Sec. 54.345. ASSISTANCE FOR TUITION AND FEES FOR MEMBERS OF STATE MILITARY FORCES. (a) For each semester, the adjutant general of the state military forces shall certify to institutions of higher education as described by Section 437.226, Government Code, information identifying the persons to whom the adjutant general has awarded assistance for tuition and mandatory fees under that section.
(b) An institution of higher education shall exempt a person certified by the adjutant general as described by Subsection (a) from the payment of tuition for the semester credit hours for which the person enrolls, not to exceed 12 semester credit hours. If the person is not charged tuition at the rate provided for other Texas residents, the amount of the exemption may not exceed the amount of tuition the person would be charged as a Texas resident for the number of semester credit hours for which the person enrolls, not to exceed 12 semester credit hours.
(c) An institution of higher education shall exempt a person who receives an exemption from tuition under Subsection (b) from the payment of all mandatory fees for any semester in which the person receives the tuition exemption.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 519 (S.B. 685), Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 2007.
Redesignated from Education Code, Section 54.2155 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 3.02, eff. September 1, 2013.
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