Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Higher Education in General
Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance

Section 56.006. Employee Trained in Student Financial Assistance Programs for Veterans and Families - Sec. 56.006. EMPLOYEE TRAINED IN STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR...

Section 56.0065. Student Financial Assistance Programs for Veterans and Families; Equal Protection - Sec. 56.0065. STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND FAMILIES;...

Section 56.007. Exclusion of Assets in Prepaid Tuition Programs and Higher Education Savings Plans - Sec. 56.007. EXCLUSION OF ASSETS IN PREPAID TUITION PROGRAMS AND...

Section 56.008. Priority Deadline for Student Financial Assistance - Sec. 56.008. PRIORITY DEADLINE FOR STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (a) The...

Section 56.009. Eligibility Based on Graduation Under Certain High School Programs - Sec. 56.009. ELIGIBILITY BASED ON GRADUATION UNDER CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL...

Section 56.0092. Texas B-on-Time Student Loan Account; Former Loan Program Continued in Effect for Certain Academic Years Only - Sec. 56.0092. TEXAS B-ON-TIME STUDENT LOAN ACCOUNT; FORMER LOAN PROGRAM...

Subchapter B. Financial Assistance Funded From Designated Tuition

Section 56.011. Resident Undergraduate Student Assistance - Sec. 56.011. RESIDENT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANCE. (a) The governing board...

Section 56.012. Resident Graduate Student Assistance - Sec. 56.012. RESIDENT GRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANCE. (a) The governing board...

Section 56.013. Information Regarding Financial Assistance Funded From Designated Tuition - Sec. 56.013. INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUNDED FROM DESIGNATED TUITION....

Section 56.014. Notice to Students Regarding Tuition Set Aside for Financial Assistance - Sec. 56.014. NOTICE TO STUDENTS REGARDING TUITION SET ASIDE FOR...

Subchapter C. Texas Public Educational Grants

Section 56.031. Short Title - Sec. 56.031. SHORT TITLE. The grant program authorized by this...

Section 56.032. Purpose - Sec. 56.032. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to...

Section 56.033. Source of Program Funding - Sec. 56.033. SOURCE OF PROGRAM FUNDING. (a) The governing board...

Section 56.034. Guidelines for Determining Eligibility and Awarding Grants - Sec. 56.034. GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY AND AWARDING GRANTS. (a)...

Section 56.035. Type of Grants to Be Awarded - Sec. 56.035. TYPE OF GRANTS TO BE AWARDED. Texas Public...

Section 56.036. Transfer of Grant Funds for Use as Matching Funds - Sec. 56.036. TRANSFER OF GRANT FUNDS FOR USE AS MATCHING...

Section 56.037. Priorities in Awarding Matching Funds - Sec. 56.037. PRIORITIES IN AWARDING MATCHING FUNDS. In awarding matching...

Section 56.038. Restrictions and Return of Transferred Funds - Sec. 56.038. RESTRICTIONS AND RETURN OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS. The coordinating...

Section 56.039. Full Use of Funds - Sec. 56.039. FULL USE OF FUNDS. At the end of...

Subchapter D. Emergency Tuition, Fee, and Textbook Loans

Section 56.051. Emergency Loans - Sec. 56.051. EMERGENCY LOANS. Each institution of higher education may...

Section 56.052. Eligibility - Sec. 56.052. ELIGIBILITY. (a) The governing board of each institution...

Section 56.053. Terms - Sec. 56.053. TERMS. (a) The governing board of each institution...

Section 56.054. Source of Program Funding - Sec. 56.054. SOURCE OF PROGRAM FUNDING. The loans shall be...

Section 56.055. Deferred Repayment - Sec. 56.055. DEFERRED REPAYMENT. (a) It is the goal of...

Subchapter E. Texas College Work-Study Program

Section 56.071. Program Name - Sec. 56.071. PROGRAM NAME. The student financial assistance program authorized...

Section 56.072. Purpose - Sec. 56.072. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to...

Section 56.073. Administrative Authority - Sec. 56.073. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. (a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating...

Section 56.074. Eligible Institution; Participation Requirements - Sec. 56.074. ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION; PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) An eligible institution...

Section 56.075. Eligible Student - Sec. 56.075. ELIGIBLE STUDENT. (a) To be eligible for employment...

Section 56.076. Eligible Employer - Sec. 56.076. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER. (a) An eligible institution may enter...

Section 56.077. Adoption and Distribution of Rules - Sec. 56.077. ADOPTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF RULES. (a) The coordinating...

Section 56.078. Funding - Sec. 56.078. FUNDING. Funding to cover the state's contribution toward...

Section 56.079. Work-Study Student Mentorship Program - Sec. 56.079. WORK-STUDY STUDENT MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. (a) In this section:...

