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Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - THE PHYSICIAN EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 23.71 - Limitations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Repayment assistance to a physician is
				  limited to four periods of service.
(b) The total amounts of repayment assistance
				  to a physician who first established eligibility for the program based on an
				  application submitted before September 1, 2019, is limited to
				  $160,000.
(c) The total amount of
				  repayment assistance to a physician who first established eligibility for the
				  program based on an application submitted on or after September 1, 2019, is
				  limited to $180,000.
(d)
				  Applications from physicians who establish eligibility under §
				  21.255(b)(1)(C) of this title (relating to Eligibility) will be considered only
				  if funds are available after financial commitments for the fiscal year have
				  been made to physicians practicing in HPSAs and secure correctional
				  facilities.
(e) Except under
				  circumstances determined by the Board and DSHS to constitute good cause,
				  failure to meet the program requirements will result in non-payment for that
				  service period and removal from the program. Additionally, providers who do not
				  meet the requirements will be ineligible to apply for other loan repayment
				  programs in Texas. Physicians practicing in HPSAs will be released from the
				  agreement to provide four years of eligible service for any year for which loan
				  repayment funds are not available.
(f) A physician may not receive loan
				  repayment assistance under both Texas Education Code, §
										61.531 and
				  any other loan repayment program, including Texas Government Code, §
				  510.156 relating to funds appropriated for purposes of correctional managed
				  health care, or repayment assistance provided by the physician's employer while
				  the physician is participating in the program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - THE PHYSICIAN EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 23.72 - Disbursement of Loan Repayment Assistance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The annual loan repayment amount may be disbursed in the form of:
(1) one or multiple state warrants co-payable
				  to the physician and the holder(s) of the loan(s), or
(2) one or multiple state warrants or
				  electronic payments delivered directly to the holder(s) on the physician's
				  behalf.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter C - THE PHYSICIAN EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 23.73 - Reporting and Data Collection

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Prior to September 1 of every even-numbered year, the Board shall report to the
				  Legislative Budget Board and the Governor the results of annual verification of
				  the practice sites of physicians who have completed a Physician Education Loan
				  Repayment Program agreement to practice in a HPSA to determine short-term and
				  long-term rates of retention in those shortage areas and counties.
(b) The Board annually shall solicit and
				  collect information regarding the number of patients enrolled in Medicaid and
				  CHIP who are treated by each physician receiving loan repayment assistance
				  under this subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Section 23.93 - 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 K, Repayment of Certain Mental Health Professional
				  Education Loans. These rules establish procedures to administer the subchapter
				  as prescribed in the Texas Education Code, §§61.601 -
				  61.609.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of
				  the Loan Repayment Program for Mental Health Professionals is to encourage
				  qualified mental health professionals to provide services to designated
				  recipients in a mental health professional shortage area or state hospital,
				  through a mental health authority, or to students in eligible
				  schools.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Section 23.94 - 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 Staff
				  --The staff of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2) CHIP--The Children's Health Insurance
				  Program, authorized by the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 62.
(3) Community-Based Mental Health
				  Services--The services found under Subchapter B, Chapter
				  534, Health
				  and Safety Code.
(4) Full-time
				  Service--Employed or contracted full-time (at least 32 hours per week for
				  providers participating only in the state-funded program, or at least 40 hours
				  per week for providers participating in both the state funded program and the
				  SLRP) by an agency or facility for the primary purpose of providing direct
				  mental health services to:
(A) in a mental
				  health professional shortage area:
(i)
				  Medicaid recipients;
(ii) CHIP
				  enrollees;
(iii) persons in
				  facilities operated by or under contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice
				  Department; and/or
(iv) persons in
				  facilities operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal
				  Justice; or
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Section 23.95 - Eligible Practice Specialties

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
For purposes of this subchapter, the following mental
					 health providers may apply for enrollment in the program:
(1) a psychiatrist;
(2) a psychologist, as defined by §
										501.002, Occupations
				  Code;
(3) a licensed professional
				  counselor, as defined by §
										503.002, Occupations
				  Code;
(4) an advanced practice
				  registered nurse, as defined by §
										301.152, Occupations
				  Code, who holds a nationally recognized board certification in psychiatric or
				  mental health nursing;
(5) a
				  licensed clinical social worker, as defined by §
										505.002, Occupations
				  Code;
(6) a licensed specialist in
				  school psychology, as defined by §
										501.002, Occupations
				  Code;
(7) a licensed chemical
				  dependency counselor, as defined by §
										504.001, Occupations
				  Code; and
(8) a licensed marriage
				  and family therapist, as defined by §
										502.002, Occupations
				  Code.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Section 23.96 - Eligibility for Conditional Approval of Applications

