| (a) All persons who receive an initial award through
the TEXAS Grant Program prior to fall 2013, and all initial award
recipients attending public community colleges, technical colleges
or the Lamar Institute of Technology in fall 2013 or later must:
(1) be a resident of Texas;
(2) show financial need;
(3) have applied for any available financial aid assistance;
(4) not have been granted a baccalaureate degree;
(5) be a graduate of an accredited high school in this
state not earlier than the 1998-99 school year;
(6) have completed the Recommended or Advanced High
School Program, or if a graduate of a private high school, its equivalent,
unless the student:
(A) graduated from a public high school that has been
certified by its district not to offer all the courses necessary to
complete all parts of the Recommended or Advanced High School Program,
and the student has completed all courses that the high school offered
toward the completion of such a curriculum; or
(B) was anticipated to graduate under the Recommended
or Advanced High School Program or meet the academic requirements
as outlined by subsection (b)(5) of this section when the award was
made; or
(C) has received an associate degree from an eligible
institution no earlier than May 1, 2001; or
(D) was anticipated to receive an associate degree
from an eligible institution within 12 months of enrolling for fall
2013 or a later term;
(7) enroll in an undergraduate degree or certificate
program at an approved institution on at least a three-quarter time
basis:
(A) not later than the end of the 16th month after
high school graduation, if an entering undergraduate student; or
(B) not later than the end of the 12th month after
a student has received an associate degree;
(8) have a statement on file with his or her institution
that indicates the student is registered with the Selective Service
System as required by federal law or is exempt from selective service
registration under federal law; and
(9) if awarded the grant on or after September 1, 2005,
be enrolled in an institution of higher education.
(b) Beginning with awards made for the fall 2013 semester,
to receive an initial TEXAS Grant award, a person graduating high
school on or after May 1, 2013 and enrolling in a general academic
teaching institution must:
(1) be a resident of Texas;
(2) show financial need as defined by the Board;
(3) have applied for any available financial aid or
assistance;
(4) not have been granted a baccalaureate degree;
(5) meet the academic requirements prescribed by subparagraph
(A), (B), or (C) of this paragraph:
(A) graduate or be on track to graduate from a public
or accredited private high school in Texas and complete or be on track
to complete the Recommended High School Curriculum or its equivalent
and on track to have accomplished any two or more of the following
at the time the award was made:
(i) graduation under the advanced high school program
established under Texas Education Code, §28.025 or its equivalent,
successful completion of the course requirements of the international
baccalaureate diploma program, or earning of the equivalent of at
least 12 semester credit hours of college credit in high school through
courses described in Texas Education Code, §28.009(a)(1), (2),
and (3);
(ii) satisfaction of the Texas Success Initiative (TSI)
college readiness benchmarks prescribed by the Coordinating Board
under Texas Education Code, §51.3062(f) on any assessment instrument
designated by the Coordinating Board under Texas Education Code, §51.3062(c)
or (e) or qualification for an exemption as described by Texas Education
Code, §51.3062(p), (q), or (q-1);
(iii) graduation in the top one-third of the person's
high school graduating class or graduation from high school with a
grade point average of at least 3.0 on a four-point scale or the equivalent;
or
(iv) completion for high school credit of at least
one advanced mathematics course following the successful completion
of an Algebra II course, as permitted by Texas Education Code, §28.025(b-3),
or at least one advanced career and technical course, as permitted
by Texas Education Code, §28.025(b-2);
(B) have received an associate degree or be on track
to receive an associate's degree from a public or private institution
of higher education at the time the award was made; or
(C) if sufficient money remains, meet the eligibility
criteria described by subsection (a) of this section;
(6) enroll in an undergraduate degree or certificate
program at a general academic teaching institution on at least a three-quarter
time basis as:
(A) an entering undergraduate student not later than
the end of the 16th month after high school graduation; or
(B) an entering undergraduate student who entered military
service not later than the first anniversary of the date of high school
graduation and enrolled in a general academic teaching institution
no later than 12 months after being honorably discharged from military
service; or
(C) a continuing undergraduate not later than the end
of the 12th month after the calendar month in which the student received
an associate degree; and
(7) have a statement on file with his or her institution
that indicates the student is registered with the Selective Service
System as required by federal law or is exempt from selective service
registration under federal law.
(c) To receive a continuation award through the TEXAS
Grant Program, a student must:
(1) have previously received an initial award through
this program;
(2) show financial need;
(3) be enrolled at least three-quarter time unless
granted a hardship waiver of this requirement under §22.231 of
this title (relating to Hardship Provisions);
(4) be enrolled in an undergraduate degree or certificate
program at an approved institution;
(5) not have been granted a baccalaureate degree;
(6) have a statement on file with his or her institution
that indicates the student is registered with the selective service
system as required by federal law or is exempt from selective service
registration under federal law; and
(7) make satisfactory academic progress towards an
undergraduate degree or certificate, as defined in §22.229 of
this title (relating to Satisfactory Academic Progress).
(8) If a student's eligibility was based on the expectation
that the student would complete the Recommended or Advanced High School
Program, meet the academic requirements as outlined in subsection
(b)(5) of this section, or acquire an associate's degree and the student
failed to do so, then in order to resume eligibility such a student
must:
(A) receive an associate's degree;
(B) meet all other qualifications for a TEXAS Grant;
and
(C) if required to do so by the institution through
which the TEXAS Grant was made, repay the amount of the TEXAS Grant
that was previously received.
(d) In determining initial student eligibility for
TEXAS grant awards pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section,
priority shall be given to those students who have an expected family
contribution that does not exceed the lesser of the limit set by the
Board for the relevant fiscal year or 60 percent of the average statewide
amount of tuition and fees for general academic teaching institutions
for the relevant academic year.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §22.228 adopted to be effective August 16, 2004, 29 TexReg 7988; amended to be effective November 28, 2005, 30 TexReg 7869; amended to be effective May 21, 2008, 33 TexReg 3952; amended to be effective March 2, 2009, 34 TexReg 1431; amended to be effective February 26, 2013, 38 TexReg 1161 |
