Texas Education Code - Section 54.213. Funding Of Exemptions
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§ 54.213. FUNDING OF EXEMPTIONS. (a) An institution of
higher education may fund tuition exemptions under Section 54.212
or 54.214 from local funds or from funds appropriated to the
institution. An institution of higher education is not required to
provide tuition exemptions beyond those funded through
appropriations specifically designated for this purpose.
(b) Savings to the foundation school fund that occur as a
result of the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program
created in Subchapter K, Chapter 56, and that are not required for
the funding of state credits for tuition and mandatory fees under
Section 56.204 or school district credits under Section 56.2075
shall be used first to provide tuition exemptions under Section
54.212. Any of those savings remaining after providing tuition
exemptions under Section 54.212 shall be used to provide tuition
exemptions under Section 54.214. The Texas Education Agency shall
also accept and make available to provide tuition exemptions under
Section 54.214 gifts, grants, and donations made to the agency for
that purpose. Payment of funds under this subsection shall be made
in the manner provided by Section 56.207 for state credits under
Subchapter K, Chapter 56.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 620, § 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 524, § 2, eff. Sept. 1,
1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1317, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Section: 54.207 54.208 54.209 54.210 54.211 54.2111 54.212 54.213 54.214 54.2155 54.216 54.2161 54.217 54.218 54.219
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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