Texas Education Code - Section 54.073. Tuition Rates For Olympic Athletes
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§ 54.073. TUITION RATES FOR OLYMPIC ATHLETES.
Text of section as added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 865, § 1
(a) A person enrolled in The University of Texas at
Brownsville and Texas Southmost College is entitled to pay tuition
and fees at the rates provided for Texas residents if the person:
(1) is in residence and in training as a participating
athlete in a Community Olympic Development Program or at a United
States Olympic training center located in this state;
(2) is residing permanently or temporarily in this
state while in training as a participating athlete:
(A) in a Community Olympic Development Program
located in this state; or
(B) at a United States Olympic training center
located in this state in a program approved by the governing body
for the athlete's Olympic sport; or
(3) is residing permanently or temporarily in this
state while in training as a participating athlete at a facility in
this state approved by the governing body for the athlete's Olympic
sport, in a program approved by that body.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is entitled
to pay resident tuition and fees only as permitted by this section
is not considered a Texas resident under this subchapter for
purposes of a financial aid program offered by this state.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 865, § 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
Section: 54.060 54.0601 54.063 54.064 54.065 54.069 54.070 54.073 54.073 54.074 54.075 54.201 54.203 54.204 54.2041
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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