Sec. 487.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Selection committee" means the Outstanding Rural Scholar Selection Committee.
(2) "Fund" means the outstanding rural scholar fund.
(3) "Postsecondary educational institution" means:
(A) an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;
(B) a nonprofit, independent institution approved under Section 61.222, Education Code; or
(C) a nonprofit, health-related school or program accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the American Osteopathic Association, the Texas Board of Nursing, or, in the case of allied health, an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(4) "Program" means the outstanding rural scholar recognition and loan program for rural health care.
(5) "Rural community" means a municipality in a nonmetropolitan county as defined by the United States Census Bureau in its most recent census.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 2.004, eff. Feb. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 56, eff. September 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - Commerce and Industrial Development
Chapter 487 - Office of Rural Affairs in Department of Agriculture
Subchapter D. Outstanding Rural Scholar Recognition and Loan Program for Rural Health Care
Section 487.102. Administration
Section 487.103. Selection Committee
Section 487.104. Selection of Outstanding Rural Scholars
Section 487.105. Eligibility for Outstanding Rural Scholar Competition
Section 487.106. Eligibility for Loans; Rural Community Financial Support
Section 487.107. Awarding of Loans
Section 487.108. Amount of Loan
Section 487.109. Loan Forgiveness
Section 487.111. Postsecondary Educational Institutions; Monitoring