Sec. 54.362. FUNDING OF EXEMPTIONS. (a) An institution of higher education may fund tuition exemptions under Section 54.361 or 54.363 from local funds or from funds appropriated to the institution. An institution of higher education is not required to provide tuition exemptions beyond those funded through appropriations specifically designated for this purpose.
(b) The Texas Education Agency shall accept and make available to provide tuition exemptions under Section 54.363 gifts, grants, and donations made to the agency for that purpose. The commissioner of education shall transfer those funds to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to distribute to institutions of higher education that provide exemptions under that section.
Redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 54.213 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 359 (S.B. 32), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2012.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1186 (H.B. 3708), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.
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