The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
(1) Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board.
(2) Career School or College--A school or college identified
by the Texas Workforce Commission as meeting the requirements set
out in the Texas Education Code, Title 3, Chapter 132, §132.001(1).
(3) Commission--The Texas Workforce Commission.
(4) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher Education,
the Chief Executive Officer of the Board.
(5) Cost of Attendance--An estimate of the expenses
incurred by a typical financial aid student in attending a particular
eligible institution approved by Board staff. It includes direct educational
costs (tuition, fees, books, and supplies) as well as indirect costs
(room and board, transportation, and personal expenses).
(6) Covered Person--Any of the following individuals:
(A) A veteran.
(B) The spouse of any of the following individuals:
(i) Any veteran who died of a service-connected disability.
(ii) Any member of the Armed Forces serving on active
duty who, at the time of application for assistance under this section,
is listed, pursuant to the United States Code, §556 of Title
37, and regulations issued thereunder, by the Secretary concerned
in one of more of the following categories and has been so listed
for a total of more than 90 days: missing in action, captured in the
line of duty by a hostile force, or forcibly detained or interned
in the line of duty by a foreign government or power.
(iii) Any veteran who has a total disability resulting
from a service-connected disability.
(iv) Any veteran who died while a disability so evaluated
was in existence.
(7) Discharge or Release--
(A) Retirement from the active military, naval, or
air service; or
(B) The satisfactory completion of the period of active
military, naval, or air service for which a person was obligated at
the time of entry into such service in the case of a person who, due
to enlistment or reenlistment, was not awarded a discharge or release
from such period of service at the time of such completion thereof
and who, at such time, would otherwise have been eligible for a discharge
or release under conditions other than dishonorable.
(8) Expected Family Contribution--The amount of discretionary
income that should be available to a student from his or her resources
and that of his or her family, as determined following the federal
methodology.
(9) Financial Need--The cost of attendance at a particular
eligible institution less the expected family contribution. The cost
of attendance and family contribution are to be determined in accordance
with Board staff guidelines.
(10) Full-time Enrollment--
(A) At least 12 semester hours or 12 quarter hours
per academic term in an educational program using a semester, trimester,
or quarter system;
(B) At least 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours
per academic year for an educational program using credit hours but
not using a semester, trimester, or quarter system, or the prorated
equivalent for a program of less than one academic year;
(C) At least 24 clock hours per week for an educational
program using clock hours;
(D) A series of courses or seminars equaling at least
12 semester or quarter hours over a maximum of 18 weeks;
(E) For a program that measures credit hours and uses
nonstandard terms, the number of weeks of instruction in the term
divided by the number of weeks of instruction in the academic year,
multiplied by the number of credit hours in the academic year.
(11) Half-time Enrollment--Half of the minimum enrollment
levels for Full-time Enrollment.
(12) Non-Service-Connected--With respect to a veteran's
disability or death, such disability that was not incurred or aggravated,
or that resulted in death, while serving in the line of duty in the
active military, naval, or air service.
(13) Program Officer--The individual named by each
participating eligible institution's chief executive officer to serve
as agent for the Board. The Program Officer has primary responsibility
for all ministerial acts required by the program, including maintenance
of all records and preparation and submission of reports reflecting
program transactions. Unless otherwise indicated by the administration,
the director of student financial aid shall serve as Program Officer.
(14) Qualified Education Program--A program identified
by the Texas Workforce Commission as delivered by an eligible institution;
results in a certificate or degree; is at least 30 weeks in length
and meets or exceeds 24 semester credit hours, 36 quarter credit hours,
or 900 clock hours; and delivers occupational training associated
with an occupation included on the Statewide Occupations List compiled
by the Texas Workforce Commission.
(15) Resident of Texas--A resident of the State of
Texas as determined in accordance with Chapter 21, Subchapter B of
this title (relating to Determination of Resident Status). Nonresident
students who are eligible to pay resident tuition rates are not residents
of Texas.
(16) Service-Connected--With respect to a veteran's
disability or death, such disability that was incurred or aggravated,
or that resulted in death, while serving in the line of duty in the
active military, naval, or air service.
(17) State Fiscal Year--A 12-month period beginning
September 1 and ending August 31, for which state funding for the
TCOG Program grant is appropriated.
(18) Tuition and Required Fees--Charges that an institution
assesses a student as a condition of enrollment at the institution
or in a specific course.
(19) Veteran--A person who served in the active military,
naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released under conditions
other than dishonorable.
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