Sec. 61.9772. ELIGIBILITY; NOMINATION AND SELECTION. (a) To receive an initial scholarship under this subchapter, a student must:
(1) be enrolled in a public or private institution of higher education in this state;
(2) enroll in and be a member in good standing of a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program while enrolled in a public or private institution of higher education in this state;
(3) be appointed to receive a scholarship by the governor, the lieutenant governor, a state senator, or a state representative; and
(4) enter into an agreement with the board under Section 61.9773.
(b) In each year, the governor and the lieutenant governor may each appoint two students and each state senator and each state representative may appoint one student to receive an initial scholarship under this subchapter.
(c) For a student to continue to receive a scholarship awarded under this subchapter, the student must maintain satisfactory academic progress as determined by the institution in which the student is enrolled.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1326 (H.B. 3452), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 351 (H.B. 3470), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
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