Texas Education Code - Section 54.010. Reduction In Tuition
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§ 54.010. REDUCTION IN TUITION. (a) The governing board
of an institution of higher education may reduce the amount of
tuition charged to a student under this chapter to an amount less
than the amount otherwise required by this chapter if the board:
(1) offers the tuition reduction to the student as
part of an institutional policy adopted by the board to:
(A) increase the average semester credit hour
course load of students enrolled at the institution; or
(B) improve the retention and graduation rate of
students enrolled at the institution; and
(2) determines that the student is:
(A) enrolled in, and making satisfactory
progress toward completion of, a degree program offered at the
institution; and
(B) enrolled in at least 15 semester credit hours
at the institution during the semester or term for which the
reduction is offered.
(b) The governing board may offer a tuition reduction under
this section in a fixed dollar amount, a percentage amount, or any
other manner that the board considers appropriate.
(c) The amount of tuition reduction offered to a student
under this section for a semester or term may not exceed the amount
of tuition that would have been charged to the student under this
chapter for enrollment in three semester credit hours during that
semester or term.
(d) For a tuition reduction offered to a student under this
section, the governing board may prorate the amount of the
reduction based on:
(1) the number of semester credit hours in which the
student is enrolled; or
(2) the length of the semester or term for which the
student is enrolled.
(e) The governing board is not required to offer a tuition
reduction under this section to all institutions of higher
education under its governance or to all degree programs offered at
an institution of higher education under its governance.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1053, § 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
Section: 54.005 54.006 54.0065 54.007 54.0071 54.008 54.009 54.010 54.011 54.012 54.013 54.014 54.015 54.0501 54.051
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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