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To be eligible
				  for the Board staff to reserve loan repayment funds, a mental health
				  professional must:
(1) ensure that the Board
				  staff has received the completed application by the established deadline, which
				  will be posted on the program web page;
(2) be a U.S. citizen or a Legal Permanent
				  Resident and have no license restrictions;
(3) not be currently fulfilling another
				  obligation to provide mental health services as part of a scholarship
				  agreement, a student loan agreement, or another student loan repayment
				  agreement.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Section 23.97 - Selection of Eligible Applicants and Limitations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Each fiscal year an application deadline
				  will be posted on the program web page.
(b) Not more than 10 percent of the number of
				  repayment assistance grants paid under this subchapter each year may be awarded
				  to mental health professionals providing mental health services to persons
				  committed to a secure correctional facility operated by or under contract with
				  the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or persons confined in a secure
				  correctional facility operated by or under contract with any division of the
				  Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Applications from these professionals
				  will be selected on a first-come-first-served basis.
(c) Not more than 30 percent of the number of
				  repayment assistance grants paid under this subchapter each fiscal year may be
				  awarded to mental health professionals in any one of the eligible practice
				  specialties, unless excess funds remain available after the 30 percent maximum
				  has been met.
(d) For practice
				  specialties outlined in §23.95(1) - (7) of this subchapter (relating to
				  Eligible Practice Specialties), applications will be ranked in order of the
				  following priorities:
(1) providers who
				  benefitted from awards the previous year;
(2) providers who sign SLRP
				  contracts;
(3) providers whose
				  employers are located in areas having MHPSA scores that reflect the highest
				  degrees of shortage. If a provider works for an agency located in an MHPSA that
				  has satellite clinics and the provider works in more than one of the clinics,
				  the highest MHPSA score where the provider works shall apply. If a provider
				  travels to make home visits, the provider's agency base location and its MHPSA
				  score shall apply. If a provider works for different employers in multiple
				  MHPSAs having different degrees of shortage, the location having the highest
				  MHPSA score shall apply;
(4)
				  providers in state hospitals;
(5)
				  providers whose employers are located in rural areas, if, in the case of
				  providers serving at multiple sites, at least 75% of their work hours are spent
				  serving in those areas; and
(6)
				  providers whose applications were received on the earliest dates.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Section 23.98 - Eligibility for Disbursement of Loan Repayment Assistance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To be eligible
				  to receive loan repayment assistance as a mental health professional who first
				  established eligibility for the program before September 1, 2023, a mental
				  health provider must:
(1) have completed one,
				  two, three, four, or five consecutive years of practice in an MHPSA providing
				  direct patient care to Medicaid enrollees and/or CHIP enrollees, if the
				  practice serves children, or to persons committed to a secure correctional
				  facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Juvenile Justice
				  Department or its successor or in a secure correctional facility operated by or
				  under contract with any division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or
				  its successor; and
(2) after an
				  award is disbursed for a third consecutive year of service, a psychiatrist must
				  have earned certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
				  or the American Osteopathic Board of Psychiatry and Neurology to qualify for
				  continued loan repayment assistance.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Section 23.99 - Eligible Lender and Eligible Education Loan

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Board staff shall retain the right to
				  determine the eligibility of lenders and holders of education loans to which
				  payments may be made. An eligible lender or holder shall, in general, make or
				  hold education loans made to individuals for purposes of undergraduate,
				  graduate, and professional education of the mental health professional and
				  shall not be any private individual. An eligible lender or holder may be, but
				  is not limited to, a bank, savings and loan association, credit union,
				  institution of higher education, secondary market, governmental agency, or
				  private foundation. A credit card debt is not considered an educational loan
				  eligible for repayment.
(b) To be
				  eligible for repayment, an education loan must:
(1) be evidenced by a promissory note for
				  loans to pay for the cost of attendance for the undergraduate, graduate, or
				  professional education of the individual applying for repayment
				  assistance;
(2) not have been made
				  during residency or to cover costs incurred after completion of graduate or
				  professional education;
(3) not be
				  in default at the time of the professional's application;
(4) not have an existing obligation to
				  provide service for loan forgiveness through another program;
(5) not be subject to repayment through
				  another student loan repayment or loan forgiveness program or as a condition of
				  employment; and
(6) if the loan was
				  consolidated with other loans, the applicant must provide documentation of the
				  portion of the consolidated debt that was originated to pay for the cost of
				  attendance for his or her undergraduate, graduate, or medical
				  education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Section 23.100 - Amount of Repayment Assistance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Loan repayment awards will be disbursed
				  directly to lenders on behalf of eligible mental health
				  professionals.
(b) Repayment
				  assistance for each year of full-time service for mental health professionals
				  who first established eligibility for the program before September 1, 2023,
				  will be in an amount determined by applying the following applicable percentage
				  to the maximum total amount of assistance allowed for the professional:
(1) for the first year, 10 percent;
(2) for the second year, 15
				  percent;
(3) for the third year, 20
				  percent;
(4) for the fourth year,
				  25 percent; and
(5) for the fifth
				  year, 30 percent.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter D - LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS › Section 23.101 - Dissemination of Information

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Board staff shall disseminate information about the
					 Mental Health Professional Education Loan Repayment program to each institution
					 of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education
					 and to any appropriate state agency and professional
					 association.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter G - NURSING FACULTY LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.186 - Authority and Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority
				  for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, Chapter 61,
				  Subchapter JJ, Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Assistance Program. These rules
				  establish procedures to administer the subchapter as prescribed in the Texas
				  Education Code, §§
										61.9821 -
				  61.9828.
(b) The purpose of the Nursing Faculty Loan
				  Repayment Assistance Program is to improve access to nursing education programs
				  by encouraging qualified nurses to serve as faculty at eligible institutions of
				  higher education in positions that require an advanced degree in professional
				  nursing.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter G - NURSING FACULTY LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.187 - 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) Eligible Institution--Texas institutions
				  of higher education or private or independent institutions, as defined in
				  §
										61.003 of the Texas
				  Education Code.
(3) Service
				  period--A period of service equal to a minimum of nine months of a 12-month
				  academic year that qualifies an eligible faculty member for an annual education
				  loan repayment award.
(4) Texas
				  Center for Nursing Workforce Studies (TCNWS)--Authorized by Chapter 105 of the
				  Texas Health and Safety Code. Under the governance of the Statewide Health
				  Coordinating Council's Nursing Advisory Committee, the TCNWS serves as a
				  resource for data and research on the nursing workforce in Texas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter G - NURSING FACULTY LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.188 - Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To be eligible to receive loan repayment assistance under
					 this subchapter, a nurse must:
(1)
				  hold a master's or doctoral degree in nursing;
(2) be licensed by the Texas Board of Nursing
				  for the State of Texas;
(3) apply
				  to the Board by the published application deadline; and
(4) at the time of application for repayment
				  assistance, have been employed full time for at least one year as, and be
				  currently employed full time as a faculty member of a nursing program at an
				  eligible institution in a position that requires an advanced degree in
				  professional nursing.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter G - NURSING FACULTY LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.189 - Priorities of Application Acceptance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
If there are not sufficient funds to award loan repayment
					 assistance for all eligible nursing faculty whose applications are received by
					 the published deadline, priority shall be given to renewal applications.
					 Initial applications shall be ranked in a manner that takes into account the
					 following information, provided by the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce
					 Studies:
(1) the number of vacant
				  nursing faculty positions, as a percentage of the total number of nursing
				  faculty positions at the eligible institutions; and
(2) the degree of difficulty in recruiting
				  and retaining nursing faculty at the eligible institutions, indicated by the
				  period of time nursing faculty positions remain vacant at the
				  institutions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter G - NURSING FACULTY LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.190 - Eligible Lender and Holder

