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Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 21.4 - Collection of Tuition

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Unless a
				  student's payment due date has been postponed due to pending disbursements of
				  financial aid as described in subsection (b), of this section, the following
				  conditions shall apply in the collection of tuition and/or tuition and fees at
				  institutions of higher education and in the conducting of enrollment audits.
(1) On or before the dates for reporting
				  official enrollments to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board each
				  enrollment period, each community college shall collect in full from each
				  student that is to be counted for formula funding purposes the amounts set as
				  tuition by the respective governing boards.
(2) On or before the 20th class day for each
				  regular semester and the 15th class day for each summer session, institutions
				  other than community colleges shall collect from each student who is to be
				  counted for state formula funding appropriations, the tuition and fees
				  (mandatory and optional) established by state law or by the respective
				  governing boards.
(3) Valid
				  contracts with the United States government for instruction of eligible
				  military personnel, approved financial assistance, and valid contracts with
				  private business and public-service type organizations or institutions such as
				  hospitals, may be considered as collected tuition and fees; the amount of
				  collected tuition and fees may be adjusted pursuant to terms of the contract
				  once actual collections are made.
(4) Returned checks must be covered by a
				  transfer from a self-supporting auxiliary enterprise fund or other non-state
				  fund source (e.g., food service, bookstore) within ten days of the date the
				  institution receives the returned check in order for contact hours to be
				  presented to the state for funding.
(5) Auxiliary enterprise or other non-state
				  fund sources may not be reimbursed with state-provided funds.
(6) Institutions must retain records of
				  individual student tuition or tuition and fee payment and returned checks for
				  verification by the State Auditor.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 21.5 - Refund of Tuition and Fees at Public Community/Junior and Technical Colleges

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A community/junior or technical college,
				  as soon as practicable, shall at a minimum refund mandatory fees and tuition in
				  excess of the minimum tuition collected for courses from which the students
				  drop or withdraw, according to the following schedule. For courses which meet
				  on what the college considers a regular schedule, class days refer to the
				  number of calendar days the institution normally meets for classes, not the
				  days a particular course meets. For courses which meet on an unusual or
				  irregular schedule, the college may exercise professional judgement in defining
				  a class day. The indicated percentages are to be applied to the tuition and
				  mandatory fees collected for each course from which the student is withdrawing.
				  The college may not delay a refund on the grounds that the student may withdraw
				  from the institution or unit later in the semester or term. The institution may
				  assess a nonrefundable $15 matriculation fee if the student withdraws from the
				  institution before the first day of classes.
(1) Coordinating Board approved
				  semester-length courses for which semester credit hours are awarded:
(A) A 100% refund is to be made for courses
				  dropped prior to the first class day.
(B) During the fall or spring semester or
				  comparable trimester:
(i) during the first 15
				  class days, 70%;
(ii) during the
				  16th through 20th class days, 25%;
(iii) after the 20th class day, none;
				  and
(C) Six-week summer
				  semester:
(i) during the first five class
				  days, 70%;
(ii) during the sixth
				  and seventh class days, 25%;
(iii)
				  after the seventh class day, none.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 21.7 - Tuition and Fee Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The definitions found in Chapter 13, Subchapter H of this
					 title (relating to Reporting of Tuition and Fees), are to be applied to all
					 tuition and fee exemption and waiver programs provided under Texas Education
					 Code, Chapter 54.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 21.8 - Definition of Student Financial Need

