Texas Education Code - Section 54.064. Scholarship Student
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§ 54.064. SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT. (a) A student who holds a
competitive scholarship of at least $1,000 for the academic year or
summer for which the student is enrolled and who is either a
nonresident or a citizen of a country other than the United States
of America is entitled to pay the fees and charges required of Texas
residents without regard to the length of time the student has
resided in Texas. The student must compete with other students,
including Texas residents, for the scholarship and the scholarship
must be awarded by a scholarship committee officially recognized by
the administration and be approved by the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board under criteria developed by the board.
(b) The total number of students at an institution paying
resident tuition under this section for a particular semester may
not exceed five percent of the total number of students registered
at the institution for the same semester of the preceding academic
year.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept.
1, 1971. Renumbered from § 54.051(p) and amended by Acts 1985,
69th Leg., ch. 708, § 9, eff. Aug. 26, 1985. Amended by Acts
1989, 71st Leg., ch. 805, § 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1995,
74th Leg., ch. 451, § 6, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.
Section: 54.056 54.057 54.058 54.059 54.060 54.0601 54.063 54.064 54.065 54.069 54.070 54.073 54.073 54.074 54.075
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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