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Board shall retain the right of determining eligibility
					 of lenders and holders of student loans to which payments may be made. An
					 eligible lender or holder shall, in general, make or hold loans made to
					 individuals for purposes of attending postsecondary institutions and shall not
					 be any private individual. An eligible lender or holder may be, but is not
					 limited to, a bank, savings and loan association, credit union, institution of
					 higher education, secondary market, governmental agency, or private
					 foundation.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter G - NURSING FACULTY LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.191 - Eligible Education Loan

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An education loan eligible for repayment is one
					 that:
(1) was obtained through an
				  eligible lender for education costs at any public or private institution of
				  higher education;
(2) is not a loan
				  made to oneself from one's own insurance policy or pension plan or from the
				  insurance policy or pension plan of a spouse or other relative;
(3) does not have an existing service
				  obligation; and
(4) is not in
				  default at the time of the nursing faculty's application for
				  repayment.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter G - NURSING FACULTY LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.192 - Repayment of Education Loans

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Eligible education loans of eligible professional nurses
					 shall be repaid under the following conditions:
(1) repayment shall be made following
				  completion of each service period and verification of employment and loan
				  information; and
(2) the annual
				  repayment shall be disbursed directly to the lender(s) or holder(s).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter G - NURSING FACULTY LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.193 - Limitations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following limitations apply to the Nursing Faculty Loan
					 Repayment Assistance Program.
(1) The
				  total annual repayment to one or more eligible lenders shall not exceed
				  $7,000.00.
(2) A nursing faculty
				  member may receive loan repayment assistance under this subchapter for a
				  maximum of five years.
(3) Funds
				  will be available for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter only if
				  there are legislative appropriations, gifts, grants, and donations made for
				  this purpose, and/or funds have been reallocated for this purpose from the
				  Physician Education Loan Repayment Program Account at the end of a fiscal
				  year.
(4) Applications from nursing
				  faculty will be considered by the Board only if funds are available for this
				  purpose at the end of the state fiscal year.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter G - NURSING FACULTY LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.194 - Dissemination of Information

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Board shall publish and disseminate information about
					 the Nursing Faculty Loan Repayment Assistance Program to eligible institutions,
					 in addition to appropriate state agencies and professional associations of
					 professional nurses, employers of professional nurses and associations of
					 employers of professional nurses.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter H - PEACE OFFICER LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.209 - 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 NN, Peace Officer Loan Repayment Assistance Program. These rules
				  establish procedures to administer the subchapter as prescribed in the Texas
				  Education Code, §§
										61.9951 -
				  61.9959.
(b) Purpose. The primary purpose of the Peace
				  Officer Loan Repayment Assistance Program is to provide assistance with the
				  repayment of eligible student loans for qualifying peace officers who agree to
				  continued full-time employment in Texas as peace officers for a specified
				  period.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter H - PEACE OFFICER LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.210 - 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) Eligible Institution--A Texas public or
				  private or independent institution of higher education, as defined in the Texas
				  Education Code, §
										61.003.
(3) Full-time--Employed full-time (at least
				  40 hours per week for a minimum of 45 weeks per year) as an eligible peace
				  officer.
(4) Peace Officer--The
				  meaning assigned by Article
				  2.12,
				  Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
(5) Program--Peace Officer Loan Repayment
				  Assistance Program.
(6) Service
				  Period--A period of 12 consecutive months qualifying a peace officer for loan
				  repayment assistance.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter H - PEACE OFFICER LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.211 - Initial Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To be eligible for the Board to approve an initial
					 application for enrollment in the program and for loan repayment funds, a peace
					 officer must:
(1) have been initially
				  appointed as a peace officer on or after September 1, 2019;
(2) submit to the Board by the published
				  deadline an initial application for enrollment in the program that requires:
(A) employer verification of the person's
				  employment as a full-time peace officer in Texas for at least one year and the
				  person's current full-time employment in Texas as of the date of the
				  application;
(B) documentation of
				  the peace officer's unrestricted license as a peace officer;
(C) a transcript of the person's
				  postsecondary course work demonstrating at least 60 semester credit hours, or
				  the equivalent, earned at an eligible institution before the person's initial
				  appointment as a peace officer;
(D)
				  a statement of the total amount of principal, accrued interest, fees, and other
				  charges due on unpaid eligible loans obtained for attendance at an eligible
				  institution for a semester or other term that ended in the five years
				  immediately preceding the person's initial appointment as a peace
				  officer;
(E) a statement that the
				  peace officer will submit to the Board an application for payment immediately
				  upon completion of each year of service for which the peace officer is applying
				  for repayment assistance; and
(F) a
				  statement that the individual agrees to continuous full-time employment as a
				  peace officer in this state for four additional consecutive years after the
				  date of the initial application.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter H - PEACE OFFICER LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.212 - Selection of Eligible Applicants

