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Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 19	EDUCATION
PART 1	TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
CHAPTER 22	GRANT AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER K	PROVISIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
RULE §22.202	Processing and Awarding Cycle

(a) Board staff is responsible for publishing and disseminating general information and program rules for the program described in this subchapter.

(b) Institutions of higher education will be responsible for collecting information necessary to identify eligible students. All eligible students must be notified of their awards on their financial aid award letter/notification.

(c) Form of Award: Institutional Reimbursement. Institutions shall exempt recipients from the payment of tuition and fees (up to the amount of the scholarship) and then request reimbursement from Board staff.

(d) Requesting Reimbursements. To request reimbursement for student awards, institutions must submit separate files of all eligible initial and renewal award recipients to the Board. Information included in these files is used by the Board staff to determine priority funding categories of eligible students. Information concerning the creation and submission of these files will be provided to institutions by Board staff.

(e) Disbursements by Board staff. Board staff will process institutional reimbursement request files at least once a month and will subsequently have appropriate amounts transferred to institutions or the institutions' fiduciary agents by the State Comptroller's office.

Source Note: The provisions of this §22.202 adopted to be effective March 2, 2009, 34 TexReg 1431; amended to be effective May 29, 2012, 37 TexReg 3807

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