| (a) Authority. Authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, Subchapter F, Doctoral Incentive Loan Repayment Program. These rules establish procedures to administer the subchapter as prescribed in the Texas Education Code, §§56.091 - 56.096. (b) Scope. The rules set forth in this subchapter are applicable to Texas residents employed full-time as doctoral faculty or administrators in Texas. (c) Purpose. The purpose of the Doctoral Incentive Loan Repayment Program is to provide student loan repayment assistance as an incentive to attract members of underrepresented groups to full-time service on the faculties or administrations of public and private or independent institutions of higher education in Texas. |