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Each fiscal year an application deadline will be posted on the program web
				  page.
(b) In the initial year of
				  the program, applications will be selected on a first-come-first-served basis
				  until funds are no longer available.
(c) After the initial program year, priority
				  will be given to prior year recipients and initial applications will be
				  selected on a first-come-first-served basis until funds are no longer
				  available.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter H - PEACE OFFICER LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.213 - Eligibility for Disbursement of Loan Repayment Assistance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A person may not receive loan repayment
				  assistance through the program for more than five consecutive years.
(b) To be eligible to receive loan repayment
				  assistance, a peace officer must annually ensure that the Board has received,
				  by the required deadline, a completed end-of-service period application for
				  payment providing the employer's certification of continuous full-time
				  employment as a peace officer during the service period.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter H - PEACE OFFICER LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.214 - Eligible Lender and Eligible Education Loan

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Board shall retain the right to
				  determine the eligibility of lenders and holders of education loans to which
				  payments may be made. An eligible lender or holder shall, in general, make or
				  hold education loans made to qualifying students to pay for their higher
				  education costs and shall not be any private individual. An eligible lender or
				  holder may be, but is not limited to, a bank, savings and loan association,
				  credit union, institution of higher education, secondary market, governmental
				  agency, or private foundation.
(b)
				  To be eligible for repayment, an education loan must:
(1) be evidenced by a promissory note for
				  loans to pay for the cost of the individual's attendance at an eligible
				  institution for a semester or other term that ended in the five years
				  immediately preceding the person's initial appointment as a peace
				  officer;
(2) not be in default at
				  the time of the peace officer's application;
(3) not have an existing obligation to
				  provide service for loan forgiveness through another program;
(4) not be subject to repayment through
				  another student loan repayment or loan forgiveness program or as a condition of
				  employment; and
(5) if the eligible
				  loan was consolidated with ineligible loans or included in a repayment schedule
				  with ineligible loans, the applicant must provide documentation of the eligible
				  loans, disaggregated from the ineligible loans.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter H - PEACE OFFICER LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.215 - Amount of Repayment Assistance

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Loan repayment awards will be disbursed directly to lenders on behalf of
				  eligible peace officers.
(b) The
				  maximum amount of loan repayment assistance that a peace officer may receive
				  over a period of five consecutive years is $20,000.
(c) The annual amount of loan repayment
				  assistance that a peace officer may receive for each service period is the
				  lesser of $4,000 or 20 percent of the total unpaid eligible loan balance
				  verified at the time of the initial application, unless the payoff period for
				  the person's total unpaid eligible loan balance is fewer than five
				  years.
(d) If the payoff period for
				  the person's total unpaid eligible loan balance is fewer than five years, the
				  award amount will be the total amount of the scheduled payments due to the
				  holder(s) of the eligible loans for the applicable year.
(e) Loan repayment awards are contingent on
				  available funding. If in any year the amount of money available for loan
				  repayment assistance is insufficient to award the maximum annual award amount
				  to all eligible applicants, the Board may reduce award amounts to assist a
				  greater number of peace officers.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter H - PEACE OFFICER LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 23.216 - Rules