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Unless otherwise specified in statute or rule, a student's
					 financial need is defined as the difference between the student's cost of
					 attendance as determined by the institution and the student's expected family
					 contribution as calculated using the United States Department of Education's
					 federal methodology.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter B - DETERMINATION OF RESIDENT STATUS › Section 21.21 - Authority and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Texas Education Code, §
										54.075,
					 requires the Board to adopt rules to carry out the purposes of Texas Education
					 Code, Chapter 54, Subchapter B, concerning the determination of resident status
					 for tuition purposes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter B - DETERMINATION OF RESIDENT STATUS › Section 21.22 - 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) Census
				  date--The date in an academic term for which an institution is required to
				  certify a person's enrollment in the institution for the purposes of
				  determining formula funding for the institution.
(2) Clear and Convincing Evidence--That
				  degree of proof that will produce a firm conviction or a firm belief as to the
				  facts sought to be established. The evidence must justify the claim both
				  clearly and convincingly.
(3)
				  Coordinating Board or Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating
				  Board.
(4) Core Residency
				  Questions--The questions promulgated by the Board to be completed by a person
				  and used by an institution as a significant aid in determining if the person is
				  a Texas resident. The core questions shall be those set forth in the ApplyTexas
				  Application or posted on the Board web site.
(5) Deferred action--Discretionary
				  determination to defer a removal action of an individual as an act of
				  prosecutorial discretion. An individual who has received deferred action is
				  authorized by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to be present in the United
				  States, and is therefore considered by DHS to be lawfully present during the
				  period deferred action is in effect.
(6) Dependent--A person who:
(A) is less than 18 years of age and has not
				  been emancipated by marriage or court order; or
(B) is eligible to be claimed as a dependent
				  of a parent of the person for purposes of determining the parent's income tax
				  liability under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter B - DETERMINATION OF RESIDENT STATUS › Section 21.23 - Effective Date of this Subchapter

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Changes to this subchapter adopted in October 2016 are
					 effective with residency decisions made after the census date of the Fall
					 Semester, 2017.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter B - DETERMINATION OF RESIDENT STATUS › Section 21.24 - Determination of Resident Status

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  following persons shall be classified as Texas residents and entitled to pay
				  resident tuition at all institutions of higher education:
(1) a person who:
(A) graduated from a public or accredited
				  private high school in this state or received the equivalent of a high school
				  diploma in this state, including the successful completion of a nontraditional
				  secondary education, and
(B)
				  maintained a residence continuously in this state for:
(i) the thirty-six months immediately
				  preceding the date of graduation or receipt of the diploma equivalent, as
				  applicable; and
(ii) the 12 months
				  preceding the census date of the academic semester in which the person enrolls
				  in an institution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter B - DETERMINATION OF RESIDENT STATUS › Section 21.25 - Information Required to Initially Establish Resident Status

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To initially establish resident status
				  under §
										21.24
				  of this title (relating to Determination of Resident Status),
(1) a person who qualifies for residency
				  under §21.24(a)(1) shall provide the institution with:
(A) a completed set of Core Residency
				  Questions; and
(B) if the person is
				  not a Citizen of the United States or a Permanent Resident of the U.S., the
				  person shall, in addition to the other requirements of this section, provide
				  the institution with a signed affidavit (in the form provided in Chart I, which
				  is incorporated into this subchapter for all purposes), stating that the person
				  will apply to become a Permanent Resident of the U.S. as soon as the person
				  becomes eligible to apply.
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Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter B - DETERMINATION OF RESIDENT STATUS › Section 21.26 - Continuing Resident Status

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, a person classified by
				  an institution of higher education as a resident of this state under this
				  subchapter is entitled, without submitting the information required by §
										21.24
				  and §
										21.25
				  of this subchapter, to be classified as a resident by any institution in each
				  subsequent academic term in which the person enrolls unless the person provides
				  information to the institution that indicates a change in resident status is
				  appropriate as indicated in §
										21.27
				  of this subchapter.
(b) If a person
				  is not enrolled in an institution of higher education for two or more
				  consecutive regular semesters, then the person must reapply for resident status
				  and shall submit the information required in §
										21.24
				  and §
										21.25
				  of this subchapter and satisfy all the applicable requirements to establish
				  residency.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter B - DETERMINATION OF RESIDENT STATUS › Section 21.27 - Reclassification Based on Additional or Changed Information