Section 56.080. Online List of Work-Study Employment Opportunities - Sec. 56.080. ONLINE LIST OF WORK-STUDY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. Each institution...

Section 56.082. Annual Report - Sec. 56.082. ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than January 1 of...

Subchapter E. -1. Texas Working Off-Campus: Reinforcing Knowledge and Skills (Works) Internship Program

Section 56.0851. Definitions - Sec. 56.0851. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Coordinating board" means...

Section 56.0852. Program Name - Sec. 56.0852. PROGRAM NAME. The student financial assistance program authorized...

Section 56.0853. Purpose - Sec. 56.0853. PURPOSE. The purpose of the program is to...

Section 56.0854. Administration - Sec. 56.0854. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The coordinating board shall administer the...

Section 56.0855. Eligible Employer - Sec. 56.0855. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER. (a) The coordinating board may enter...

Section 56.0856. Adoption of Rules - Sec. 56.0856. ADOPTION OF RULES. (a) The coordinating board shall...

Section 56.0857. Online List of Texas Works Employment Opportunities - Sec. 56.0857. ONLINE LIST OF TEXAS WORKS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. The...

Subchapter F. Doctoral Incentive Loan Repayment Program

Section 56.091. Establishment; Administration - Sec. 56.091. ESTABLISHMENT; ADMINISTRATION. (a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating...

Section 56.092. Eligibility - Sec. 56.092. ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible for loan repayment assistance...

Section 56.093. Eligible Loans - Sec. 56.093. ELIGIBLE LOANS. The coordinating board may provide repayment...

Section 56.094. Loan Repayment Assistance - Sec. 56.094. LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE. (a) The coordinating board may...

Section 56.095. Funding; Limitation on Funding - Sec. 56.095. FUNDING; LIMITATION ON FUNDING. (a) The doctoral incentive...

Subchapter G. Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program

Section 56.101. Definitions - Sec. 56.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Account" means the...

Section 56.102. Administration of Program - Sec. 56.102. ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM. The Texas Animal Health Commission...

Section 56.103. Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program Committee; Rules - Sec. 56.103. RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM COMMITTEE; RULES. (a) The...

Section 56.104. Eligible Veterinary Student or Graduate - Sec. 56.104. ELIGIBLE VETERINARY STUDENT OR GRADUATE. (a) Except as...

Section 56.105. Rural Sponsors; Agreement to Provide Financial Support - Sec. 56.105. RURAL SPONSORS; AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT. (a)...

Section 56.106. Financial Support; Commitment to Practice in Rural County - Sec. 56.106. FINANCIAL SUPPORT; COMMITMENT TO PRACTICE IN RURAL COUNTY....

Subchapter H. Student Loan Revenue Bond Program

Section 56.121. Purpose - Sec. 56.121. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to...

Section 56.122. Definitions - Sec. 56.122. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 56.123. Creation - Sec. 56.123. CREATION. (a) A special fund to be known...

Section 56.124. Administration - Sec. 56.124. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The board shall administer this subchapter....

Section 56.125. Loans From Fund - Sec. 56.125. LOANS FROM FUND. (a) The board shall make...

Section 56.126. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 56.126. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may by resolution...

Section 56.127. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 56.127. REFUNDING BONDS. The board may by resolution authorize...

Section 56.128. Amount of Bonds - Sec. 56.128. AMOUNT OF BONDS. The total amount of revenue...

Section 56.129. Interest Rate - Sec. 56.129. INTEREST RATE. The revenue bonds or refunding bonds...

Section 56.130. Maturity - Sec. 56.130. MATURITY. Bonds issued under this subchapter may mature...

Section 56.131. Execution of Bonds - Sec. 56.131. EXECUTION OF BONDS. The commissioner of higher education...

Section 56.132. Approval and Registration of Bonds - Sec. 56.132. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS. (a) The attorney...

Section 56.133. Replacement of Bond - Sec. 56.133. REPLACEMENT OF BOND. The board may provide for...

Section 56.134. Proceeds - Sec. 56.134. PROCEEDS. (a) The board shall deposit the proceeds...

Section 56.135. Limitation of Authority - Sec. 56.135. LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY. The board may not further...

Subchapter I. Texas Department of Transportation Conditional Grant Program

Section 56.141. Definitions - Sec. 56.141. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Department" means the...

Section 56.142. Establishment; Administration - Sec. 56.142. ESTABLISHMENT; ADMINISTRATION. (a) The department shall establish and...

Section 56.143. Eligible Student - Sec. 56.143. ELIGIBLE STUDENT. (a) To be eligible for a...

Section 56.144. Amount and Payment of Conditional Grants - Sec. 56.144. AMOUNT AND PAYMENT OF CONDITIONAL GRANTS. (a) The...