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Board shall post on its website a link to the rules
					 adopted for the program and other program materials.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter J - MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 23.286 - 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 KK, Math and Science Scholars Loan Repayment Program. These rules
				  establish procedures to administer the subchapter as prescribed in the Texas
				  Education Code, §§
										61.9831
				  -
				  61.9841.
(b) Purpose. The purpose of the Math and
				  Science Scholars Loan Repayment Program is to encourage teachers, who
				  demonstrated high academic achievement as math or science majors, to teach math
				  or science in Texas public schools for eight years, the first four of which are
				  at Title I schools.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter J - MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 23.287 - 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) Employment Service Period--A period of at
				  least 9 months of a 12-month academic year.
(4) Program--The Math and Science Scholars
				  Loan Repayment Program.
(5) Title I
				  school--Texas public schools that receive federal funding under Title I,
				  Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. § 6301 et
				  seq.)
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter J - MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 23.288 - Eligibility for Enrollment in the Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To be eligible for the Board to
				  conditionally approve an application and encumber loan repayment funds, a
				  teacher must:
(1) ensure that the Board has
				  received the completed enrollment application and transcripts of the
				  applicant's postsecondary coursework, and any other requested documents by the
				  established deadline posted on the Program web page;
(2) be a U.S. citizen;
(3) have completed an undergraduate or
				  graduate program in mathematics or science;
(4) have earned a cumulative GPA of at least
				  3.0 on a four-point scale, or the equivalent, at the institution from which the
				  teacher graduated;
(5) be certified
				  under the Texas Education Code, Subchapter B, Chapter 21, or under a
				  probationary teaching certificate, to teach mathematics or science in a Texas
				  public school;
(6) have secured an
				  employment contract as a full-time classroom teacher to teach mathematics or
				  science in a Title I school at the time of application for enrollment in the
				  Program;
(7) not receive any other
				  state or federal loan repayment assistance, including a Teacher Education
				  Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant or teacher loan
				  forgiveness;
(8) not be in default
				  on any education loan; and
(9)
				  enter into an agreement with the Board that includes the provisions stated in
				  subsection (b) of this section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter J - MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 23.289 - Application Ranking Priorities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Renewal applicants shall be given priority over first-time applicants unless a
				  break in Employment Service Periods has occurred as a result of the
				  circumstances described in §21.2025 of this title (relating to Exceptions
				  to Consecutive Years of Employment Requirement).
(b) If there are not sufficient funds to
				  encumber awards for all eligible applicants for enrollment in the Program,
				  applications shall be ranked according to a cumulative ranking system developed
				  by the Board based on:
(1) the number of
				  mathematics and science courses completed by the applicants;
(2) the grade received by each applicant for
				  each of those courses; and
(3)
				  employment at schools having the highest percentages of students who are
				  eligible for free or reduced cost lunches.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter J - MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 23.290 - Exceptions to Consecutive Years of Employment Requirement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Although funding limitations may require the Board to
					 exercise the ranking priorities established in §
										23.289
					 of this title (relating to Application Ranking Priorities) a teacher who has
					 enrolled in the Program shall not lose Program eligibility due to failure to
					 meet the consecutive years of qualifying employment requirement if the break in
					 employment service is a result of the person's:
(1) full-time enrollment in a course of study
				  related to the field of teaching that is approved by the State Board for
				  Educator Certification and provided by a Texas institution of higher education,
				  as defined in Texas Education Code §
										61.003;
(2) service on active duty as a member of the
				  armed forces of the United States, including as a member of a reserve or
				  National Guard unit called for active duty;
(3) temporary total disability for a period
				  of not more than 36 months as established by the affidavit of a qualified
				  physician;
(4) inability to secure
				  employment as required in a Title I school for a period not to exceed 12
				  months, because of care required by a disabled spouse or child; or
(5) inability, despite reasonable efforts, to
				  secure, for a single period not to exceed 12 months, employment in a Title I
				  school.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter J - MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 23.291 - Eligibility for Disbursement of Award

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To be eligible for disbursement of a loan repayment award,
					 a teacher must:
(1) for teachers
				  having a probationary teaching certificate during the initial year in the
				  Program, have received a standard teaching certificate by the beginning of the
				  second year of employment, to qualify for a second-year award;
(2) for the first four years of employment,
				  submit all required end-of-year forms verifying completion of one, two, three,
				  or four consecutive years of employment as a full-time classroom teacher in a
				  Title I school; and
(3) following
				  the first four years of employment, submit all required end-of-service period
				  forms verifying completion of five, six, seven, or eight consecutive years of
				  employment as a full-time classroom teacher in any Texas public
				  school.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter J - MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 23.292 - Eligible Lender and Eligible Education Loan