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If a person is initially classified as a
				  nonresident based on information provided through the set of Core Residency
				  Questions, the person may request reclassification by providing the institution
				  with supporting documentation such as described in §
										21.24
				  and §
										21.25
				  of this subchapter.
(b) A person
				  shall provide the institution with any additional or changed information which
				  may affect his or her resident or nonresident tuition classification under this
				  subchapter.
(c) An institution may
				  reclassify a person who had previously been classified as a resident or
				  nonresident under this subchapter based on additional or changed information
				  provided by the person.
(d) Any
				  change made under this section shall apply to the first succeeding semester in
				  which the person is enrolled, if the change is made on or after the census date
				  of that semester. If the change is made prior to the census date, it will apply
				  to the current semester.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter B - DETERMINATION OF RESIDENT STATUS › Section 21.28 - Errors in Classification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If
				  an institution erroneously classifies a person as a resident, the institution
				  shall charge nonresident tuition to the person beginning with the semester
				  following the date that the institution discovers the error.
(1) Not earlier than the first day of the
				  following semester, the institution may notify the person that he or she must
				  pay the difference between resident and nonresident tuition for each previous
				  semester in which the student should not have paid resident tuition, if:
(A) the person failed to provide to the
				  institution, in a timely manner after the information becomes available or on
				  request by the institution, any information that the person reasonably should
				  know would be relevant to an accurate classification by the institution under
				  this subchapter information; or
(B)
				  the person provided false information to the institution that the person
				  reasonably should know could lead to an erroneous classification by the
				  institution under this subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter B - DETERMINATION OF RESIDENT STATUS › Section 21.29 - Residence Determination Official

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Each institution shall designate an individual who is
					 employed by the institution as a Residence Determination Official who shall be
					 knowledgeable of the requirements set out in this subchapter and the applicable
					 statutes and is responsible for residency determinations for the
					 institution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter B - DETERMINATION OF RESIDENT STATUS › Section 21.30 - Special Procedures for Documenting Compliance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) For persons who must provide
				  documentation in accordance with §21.25(a)(1)(B), public or independent
				  institutions of higher education must retain such documentation in paper or
				  electronic format either permanently or until the students (current and former)
				  provide proof that they have applied for Permanent Resident status.
(b) A public or independent institution of
				  higher education that classifies a nonimmigrant as a resident under §
										21.24(a)(1)
				  of this chapter (relating to Determination of Resident Status) shall:
(1) instruct such students upon admission,
				  annually while the students are enrolled, and upon graduation of their
				  obligation to apply for Permanent Resident status as soon as the person is
				  eligible to do so, and
(2) refer
				  students to the appropriate federal agency for instructions on how to achieve
				  such status.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter C - STUDENT INDEBTEDNESS › Section 21.45 - Authority and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority.
				  Authority for this section is provided in the Texas Education Code, Chapter 52,
				  Subchapter C. These rules establish procedures to administer the required loan
				  debt disclosure as prescribed in Texas Education Code, §
										52.335.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of required loan
				  debt disclosure is to provide students with timely information on their
				  education loan debt so they can make informed decisions about their student
				  loan borrowing.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter C - STUDENT INDEBTEDNESS › Section 21.46 - Student Loan Debt Disclosure Annual Notification; Effective Date

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Overview. At least annually, and in an
				  electronic format, participating higher educational institutions that enroll
				  one or more students receiving state financial aid administered by the Texas
				  Higher Education Coordinating Board and that receive education loan information
				  for a student enrolled at the institution, must provide to that student certain
				  estimates regarding the student's education loan obligations.
(b) Effective Date. These rules are effective
				  beginning with the 2018-2019 academic year.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter C - STUDENT INDEBTEDNESS › Section 21.47 - 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) Participating
				  higher educational institution--a public or private nonprofit institution of
				  higher education, including a junior college, accredited by a recognized
				  accrediting agency as defined by §61.003, or a regional education service
				  center or other entity that offers an alternative educator certification
				  program approved by the State Board for Educator Certification, that:
(A) is located in this state, and
(B) complies with the provisions of Texas
				  Education Code Chapter 52 and the rules of the Coordinating Board.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter C - STUDENT INDEBTEDNESS › Section 21.48 - Student Loan Debt Disclosure Procedure

