The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Adjutant General--The Adjutant General's Office to which the Texas Air and Army National Guard report. (2) Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (3) Chief Executive Officer--the President of a participating ROTC institution. (4) Commissioner--The commissioner of higher education, the chief executive officer of the Board. (5) Financial need--The cost of attendance at an eligible institution less the expected family contribution and any gift aid for which the student is eligible. The cost of attendance and family contribution are to be determined in accordance with Board guidelines. The cost of attendance includes tuition, fees, books and supplies and living expenses. (6) Full-time Student--An individual enrolled for the equivalent of at least 12 semester credit hours each semester term, including military science courses and aerospace studies. (7) Order of Merit List--A list of exemption program applicants, submitted on a form designed by the Board and signed by the program officer of an ROTC institution, ranking the applicants under consideration for awards through the program. (8) Program Officer--The Texas Air and Army National Guard/ROTC Exemption Program Officer designated by an eligible institution to represent the Board for the program on that campus. (9) Recruiter--An individual employed as a National Guard recruiter by the Adjutant General's Office. (10) Resident--A resident of the State of Texas as determined in accordance with Chapter 21, Subchapter B of Board rules. Nonresident students are excluded from this program. (11) Room and Board Exemption--An exemption from the payment of an eligible institution's fees and charges for lodging and Board as described in §21.1062 of these rules. (12) ROTC--the Reserve Officers Training Corps for the Texas Air National Guard and the Texas Army National Guard. (13) ROTC Institution--An institution of higher education, as defined by §61.003 of the Texas Education Code, that maintains a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC). (14) Texas National Guard ROTC Scholarship Volunteer Program (TXNG/RSVP)--A second name for the Exemption Program for Texas Air and Army National Guard/ROTC Students, the program described in this subchapter. (15) Tuition and Fee Exemption--An exemption from the payment of all of an eligible institution's dues, fees, and enrollment charges, including correspondence courses, general property deposit fees, and student services fees. This does not include fees or charges for clothing, books or supplies. |
