Sec. 54.342. PRISONERS OF WAR. (a) In this section, "tuition and required fees" includes tuition, service fees, lab fees, building use fees, and all other required fees except room, board, or clothing fees or deposits in the nature of security for the return or proper care of property.
(b) For each semester or summer session and for a total number of semester credit hours not to exceed 120, the governing body of each institution of higher education shall exempt from the payment of tuition and required fees any person who:
(1) is a resident of Texas and was a resident of Texas at the time of the person's original entry into the United States armed forces;
(2) was first classified as a prisoner of war by the United States Department of Defense on or after January 1, 1999; and
(3) is enrolled for at least 12 semester credit hours.
(c) For each semester or session in which a person receives an exemption from tuition and required fees under Subsection (b), the governing body of the institution the person attends shall exempt the person from the payment of fees and charges for lodging and board if the person resides on the campus of the institution. If the person does not reside on the campus of the institution, the institution shall provide to the person a reasonable stipend to cover the costs of the person's lodging and board.
(d) For each semester or session in which a person receives an exemption from tuition and required fees under Subsection (b), the governing body of the institution the person attends shall award to the person a scholarship to cover the costs of books and similar educational materials required for course work at the institution.
(e) An institution may use any available revenue, including legislative appropriations, and shall solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this section. The institution shall use gifts, grants, and donations received for the purposes of this section before using any other revenue.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1590, Sec. 11(b), eff. June 19, 1999.
Redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.219 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Higher Education in General
Subchapter D. Waivers, Exemptions, and Other Tuition and Fee Benefits
Section 54.2001. Continued Receipt of Exemptions or Waivers Conditional
Section 54.2002. Exemptions and Waivers for State-Funded Courses Only
Section 54.206. Foreign Service Officers
Section 54.211. Faculty and Dependents
Section 54.212. Teaching or Research Assistant
Section 54.213. Scholarship Student
Section 54.214. Biomedical Research Program; Scholarship Student
Section 54.217. Students Enrolled in Fully Funded Courses; Optional Waiver
Section 54.218. Distance Learning or Off-Campus Courses; Optional Waiver
Section 54.222. Economic Development and Diversification
Section 54.223. Tuition Rates for Olympic Athletes
Section 54.225. Students Enrolled in Non-Semester-Length Developmental Education Interventions
Section 54.232. NATO Agreement
Section 54.233. Academic Common Market
Section 54.241. Military Personnel and Dependents
Section 54.251. Registered Nurses in Postgraduate Nursing Degree Programs; Optional Waiver
Section 54.261. Designated Tuition; Hardship; Optional Waiver
Section 54.262. Student Services Fees; Optional Waiver
Section 54.263. Students 55 Years of Age or Older; Optional Waiver
Section 54.301. Highest Ranking High School Graduates; Optional Exemption
Section 54.331. Students From Other Nations of the American Hemisphere
Section 54.341. Veterans and Other Military Personnel; Dependents
Section 54.3411. Permanent Fund Supporting Military and Veterans Exemptions
Section 54.342. Prisoners of War
Section 54.343. Children of Prisoners of War or Persons Missing in Action
Section 54.344. Participants in Military Funerals
Section 54.345. Assistance for Tuition and Fees for Members of State Military Forces
Section 54.351. Children of Disabled Firefighters and Law Enforcement Officers
Section 54.352. Disabled Peace Officers and Fire Fighters
Section 54.353. Firefighters Enrolled in Fire Science Courses
Section 54.3531. Peace Officers Enrolled in Certain Courses
Section 54.354. Education Benefits for Certain Survivors
Section 54.355. Children of Professional Nursing Program Faculty
Section 54.356. Preceptors for Professional Nursing Education Programs
Section 54.361. One-Year Exemption for Certain Tanf Students
Section 54.362. Funding of Exemptions
Section 54.363. Educational Aides
Section 54.364. Blind, Deaf Students
Section 54.365. Senior Citizens; Optional Benefit
Section 54.367. Exemptions for Adopted Students Formerly in Foster or Other Residential Care
Section 54.368. Interinstitutional Academic Programs; Optional Exemption