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
At least annually, a participating higher educational
					 institution shall provide a student loan debt disclosure, as more fully defined
					 in §21.49 to every student who has a balance on one or more student loans,
					 and whose debt records are received by the participating higher educational
					 institution where he or she is enrolled. If the participating higher
					 educational institution has a record of unpaid student loan debt, a disclosure
					 must be provided to that student.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter C - STUDENT INDEBTEDNESS › Section 21.49 - Student Loan Debt Disclosure Required Elements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Student loan debt disclosures are
				  required to include education loan debt information that the participating
				  higher educational institution receives or otherwise obtains from the United
				  States Department of Education's central database for student aid, currently
				  known as the National Student Loan Data System, which is shared with
				  institutions through the Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR), as
				  well as information that the institution may reasonably collect from its own
				  records.
(b) Student loan debt
				  disclosures must include an estimate of the unpaid amount of federal education
				  loans obtained by the student and state education loans obtained by the student
				  at the current institution. The types of education loans must be identified for
				  each total included.
(c) Student
				  loan debt disclosures must include an estimate of the total payoff amount for
				  education loans, or a range for that amount, including principal and interest.
				  At a minimum, institutions shall provide this information based on a 10-year
				  repayment plan.
(d) Student loan
				  debt disclosures must include an estimate of the monthly repayment amount that
				  the student may incur for the repayment of the education loans, including
				  principal and interest. At a minimum, institutions shall provide this
				  information based on a 10-year repayment plan.
(e) Student loan debt disclosures must be
				  sent electronically in a manner that complies with the Family Educational
				  Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. §
											1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) and the participating
				  higher educational institution's privacy standards.
(f) The electronic communication of the
				  student loan debt must explain the following:
(1) the disclosure may not be a complete and
				  official record of the student's unpaid education loan debt;
(2) why the disclosure may not be complete or
				  accurate, including an explanation that for a transfer student, the
				  institution's estimates regarding state loans reflect only state loans incurred
				  by the student for attendance at the current institution, and not prior
				  institutions; and
(3) that the
				  institution's estimates are general in nature and are not intended as a
				  guarantee or promise.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter D - TEXAS FIRST EARLY HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION PROGRAM › Section 21.50 - Authority and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority. The
				  authority for this subchapter is Texas Education Code §
										28.0253,
				  establishing the Texas First Early High School Completion Program to allow
				  public high school students who demonstrate early readiness for college to
				  graduate early from high school.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of the Texas First
				  Early High School Completion Program, in conjunction with the Texas First
				  Scholarship Program established under Texas Education Code, Chapter 56,
				  Subchapter K-1, is to promote efficiency in the state public education system
				  and incentivize the enrollment of high performing students at eligible
				  institutions within the state of Texas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter D - TEXAS FIRST EARLY HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION PROGRAM › Section 21.51 - 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 agency, including staff, known as the Texas Higher Education
				  Coordinating Board.
(2) Eligible
				  Institution--An institution of higher education according to Texas Education
				  Code, §61.003(8).
(3)
				  Institution of Higher Education--An institution of higher education according
				  to Texas Education Code
				  61.003.
(4) Open-enrollment Charter--Has the meaning
				  assigned by Texas Education Code, §12.002(3) and subchapter D.
(5) Program--The Texas First Early High
				  School Completion Program established under this section includes an
				  open-enrollment charter high school or high school that is within a Texas
				  school district.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter D - TEXAS FIRST EARLY HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION PROGRAM › Section 21.52 - Eligibility for Texas First Diploma