Section 56.145. Repayment of Conditional Grant - Sec. 56.145. REPAYMENT OF CONDITIONAL GRANT. (a) The department by...

Section 56.147. Funding - Sec. 56.147. FUNDING. (a) The department may accept gifts and...

Subchapter J. Minority Doctoral Incentive Program

Section 56.161. Definitions - Sec. 56.161. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Academic administrator" means...

Section 56.162. Establishment; Administration - Sec. 56.162. ESTABLISHMENT; ADMINISTRATION. (a) The board shall establish and...

Section 56.163. Eligibility - Sec. 56.163. ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible for a loan...

Section 56.164. Tuition Charged Certain Nonresident Loan Recipients - Sec. 56.164. TUITION CHARGED CERTAIN NONRESIDENT LOAN RECIPIENTS. If a...

Section 56.165. Loan Disbursement - Sec. 56.165. LOAN DISBURSEMENT. (a) If an eligible student applies...

Section 56.166. Terms of Loan - Sec. 56.166. TERMS OF LOAN. (a) A loan must be...

Section 56.167. Mentors - Sec. 56.167. MENTORS. The institution at which a student who...

Section 56.168. Postdoctoral Fellowship - Sec. 56.168. POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP. (a) A loan recipient is eligible...

Section 56.169. Loan Suspension and Forgiveness - Sec. 56.169. LOAN SUSPENSION AND FORGIVENESS. (a) A loan recipient...

Section 56.170. Conditional Guaranty - Sec. 56.170. CONDITIONAL GUARANTY. A conditional guaranty of a loan...

Section 56.171. Funding - Sec. 56.171. FUNDING. (a) The board may accept gifts and...

Subchapter K. -1. Texas First Scholarship Program

Section 56.221. Definitions - Sec. 56.221. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Coordinating board" means...

Section 56.222. Purpose - Sec. 56.222. PURPOSE. The purpose of the program, in conjunction...

Section 56.223. Eligibility - Sec. 56.223. ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible for an award under...

Section 56.224. Entitlement; Calculation of Aid; Expiration - Sec. 56.224. ENTITLEMENT; CALCULATION OF AID; EXPIRATION. (a) The coordinating...

Section 56.225. Application of Scholarship - Sec. 56.225. APPLICATION OF SCHOLARSHIP. On enrollment of an eligible...

Section 56.226. Payment of State Credit - Sec. 56.226. PAYMENT OF STATE CREDIT. (a) At least once...

Section 56.227. Rules - Sec. 56.227. RULES. The coordinating board may adopt rules necessary...

Subchapter L. Student Endowment Scholarship and Internship Program

Section 56.241. Definition - Sec. 56.241. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "general academic teaching institution"...

Section 56.242. Student Endowment Scholarship and Internship Program - Sec. 56.242. STUDENT ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. The Student...

Section 56.243. Election to Participate - Sec. 56.243. ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE. A general academic teaching institution...

Section 56.244. Types of Scholarships; Internship - Sec. 56.244. TYPES OF SCHOLARSHIPS; INTERNSHIP. A general academic teaching...

Section 56.245. Eligibility - Sec. 56.245. ELIGIBILITY. (a) With the assistance of an advisory...

Section 56.246. Amount of Scholarship or Internship Funding - Sec. 56.246. AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP OR INTERNSHIP FUNDING. (a) The...

Section 56.247. Student Endowment Fund - Sec. 56.247. STUDENT ENDOWMENT FUND. (a) Each institution shall establish...

Subchapter M. Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (Texas) Grant Program

Section 56.301. Definitions - Sec. 56.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Coordinating board" means...

Section 56.302. Program Name; Purpose - Sec. 56.302. PROGRAM NAME; PURPOSE. (a) Except as provided under...

Section 56.303. Administration of Program - Sec. 56.303. ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM. (a) The coordinating board shall...

Section 56.304. Initial Eligibility for Grant - Sec. 56.304. INITIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT. (a) To be eligible...

Section 56.3041. Initial Eligibility of Person Graduating From High School on or After May 1, 2013 - Sec. 56.3041. INITIAL ELIGIBILITY OF PERSON GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL...

Section 56.3042. Initial Qualification of Person on Track to Meet Eligibility Requirements - Sec. 56.3042. INITIAL QUALIFICATION OF PERSON ON TRACK TO MEET...

Section 56.3045. Tolling of Eligibility for Initial Award - Sec. 56.3045. TOLLING OF ELIGIBILITY FOR INITIAL AWARD. (a) This...

Section 56.305. Continuing Eligibility and Academic Performance Requirements - Sec. 56.305. CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS. (a) After...

Section 56.306. Grant Use - Sec. 56.306. GRANT USE. A person receiving a TEXAS grant...