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Board shall retain the right to
				  determine the eligibility of lenders and holders of education loans to which
				  payments may be made. An eligible lender or holder shall, in general, make or
				  hold education loans made to individuals for purposes of undergraduate, medical
				  and graduate medical education and shall not be any private individual. An
				  eligible lender or holder may be, but is not limited to, a bank, savings and
				  loan association, credit union, institution of higher education, student loans
				  secondary market, governmental agency, or private foundation.
(b) To be eligible for repayment, an
				  education loan must:
(1) be evidenced by a
				  promissory note for loans to pay for the cost of attendance for undergraduate
				  or graduate education;
(2) not be
				  in default at the time of the teacher's application;
(3) not have an existing obligation to
				  provide service for loan forgiveness through another program;
(4) not be subject to repayment through
				  another student loan repayment or loan forgiveness program;
(5) if the loan was consolidated with other
				  loans, the teacher must provide documentation of the portion of the
				  consolidated debt that was originated to pay for the cost of attendance for the
				  teacher's undergraduate or graduate education; and
(6) not be an education loan made to oneself
				  from one's own insurance policy or pension plan or from the insurance policy or
				  pension plan of a spouse or other relative.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter J - MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 23.293 - Disbursement of Repayment Assistance and Award Amount

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The annual repayment(s) shall be in one
				  disbursement made payable to the servicer(s) or holder(s) of the loan upon the
				  teacher's completion of each year of qualifying employment.
(b) The Commissioner or his or her designee
				  shall determine the maximum annual repayment amount in each state fiscal year,
				  taking into consideration the amount of available funding and the number of
				  eligible applicants.
(c) A teacher
				  who transfers to a Texas public school that is not a Title I school after
				  completing four consecutive years of employment at a Title I school may qualify
				  for no more than 75% of the annual award amount established for the fiscal
				  year.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 23 - EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS › Subchapter J - MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 23.294 - Limitations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) No more than 4,000 eligible teachers
				  shall receive loan repayment assistance in any school year.
(b) Failure to meet Program requirements will
				  result in non-payment for the applicable year of employment and removal from
				  the Program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 25 - OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter A - OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM › Section 25.1 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of these rules is to administer the Optional
					 Retirement Program, to establish eligibility for the Optional Retirement
					 Program and to provide for greater uniformity of procedures for administration
					 of the Optional Retirement Program by Texas public institutions of higher
					 education.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 25 - OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter A - OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM › Section 25.2 - Authority

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The authority for these provisions is provided by Texas
					 Government Code, Chapter 830.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 25 - OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter A - OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM › Section 25.4 - Eligibility to Elect ORP

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Eligibility
				  Criteria. An employee shall be eligible to make a once-per-lifetime irrevocable
				  election of ORP in lieu of the applicable retirement system if all of the
				  following criteria are met:
(1) ORP-eligible
				  Position: Employment in an ORP-eligible position as defined in subsection (k)
				  of this section;
(2) 100 Percent
				  Effort: Employment in an ORP-eligible position that is expected to be full-time
				  (i.e., 100 percent effort) for a period of at least one full semester or four
				  and one-half months.
(A) Initial Eligibility
				  Period. This eligibility requirement is an employee's initial ORP eligibility
				  period, as defined in §
												25.3 of
				  this title (relating to Definitions).
(B) Combining of Percent Effort at Different
				  Institutions Not Permitted. The 100 percent effort requirement shall be
				  satisfied by employment with only one institution, unless an individual is
				  simultaneously employed in ORP-eligible positions with more than one component
				  institution under the same governing board that operates its ORP either as a
				  single plan for all components or includes the applicable components in the
				  same plan, in which case, the employee's percent effort at each component may
				  be combined to meet the minimum 100 percent effort requirement;
(3) First Election Opportunity: No
				  previous opportunity to elect ORP in lieu of the applicable retirement system
				  during the current or a prior period of employment at the same or another Texas
				  public institution of higher education or the Board; and
(4) Active Membership in Retirement System:
				  Current membership or eligibility for active membership in the applicable
				  retirement system as provided in subsection (h) of this section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 25 - OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter A - OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM › Section 26.101 - Authority and Specific Purposes of the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Programs of Study Advisory Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Authority. Statutory authority for this
				  subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, §
										61.8235.
(b) Purpose. The Agriculture, Food and
				  Natural Resources Programs of Study Advisory Committee is created to provide
				  the Commissioner and the Board with guidance regarding the programs of study
				  curricula specific to this career cluster.