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Notwithstanding any other state or local
				  law, a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall allow a student
				  to graduate and receive a high school diploma under the Texas First Early High
				  School Completion Program if the student meets the criteria established in
				  paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection. A student who achieves a required
				  score on an assessment to meet the requirement of any one of paragraphs (1) and
				  (2) of this subsection, shall be allowed to use that same assessment to meet
				  the requirement of another section if the student's score meets the required
				  minimum for each section.
(1) The student has
				  met the following minimum criteria at the time of graduation:
(A) Earned at least twenty-two (22) high
				  school credits by any permissible method, including credit by
				  examination;
(B) Earned a final
				  Grade Point Average equivalent to 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
(C) Earned an overall scaled score in at
				  least the 80th percentile on one or more of the following assessments: ACT,
				  SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, TSIA/TSIA2, or GED, or alternatively, has a grade point
				  average in the top ten percent of the student's current class during the
				  current or semester prior to the counselor's or administrator's verification
				  under subsection (b) of this section of a student's eligibility for early
				  graduation under the Program; and
(D) Completed the requirement for the State
				  of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness End-of-Course (STAAR EOC)
				  examinations for English I or II, Algebra I, and Biology by one of the
				  following methods:
(i) If the student has
				  taken the STAAR EOC for English I or II, Algebra I, and Biology, the student
				  has achieved the satisfactory level of performance as defined by the
				  Commissioner of Education; or
(ii)
				  If the student has not taken the required STAAR EOC assessment for English I or
				  II, Algebra I, or Biology, the student has satisfied the STAAR EOC requirement
				  by achieving a passing score on a substitute assessment for that subject area
				  authorized under Title 19 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 101, Subchapter
				  DD, §101.4002(b).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter D - TEXAS FIRST EARLY HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION PROGRAM › Section 21.53 - Diploma Equivalency

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A student who graduates early through the Program is
					 considered to have earned a diploma with a distinguished level of achievement
					 under Texas Education Code §
										28.025.
					 The school district must provide each student who earns a Program diploma with
					 a designation of distinguished level of achievement on the student's
					 diploma.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter D - TEXAS FIRST EARLY HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION PROGRAM › Section 21.54 - Notice to Students

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
For the 2022-2023 school year, each high school must
					 provide a written notification to each high school student and the student's
					 parent or guardian listing the eligibility criteria for the Texas First Early
					 High School Completion Program and Texas First Scholarship Program. After the
					 2022-2023 school year, the school must provide the notice to each student and
					 the student's parent or guardian upon the student's initial enrollment in high
					 school. The notice must include information about the requirement that a
					 student must provide an official copy of their assessment results and
					 transcripts, as applicable, to receive credit for the assessments and credits
					 required to receive early graduation from the Program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter D - TEXAS FIRST EARLY HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION PROGRAM › Section 21.55 - Satisfaction of Other Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A student who
				  meets all Program requirements according to Title 19 Texas Administrative Code
				  § 21.52has met the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative according
				  to Texas Education Code Chapter 51.
(b) A student who meets all Program
				  requirements according to Title 19 Texas Administrative Code § 21.52has
				  met the initial eligibility requirements of the TEXAS Grant program, as
				  authorized by the Toward Excellence, Access, and Success Grant Program under
				  the Texas Education Code §
										56.3041.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter H - INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT INFORMATION PROGRAM › Section 21.191 - 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
				  61, Subchapter C, §61.0817, Individual Development Account Information
				  Program.
(b) Purpose. The purpose
				  of these rules is to set forth the applicable reporting requirements of
				  institutions that participate in Individual Development Account Information
				  Programs to increase the awareness of students and families of the existence
				  and benefits of participating in individual development accounts in the hope
				  that more of them will take advantage of such programs to help finance their
				  higher education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter H - INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT INFORMATION PROGRAM › Section 21.192 - 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) Individual Development Account
				  Information Program--A savings account program designed to help low-income
				  students, while enrolled in public community colleges, acquire the funds needed
				  to continue their education and attain bachelor's degrees.
(3) Eligible institution--All public
				  community colleges.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter H - INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT INFORMATION PROGRAM › Section 21.193 - Reporting Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Eligible institutions participating in the program shall
					 report, at least on an annual basis:
(1) efforts made to counsel students and
				  families regarding the existence of Individual Development Accounts
				  and
(2) the number of Individual
				  Development Account information brochures they have distributed to students and
				  families.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter I - EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PROGRAM FACULTY AND STAFF › Section 21.213 - 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, §
										54.355
				  (previously §54.221), Children of Professional Nursing Program Faculty.
				  These rules establish procedures to administer this exemption
				  program.
(b) Purpose. The purpose
				  of this program is to provide exemptions from the payment of tuition to
				  eligible students to encourage their parents to continue employment as
				  professional nurse faculty or staff members in the State of Texas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter I - EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PROGRAM FACULTY AND STAFF › Section 21.214 - 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) Child--A child 25 years of age or
				  younger, including an adopted child.
(3) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher
				  Education, the Chief Executive Officer of the Board.
(4) Continuation award--An exemption from
				  tuition awarded to a student in keeping with this subchapter who has received
				  the exemption in a previous semester.
(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) Full-time member of faculty or staff--An
				  individual who is classified by the human resources department of his or her
				  institution of higher education as employed full-time.
(7) Graduate professional nursing program--An
				  educational program of a public institution of higher education that prepares
				  students for a master's or doctoral degree in nursing.
(8) Institution of Higher Education or
				  Institution--Any public technical institute, public junior college, public
				  senior college or university, medical or dental unit or other agency of higher
				  education as defined in Texas Education Code, §
										61.003(8).
(9) Resident of Texas--A resident of the
				  State of Texas as determined in accordance with Chapter 21, Subchapter B of
				  this title (relating to Determination of Resident Status). Nonresident students
				  who are eligible to pay resident tuition rates are not residents of
				  Texas.
(10) Tuition--Includes
				  statutory tuition, designated tuition and board-authorized tuition.
(11) Undergraduate professional nursing
				  program--A public educational program for preparing students for initial
				  licensure as registered nurses.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter I - EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PROGRAM FACULTY AND STAFF › Section 21.215 - Tuition Exemption

