In order to be eligible to receive a Hazlewood Act Exemption,
a veteran who claims the benefit for the first time beginning fall
2011 shall demonstrate that he or she currently resides in the state,
unless he or she resides out of state solely due to his or her own
(or a spouse's) current military orders, and:
(1) at the time he or she entered the service, was
a resident of Texas, entered the service in the State of Texas, or
declared Texas as his or her home of record in the manner provided
by the military or other service;
(2) was honorably discharged from service;
(3) has no federal veteran's education benefits that
may be used only for the payment of tuition and fees for the semester
or, if the veteran has such benefits, the value of such benefits is
less than the value of the Hazlewood Act Exemption for the relevant
term;
(4) is not in default on an education loan made or
guaranteed by the State of Texas;
(5) has attempted fewer than 150 credit hours using
the Hazlewood Act Exemption beginning with fall of 1995;
(6) has followed the application procedures and schedules
required by these provisions; and
(7) belongs to one of the following groups of individuals:
(A) nurses and honorably discharged members of the
armed forces of the United States who served during the Spanish-American
War or during World War I;
(B) nurses, members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps,
members of the Women's Auxiliary Volunteer Emergency Service, and
honorably discharged members of the armed forces of the United States
who served during World War II except those who were discharged from
service because they were over the age of 38 or because of a personal
request on the part of the person that he be discharged from service;
(C) honorably discharged men and women of the armed
forces of the United States who served during the Korean War which
began on June 27, 1950, and ended on July 27, 1953; and
(D) all persons who:
(i) were honorably discharged from the armed forces
of the United States after serving on active military duty for at
least 181 days, excluding training; and
(ii) who served a portion of their active duty during:
(I) the Cold War which began on June 27, 1950;
(II) the Vietnam era which began on December 21, 1961,
and ended on May 7, 1975;
(III) the Grenada and Lebanon era which began on August
24, 1982, and ended on July 31, 1984;
(IV) the Panama era which began on December 20, 1989,
and ended on January 21, 1990;
(V) the Persian Gulf War which began on August 2, 1990,
and ended on March 3, 1991;
(VI) the National Emergency by Reason of Certain Terrorist
Attacks, which began on September 11, 2001; and
(VII) any future national emergency declared in accordance
with federal law.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §21.2102 adopted to be effective August 11, 2005, 30 TexReg 4478; amended to be effective February 21, 2006, 31 TexReg 1031; amended to be effective August 16, 2007, 32 TexReg 4979; amended to be effective November 27, 2007, 32 TexReg 8496; amended to be effective May 21, 2008, 33 TexReg 3943; amended to be effective August 25, 2008, 33 TexReg 6815; amended to be effective August 26, 2009, 34 TexReg 5684; amended to be effective November 30, 2009, 34 TexReg 8528; amended to be effective September 6, 2011, 36 TexReg 5684; amended to be effective February 28, 2012, 37 TexReg 1332 |
