or (f).
(b) An exemption under this
				  subchapter does not apply to any amount of additional tuition the institution
				  charges a graduate student because the student has a number of semester credit
				  hours of doctoral work in excess of the applicable number provided by Texas
				  Education Code, §
										61.059(1)
				  or (2).
(c) Unless granted a
				  hardship exception under §
										21.792 of
				  this title (relating to Hardship Provisions) an undergraduate student applying
				  for a continuation exemption in fall 2014 or later and who has completed as of
				  the beginning of the semester or term a number of semester credit hours that is
				  considered to be excessive under Texas Education Code, §
										54.014,
				  may not receive the exemption under this subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter Z - EXEMPTION FOR FIREFIGHTERS ENROLLED IN FIRE SCIENCE COURSES › Section 21.791 - Degree and Certificate Programs and Courses Eligible for the Exemption

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Degree and certificate programs eligible
				  for the exemption described in this subchapter shall be identified by the
				  institutions and compiled into a list by the Coordinating Board. A uniform
				  listing of approved programs shall be posted on the Coordinating Board web
				  site.
(b) Courses eligible for the
				  exemption will be identified by the institution.
(1) The exemption described in this
				  subchapter only applies to courses that are a part of a fire science degree or
				  certificate program included in the list posted by the Coordinating
				  Board.
(2) The exemption does not
				  apply to courses that make up the general education core curriculum required
				  for all degrees unless such courses are identified by the institution as being
				  a part of the fire science curriculum.
(3) An exemption under this subchapter only
				  applies to courses for which an institution receives formula funding.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter Z - EXEMPTION FOR FIREFIGHTERS ENROLLED IN FIRE SCIENCE COURSES › Section 21.792 - Hardship Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each
				  institution of higher education is required to adopt a policy to allow a
				  student who fails to maintain a grade point average as required by §
										21.789 of
				  this subchapter (relating to Eligible Firefighters) to receive an exemption in
				  another semester or term on a showing of hardship or other good cause,
				  including:
(1) a showing of a severe illness
				  or other debilitating condition that could affect the student's academic
				  performance;
(2) an indication that
				  the student is responsible for the care of a sick, injured, or needy person and
				  that the student's provision of care could affect the student's academic
				  performance;
(3) the student's
				  active duty or other service in the United States armed forces or the student's
				  active duty in the Texas National Guard; or
(4) any other cause considered acceptable by
				  the institution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter AA - RECIPROCAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM › Section 21.901 - Authority and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority.
				  Authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, Chapter
				  54, Subchapter B, Tuition Rates. These rules establish procedures to administer
				  the subchapter as prescribed in the Texas Education Code, §
										54.231(c)
				  and (d) (previously §54.060(c) and (d)),
				  Resident of Bordering State or Nation or Participant in Student Exchange
				  Program: Tuition.
(b) The purpose
				  of the reciprocal educational exchange program is to enable Texas students of
				  participating institutions to afford to participate in exchange programs with
				  foreign institutions in order to help them better understand the culture,
				  language, needs, and expectations of other nations of the world.