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Each institution of higher education shall exempt from the
					 payment of tuition all eligible students.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter I - EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PROGRAM FACULTY AND STAFF › Section 21.217 - Proration of Exemption

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
If the parent is employed on less than a full-time basis,
					 the value of the exemption is to be prorated in accordance with the parent's
					 employment load. Under no circumstances, however, is the exemption to be for an
					 amount less than 25 percent of the student's tuition.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter I - EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PROGRAM FACULTY AND STAFF › Section 21.218 - Application Process

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To apply for an exemption through this subchapter, a
					 student shall submit to the institution a completed Professional Nursing
					 Faculty and Staff Exemption Application.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter I - EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PROGRAM FACULTY AND STAFF › Section 21.219 - Hardship Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each
				  institution is required to adopt a policy to allow a student who fails to
				  maintain a grade point average as required by §
										21.216(a)(7)
				  of this title (relating to Eligible Students) 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 L - EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR CLINICAL PRECEPTORS AND THEIR CHILDREN › Section 21.309 - 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, §
										54.356
				  (previously §54.222), Preceptors for Professional Nursing Education
				  Programs. These rules establish procedures to administer this exemption
				  program.
(b) Purpose. The purpose
				  of this program is to provide partial exemptions from the payment of tuition to
				  eligible persons employed as clinical preceptors and to their children in order
				  to encourage the preceptors to continue their employment and induce others to
				  seek such employment in the state of Texas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter L - EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR CLINICAL PRECEPTORS AND THEIR CHILDREN › Section 21.310 - 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) Child--a child 25 years of age or
				  younger, including an adopted child.
(3) Clinical preceptor or preceptor--a
				  registered nurse or other license health professional who meets the
				  requirements below, not paid as a faculty member by the governing board of an
				  institution of higher education, but who directly supervises a nursing
				  student's clinical learning experience in a manner prescribed by a signed
				  written agreement between the educational institution, preceptor and
				  affiliating agency. A clinical preceptor has the following qualifications:
(A) competence in designated areas of
				  practice,
(B) a philosophy of
				  health care congruent with that of the nursing program,
(C) current licensure or privilege as a
				  registered nurse in the State of Texas, and
(D) if not a registered nurse, holds a
				  current license in Texas as a health care professional with a minimum of a
				  bachelor's degree in that field.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter L - EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR CLINICAL PRECEPTORS AND THEIR CHILDREN › Section 21.311 - Tuition Exemption

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Each institution of higher education shall exempt all
					 eligible persons from the payment of up to $500 of tuition per term or
					 semester.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter L - EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR CLINICAL PRECEPTORS AND THEIR CHILDREN › Section 21.312 - Eligible Preceptors