Section 56.307. Grant Amount - Sec. 56.307. GRANT AMOUNT. (a) The amount of a TEXAS...

Section 56.3071. Effect of Eligibility for Tuition Equalization Grant - Sec. 56.3071. EFFECT OF ELIGIBILITY FOR TUITION EQUALIZATION GRANT. (a)...

Section 56.3075. Health Care Profession Student Grant - Sec. 56.3075. HEALTH CARE PROFESSION STUDENT GRANT. (a) If the...

Section 56.308. Notification of Program; Responsibilities of School Districts - Sec. 56.308. NOTIFICATION OF PROGRAM; RESPONSIBILITIES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a)...

Section 56.310. Funding - Sec. 56.310. FUNDING. (a) The coordinating board may solicit and...

Section 56.311. Legislative Oversight Committee - Sec. 56.311. LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. (a) The Legislative Oversight Committee...

Subchapter O. Teach for Texas Loan Repayment Assistance Program

Section 56.351. Definition - Sec. 56.351. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "coordinating board" means the...

Section 56.352. Purpose of Program; Loan Repayment Authorized - Sec. 56.352. PURPOSE OF PROGRAM; LOAN REPAYMENT AUTHORIZED. (a) The...

Section 56.353. Eligibility - Sec. 56.353. ELIGIBILITY. (a) Teach for Texas repayment assistance is...

Section 56.354. Eligible Loans - Sec. 56.354. ELIGIBLE LOANS. (a) A person may receive Teach...

Section 56.355. Payment of Assistance - Sec. 56.355. PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE. (a) The coordinating board may...

Section 56.357. Teach for Texas Alternative Certification Assistance Program - Sec. 56.357. TEACH FOR TEXAS ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. (a)...

Section 56.3575. Administration; Rules - Sec. 56.3575. ADMINISTRATION; RULES. (a) The coordinating board shall adopt...

Section 56.358. Funding; Allocation of Funding - Sec. 56.358. FUNDING; ALLOCATION OF FUNDING. (a) The coordinating board...

Section 56.359. Grants and Service Agreements Entered Into Under Former Law; Saving Provision - Sec. 56.359. GRANTS AND SERVICE AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO UNDER FORMER...

Subchapter P. Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program

Section 56.401. Definitions - Sec. 56.401. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Coordinating board" means...

Section 56.402. Program Name; Purpose - Sec. 56.402. PROGRAM NAME; PURPOSE. (a) The student financial assistance...

Section 56.403. Administration of Program - Sec. 56.403. ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM. (a) The coordinating board shall...

Section 56.404. Initial Eligibility for Grant - Sec. 56.404. INITIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT. (a) To be eligible...

Section 56.405. Continuing Eligibility and Academic Performance Requirements - Sec. 56.405. CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS. (a) After...

Section 56.406. Grant Use - Sec. 56.406. GRANT USE. A person receiving a grant under...

Section 56.407. Grant Amount - Sec. 56.407. GRANT AMOUNT. (a) The amount of a grant...

Section 56.4075. Health Care Profession Student Grant - Sec. 56.4075. HEALTH CARE PROFESSION STUDENT GRANT. (a) The coordinating...

Subchapter R. Scholarships for Students Graduating

Section 56.481. Purpose - Sec. 56.481. PURPOSE. The purpose of this program is to...

Section 56.482. Definitions - Sec. 56.482. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Coordinating board" means...

Section 56.483. Award of Scholarship - Sec. 56.483. AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIP. (a) The coordinating board shall...

Section 56.484. Initial Eligibility for Scholarship - Sec. 56.484. INITIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIP. To be eligible for...

Section 56.485. Ineligibility for Scholarship - Sec. 56.485. INELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIP. Notwithstanding Section 56.484, a student...

Section 56.486. Amount of Scholarship - Sec. 56.486. AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 56.487. Application Procedure - Sec. 56.487. APPLICATION PROCEDURE. (a) The coordinating board shall establish...

Section 56.488. Continuing Eligibility for Scholarship - Sec. 56.488. CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIP. (a) After establishing eligibility...

Section 56.489. Satisfactory Academic Progress - Sec. 56.489. SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS. For each academic year in...

Section 56.490. Exception for Hardship or Other Good Cause - Sec. 56.490. EXCEPTION FOR HARDSHIP OR OTHER GOOD CAUSE. (a)...

Section 56.491. Publication of Program Information - Sec. 56.491. PUBLICATION OF PROGRAM INFORMATION. (a) The coordinating board...

Section 56.492. Reimbursement - Sec. 56.492. REIMBURSEMENT. (a) Each institution of higher education that...

Section 56.493. Rules - Sec. 56.493. RULES. The coordinating board shall adopt rules as...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle A - Higher Education in General Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance

Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Higher Education in General
Chapter 56 - Student Financial Assistance