| (a) No student enrolled for fewer than six hours may
receive a TEXAS Grant. However, in the event of a hardship or for
other good cause, the Program Officer at an eligible institution may
allow an otherwise eligible person to receive a TEXAS Grant while
enrolled for an equivalent of six to nine semester credit hours or
if the student's grade point average or completion rate or number
of completed hours falls below the satisfactory academic progress
requirements of §22.229 of this title (relating to Satisfactory
Academic Progress). Such conditions are not limited to, but include:
(1) a showing of a severe illness or other debilitating
condition that may affect the student's academic performance;
(2) an indication that the student is responsible for
the care of a sick, injured, or needy person and that the student's
provision of care may affect his or her academic performance; or
(3) the requirement of fewer than nine hours to complete
one's degree plan.
(b) The director of financial aid may grant an extension
of the year limits found in §22.230 of this title (relating to
Discontinuation of Eligibility or Non-Eligibility) in the event of
hardship. Documentation justifying the extension must be kept in the
student's files, and the institution must identify students granted
extensions and the length of their extensions to the Coordinating
Board, so that it may appropriately monitor each student's period
of eligibility.
(c) The financial aid director may allow a student
to receive his/her first award after more than 16 months have passed
since high school graduation if the student and/or the student's family
has suffered a hardship that would now make the student rank as one
of the institution's neediest. Documentation justifying the exception
must be kept in the student's files.
(d) Each institution shall adopt a hardship policy
under this section and have the policy available in writing in the
financial aid office for public review upon request.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §22.231 adopted to be effective November 28, 2005, 30 TexReg 7870; amended to be effective February 21, 2006, 31 TexReg 1032; amended to be effective May 21, 2008, 33 TexReg 3952; amended to be effective February 26, 2013, 38 TexReg 1161 |