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To receive an exemption under this program, a preceptor
					 must:
(1) be a resident of
				  Texas,
(2) be a registered
				  nurse,
(3) serve, on an average, at
				  least one day per week under a written preceptor agreement with an
				  undergraduate professional nursing program as a clinical preceptor for students
				  enrolled in the program for:
(A) the time
				  period the program conducts clinicals during the semester or other academic
				  term for which the exemption is sought; or
(B) the time period the program conducts
				  clinicals during a semester or other academic term that ended less than one
				  year prior to the beginning of the semester or term in which the exemption is
				  to be used;
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter L - EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR CLINICAL PRECEPTORS AND THEIR CHILDREN › Section 21.313 - Eligible Children

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To receive an exemption under this program, a child
					 must:
(1) be a resident of
				  Texas;
(2) be the child of a
				  clinical preceptor as described in § 22.312(1) - (3) of this title
				  (relating to Eligible Preceptors) whether or not the preceptor is receiving or
				  has received an exemption based on the same period of service;
(3) be enrolled as an undergraduate
				  student;
(4) unless attending a
				  public community college (for which tuition is local revenue), have a statement
				  on file with the institution of higher education indicating the student is
				  registered with the Selective Service System as required by federal law or is
				  exempt from selective service registration under federal law.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter L - EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR CLINICAL PRECEPTORS AND THEIR CHILDREN › Section 21.314 - Discontinuation of Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  person who is otherwise eligible for the program under §
										21.313 of this
				  title (regarding Eligible Children) shall be considered ineligible if the
				  person has:
(1) previously received
				  exemptions under this subchapter for 10 semesters or summer sessions at any
				  institution or institutions or higher education, or
(2) received a baccalaureate
				  degree.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter L - EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR CLINICAL PRECEPTORS AND THEIR CHILDREN › Section 21.315 - Value of the Exemption

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The value of an exemption granted under this program is
					 equal to $500 or the student's tuition, whichever is less.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 21 - STUDENT SERVICES › Subchapter L - EXEMPTION PROGRAM FOR CLINICAL PRECEPTORS AND THEIR CHILDREN › Section 21.316 - Application Process

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To apply for an exemption under this program, a student
					 shall complete the Clinical Preceptor Exemption Application, developed by the
					 Board and distributed and processed by participating
					 institutions.
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 21.468 - Authority and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority.
				  Authority for this subchapter is provided in Subchapter Z, Chapter 51 of the
				  Texas Education Code. These rules establish procedures to administer the
				  subchapter as prescribed in the Texas Education Code, §
										51.969.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of these provisions
				  is to provide guidance for institutions in the awarding of certain scholarships
				  in such way as to avoid criminal penalties.
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 21.469 - 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)
				  Affinity--Relationship between individuals based on being married or the fact
				  that the spouse of one of the individuals is related by consanguinity to the
				  other individual. The ending of a marriage ends relationships by affinity
				  unless a child of that marriage is living, in which case the affinity continues
				  as long as a child of that marriage lives. These relationships are named as
				  follows:
(A) 1st Degree--Spouse, spouse's
				  child, spouse's mother or father, child's spouse, parent's spouse.
(B) 2nd Degree--Spouse's brother or sister,
				  spouse's grandparent, spouse's grandchild, brother or sister's spouse,
				  grandparent's spouse, grandchild's spouse.
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 21.470 - Relevant Institutions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The provisions of these rules apply to persons attending
					 any institution of higher education in Texas.
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 21.471 - Prohibited Scholarships

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A person is not eligible to receive a scholarship
					 originating from and administered by an institution of higher education or
					 university system if the person is related to a current member of the governing
					 board of the institution or system if the scholarship application is filed on
					 or after January 1, 2008, unless:
(1)
				  the scholarship is granted by a private organization or third party not
				  affiliated with the institution of higher education or university
				  system;
(2) the scholarship is
				  awarded exclusively on the basis of prior academic merit;
(3) the scholarship is an athletic
				  scholarship; or
(4) the
				  relationship is not within the third degree by consanguinity or the second
				  degree by affinity.