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Texas Education Code - Chapter 56 Student Financial AssistanceLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Education Code > Texas Education Code - Chapter 56 Student Financial Assistance This Chapter may be cited as the Student Financial Assistance Act of 1975. Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 2323, ch. 720, § 1, ... The legislature, giving due consideration to the historical and continuing interest of the people of the State of Texas in encouraging deserving and qualified persons ... In this Chapter: (1) "Institution of higher education" has the same meaning as is assigned to it by Section 61.003 of this code. (2) "Governing ... Notwithstanding any other law, if an institution of higher education brings suit to collect or enforce the repayment of a delinquent student loan, the institution ... (a) The governing board of each institution of higher education shall cause to be set aside not less than 20 percent of any amount of ... (a) The governing board of each institution of higher education shall cause to be set aside not less than 15 percent of any amount of ... The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall disseminate to each public or accredited private high school in this state information regard the financial assistance available ... The grant program authorized by this subsection shall be cited as the Texas Public Educational Grants Program and individual grants awarded pursuant to this program ... The purpose of this subchapter is to provide a program to supply grants of money to students attending institutions of higher education in Texas whose ... (a) The governing board of each institution of higher education, including the Texas State Technical College System, shall cause to be set aside: (1) not ... (a) The governing boards of institutions of higher education shall establish guidelines to determine eligibility for awarding Texas Public Educational Grants subject to the limitations ... Texas Public Educational Grants shall not be awarded for any specific purpose other than meeting all or part of a student's demonstrated financial need. Added ... Each institution of higher education is authorized to transfer any or all of the funds set aside for the Texas Public Educational Grant Program to ... In awarding matching funds to be used in conjunction with Texas Public Educational Grants, the coordinating board shall give first priority to those institutions and ... The coordinating board may not use funds transferred to it pursuant to this subchapter from one institution to award grants to students of a different ... At the end of a fiscal year, if the total amount of unencumbered funds that have been set aside under this subchapter by an institution ... Each institution of higher education may establish an emergency loan program under which students are loaned money to pay tuition, fees, and the costs of ... (a) The governing board of each institution shall adopt rules establishing eligibility criteria. The rules must allow eligible students to obtain loans on the basis ... (a) The governing board of each institution shall adopt rules providing for the terms of the loan, subject to the following: (1) the loan must ... The loans shall be made from the funds set aside for that purpose under Section 56.033 of this code. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ... (a) It is the goal of this state that no resident be denied the opportunity to receive an education in a public institution of higher ... The student financial assistance program authorized by this subchapter shall be known as the Texas college work-study program. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. ... The purpose of this subchapter is to provide eligible, financially needy students with jobs, funded in part by the State of Texas, to enable those ... (a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall administer the Texas college work-study program. The coordinating board shall work with eligible institutions and employers to ... An eligible institution is: (1) an institution of higher education; or (2) a private or independent college, university, association, agency, institution, or facility that is ... (a) To be eligible for employment in the work-study program a person must: (1) be a Texas resident as defined by coordinating board rules; (2) ... An eligible institution may enter into agreements with employers that participate in the work-study program. To be eligible to participate in the work-study program, an ... (a) The coordinating board may adopt reasonable rules, consistent with the purposes and policies of this subchapter, to enforce the requirements, conditions, and limitations expressed ... Funding to cover the state's contribution toward the funding of the work-study program under this subchapter is payable from funds appropriated for that purpose. Added ... (a) In this section, "general academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (b) A general academic teaching institution may establish a work-study ... (a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall establish and administer the doctoral incentive loan repayment program as provided by this subchapter and shall adopt ... To be eligible for loan repayment assistance under the doctoral incentive loan repayment program, an individual must: (1) be employed as a full-time faculty or ... The coordinating board may provide repayment assistance under the doctoral incentive loan repayment program for the repayment of any education loan received by an eligible ... (a) The coordinating board may provide assistance in the repayment of an eligible loan to an eligible individual in the amounts and under the terms ... (a) The doctoral incentive loan repayment program may be funded only from a source provided by this section. The total amount of loan repayment assistance ... The purpose of this subchapter is to provide loans to qualified students to enable those students to attend institutions of higher education. Added by Acts ... In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (2) "Fund" means the student loan revenue bond fund. Added by Acts 1991, ... (a) A special fund to be known as the student loan revenue bond fund is created in the state treasury. (b) The fund consists of ... (a) The board shall administer this subchapter. (b) The board shall adopt and distribute to each institution of higher education rules to administer this subchapter. ... (a) The board shall make a loan from the fund to a student who qualifies for a loan under Subchapter C, Chapter 52, of this ... (a) The board may by resolution authorize the issuance of revenue bonds to operate the program of making loans from the fund under this subchapter. ... The board may by resolution authorize the issuance of refunding bonds. The board may issue refunding bonds in the manner and for the purposes provided ... The total amount of revenue and refunding bonds issued by the board in a state fiscal year may not exceed $75 million. Added by Acts ... The revenue bonds or refunding bonds must bear interest at a rate not to exceed the rate provided by Chapter 1204, Government Code. Added by ... Bonds issued under this subchapter may mature serially or otherwise not later than the 40th year after the date of their issuance. Added by Acts ... The commissioner of higher education shall execute bonds issued under this subchapter in the name of the board. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. ... (a) The attorney general shall examine bonds issued under this subchapter and the records relating to the bonds' issuance. (b) If the attorney general finds ... The board may provide for the replacement of a bond issued under this subchapter that is mutilated, lost, or destroyed. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd ... (a) The board shall deposit the proceeds from the sale of the bonds issued under this subchapter in the fund. (b) The board may use ... The board may not further issue bonds under this subchapter after the date on which a constitutional amendment relating to the issuance of general obligation ... In this subchapter: (1) "Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation. (2) "Institution" means an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003 of ... (a) The department shall establish and administer a conditional grant program under this subchapter to provide financial assistance to eligible students who agree to work ... (a) To be eligible for a conditional grant under this subchapter, a student must: (1) complete and file with the department, on forms prescribed by ... (a) The department by rule shall prescribe criteria for the selection of applicants for grants under this subchapter. The criteria must include consideration of a ... (a) The department by rule may establish conditions under which a student who has received a conditional grant may be required to repay all or ... (a) The department may accept gifts and grants from any public or private source for the conditional grant program under this subchapter and may also ... In this subchapter: (1) "Academic administrator" means a person employed by an institution as a supervisor in an educational department of the institution in a ... (a) The board shall establish and administer the minority doctoral incentive program to: (1) provide loans to minority students who pursue doctorates or pursue master's ... (a) To be eligible for a loan under this subchapter, a person must: (1) be accepted for admission to an institution as a full-time graduate ... If a loan recipient is a resident of another state that has a program that is similar to the program under this subchapter and the ... (a) If an eligible student applies for a loan from a lending institution, the board shall provide the institution a conditional guaranty of the loan, ... (a) A loan must be evidenced by a promissory note that provides for the repayment of the loan with interest and for the charging of ... The institution at which a student who receives a loan is enrolled shall provide the student with a mentor who is a faculty member at ... (a) A loan recipient is eligible for suspension of the recipient's loan if the recipient enters a postdoctoral fellowship not later than the first day ... (a) A loan recipient is eligible for suspension and forgiveness of the recipient's loan if, after the recipient obtains a doctorate, the recipient is employed ... A conditional guaranty of a loan under Section 56.165(a) of this code must provide that the board shall repay the lending institution to which the ... (a) The board may accept gifts and grants from a public or private source for the program. (b) Gifts, grants, and other funds appropriated by ... The student financial assistance program authorized by this subchapter is known as the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ... In this subchapter, "coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1181, § 20, eff. Sept. 1, ... (a) The Early High School Graduation Scholarship program is created to increase efficiency in the Foundation School Program and to provide assistance for tuition or ... (a) To be eligible for an award through the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program, a person must: (1) have graduated from high school: (A) ... (a) An eligible person under the Early High School Graduation Scholarship program is entitled to a state credit to apply toward tuition or tuition and ... As soon as practicable after the coordinating board confirms with the high school from which a person graduated that the person is eligible for an ... (a) On enrollment of an eligible person in an eligible institution of higher education, the institution shall apply to the person's charges for tuition or ... (a) At least once each year the coordinating board shall submit a report to the commissioner of education that includes: (1) the name of each ... (a) A school district is entitled to a one-time credit of: (1) $1,000 for each eligible person graduating from high school in the district who ... (a) The Early High School Graduation Scholarship program is financed under the Foundation School Program. Funding for the state tuition credits is not subject to ... (a) The coordinating board shall adopt rules to administer this subchapter. (b) The coordinating board shall distribute copies of all rules adopted under this subchapter ... (a) When the student initially enrolls in the school, each public high school in this state shall provide information regarding the requirements of the Early ... In this subchapter, "general academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1473, § 1, eff. ... The Student Endowment Scholarship and Internship Program is an optional state grant program for all general academic teaching institutions. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ... Not later than September 1, 2004, a general academic teaching institution may elect to participate in the Student Endowment Scholarship and Internship Program. For the ... A general academic teaching institution shall provide financial assistance under this subchapter through scholarships based on leadership, financial need, and academic achievement and through an ... (a) With the assistance of an advisory committee established by the governing board, the governing board of the general academic teaching institution shall: (1) determine ... (a) During the five-year period during which the institution may receive state matching funds, the amount of student endowment scholarship funding for an internship may ... (a) Each institution shall establish a student endowment fund consisting of the revenue from the additional student fee, the state matching funds appropriated for the ... In this subchapter: (1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (2) "Eligible institution" means an institution of higher education that offers one ... (a) Except as provided under Section 56.310(c), the student financial assistance program authorized by this subchapter is known as the Toward EXellence, Access, & Success ... Text of section effective until September 1, 2015 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a student who was awarded a TEXAS grant under ... (a) The coordinating board shall administer the TEXAS grant program and shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the TEXAS grant program or this subchapter. ... (a) To be eligible initially for a TEXAS grant, a person must: (1) be a resident of this state as determined by coordinating board rules; ... (a) If at the time an eligible institution awards TEXAS grants to initial recipients for an academic year an applicant has not completed high school ... (a) After initially qualifying for a TEXAS grant, a person may continue to receive a TEXAS grant during each semester or term in which the ... A person receiving a TEXAS grant may use the money to pay any usual and customary cost of attendance at an institution of higher education ... (a) The amount of a TEXAS grant for a semester or term for a person enrolled full-time at an eligible institution other than an institution ... (a) Notwithstanding Section 56.307, the total amount of financial aid that a student enrolled in a private or independent institution of higher education is eligible ... (a) If the money available for TEXAS grants in a period for which grants are awarded is sufficient to provide grants to all eligible applicants ... (a) The coordinating board shall distribute to each eligible institution and to each school district a copy of the rules adopted under this subchapter. (b) ... (a) The coordinating board may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter. (b) ... (a) The Legislative Oversight Committee on the TEXAS grant program and Teach for Texas grant program is composed of six members as follows: (1) three ... In this subchapter, "coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1261, § 3, eff. June 15, ... (a) The purpose of this subchapter is to attract to the teaching profession persons who have expressed interest in teaching and to support the employment ... (a) Teach for Texas repayment assistance is available only to a person who applies for the assistance and who: (1) is certified in a teaching ... (a) A person may receive Teach for Texas loan repayment assistance under this subchapter for the repayment of any student loan for education at any ... (a) The coordinating board may determine the manner in which Teach for Texas loan repayment assistance is to be paid. The coordinating board may provide ... (a) The coordinating board shall establish a program under which the coordinating board awards grants to assist persons seeking educator certification through alternative educator certification ... (a) The coordinating board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter. (b) The coordinating board shall distribute a copy of the rules ... (a) The coordinating board may solicit and accept gifts and grants from any public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter. (b) The ... (a) This section applies only to a person who was awarded a Teach for Texas grant and entered into a written agreement to perform service ... In this subchapter: (1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (2) "Eligible institution" means: (A) a public junior college; (B) a public ... (a) The student financial assistance program authorized by this subchapter is known as the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program. (b) The purpose of this subchapter ... (a) The coordinating board shall administer the grant program and shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the grant program or this subchapter. The coordinating ... (a) To be eligible initially for a grant under the grant program, a person must: (1) be a resident of this state as determined by ... (a) After initially qualifying for a grant under this subchapter, a person may continue to receive a grant under this subchapter during each semester or ... A person receiving a grant under this subchapter may use the money to pay any usual and customary cost of attendance at an eligible institution ... (a) The amount of a grant under this subchapter for a student enrolled full-time at an eligible institution is the amount determined by the coordinating ... (a) The coordinating board may award a grant in an amount not more than three times the amount that may be awarded under Section 56.407 ... In this subchapter: (1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (2) "Eligible institution" means: (A) an institution of higher education; or (B) ... (a) The student loan program authorized by this subchapter is known as the Texas B-On-time loan program, and an individual loan awarded under this subchapter ... (a) The coordinating board shall: (1) administer the Texas B-On-time loan program; (2) determine the repayment and other terms of a Texas B-On-time loan; and ... (a) A person is not eligible to receive a Texas B-On-time loan if the person has been granted a baccalaureate degree. (b) A person may ... To be eligible initially for a Texas B-On-time loan, a person must: (1) be a resident of this state under Section 54.052 or be entitled, ... (a) After initially qualifying for a Texas B-On-time loan, a person may continue to receive a Texas B-On-time loan for each semester or term in ... (a) The coordinating board shall adopt rules to allow a person who is otherwise eligible to receive a Texas B-On-time loan, in the event of ... A person receiving a Texas B-On-time loan may use the money to pay for any usual and customary costs of attendance at an eligible institution ... (a) The amount of a Texas B-On-time loan for a semester or term for a student enrolled full-time at an eligible institution other than an ... (a) The coordinating board shall distribute to each eligible institution and to each school district a copy of the rules adopted under this subchapter. (b) ... The repayment of a Texas B-On-time loan received by a student under this subchapter is deferred as long as the student remains continuously enrolled in ... A student who receives a Texas B-On-time loan shall be forgiven the amount of the student's loan if the student is awarded an undergraduate certificate ... (a) The Texas B-On-time student loan account is an account in the general revenue fund. The account consists of gifts and grants and legislative appropriations ... (a) The coordinating board may solicit and accept gifts and grants from any public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter. (b) The ... (a) The governing board of each institution of higher education shall cause to be set aside five percent of the amount of the tuition charged ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |