The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
(1) Alternative Educator Certification Program--an
approved educator preparation program, delivered by entities approved
by the State Board for Educator Certification under the provisions
of Texas Administrative Code, §228.10, specifically designed
as an alternative to a traditional undergraduate certification program,
for individuals already holding at least a baccalaureate degree.
(2) Auxiliary Fund--the Student Loan Auxiliary Fund
authorized in the Texas Education Code, Chapter 52, §§52.81
- 52.90.
(3) Board--the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board.
(4) CAL or CALP--College Access Loan Program.
(5) Career college--an educational institution that
is not a public or private nonprofit educational institution and is
approved by the U.S. Secretary of Education under the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended, and the regulations found in 34 C.F.R. §600.5.
(6) Commissioner--the Commissioner of Higher Education.
(7) Cosigner/Accommodation Party--one who signs a student
loan promissory note and thereby assumes liability for the debt and
all fees and expenses associated with the note, who is not a direct
beneficiary of the proceeds of the loan.
(8) Cost of Attendance--expenses, including direct
educational costs (tuition, fees, books, and supplies) as well as
indirect educational costs (room and board, transportation, and personal
expenses) incurred by a typical student receiving financial aid in
attending a particular college.
(9) Default--the failure of a borrower and cosigner,
if any, to make loan installment payments when due for a total of
180 days for CAL and HELP loans and 270 days for FFELP and HEAL loans.
(10) Deferment--any period during which a borrower,
upon adequate showing of entitlement under the terms of the particular
lending program, shall be eligible to suspend payments.
(11) FFELP--the Federal Family Education Loan Program,
formerly the Guaranteed Student Loan Program, authorized by the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended, 20 U.S.C. §§1071 - 1087-4.
Included in the FFELP are Federal Stafford Loans and Federal Supplemental
Loans for Students.
(12) Forbearance--discretionary permission from the
Commissioner or his designees that allows a borrower to cease payments
temporarily, or allows an extension of time for making payments, or
temporarily reduces the payment amount from the amount that was previously
scheduled.
(13) FSL--the Robert T. Stafford Federal Student Loan
Program to be known as "Federal Stafford Loans," formerly known as
Stafford Loans and Guaranteed Student Loans, which included Federal
Insured Student Loans. FSLs are made under provisions of the Federal
Family Education Loan Program; but, for purposes of this subchapter,
the acronym FSL will designate those rules specific to FSL.
(14) FSLS--Federal Supplemental Loans for Students,
formerly known as Supplemental Loans for Students and Auxiliary Loans
for Students. The FSLS are made under provisions of the Federal Family
Education Loan Program; but, for purposes of this subchapter, the
acronym FSLS will designate those rules specific to FSLS.
(15) Fund--the Texas Opportunity Plan Fund as created
by the Constitution of the State of Texas, Article III, 50b; the Student
Loan Revenue Bond Fund authorized in the Texas Education Code, Chapter
56, Subchapter H; and/or the Student Loan Auxiliary Fund, authorized
in the Texas Education Code, Chapter 52, Subchapter F.
(16) HEAL or HEALP--Health Education Assistance Loan
Program authorized by the Public Health Service Act, as amended, 42
U.S.C. §§292 - 292y.
(17) HELP--Health Education Loan Program.
(18) Hinson-Hazlewood College Student Loan Program,
or Program--the commonly used name for the Board program which provides
and administers FFELP, CAL, HEAL, and HELP student loans under the
authority of Texas Education Code, §§52.31 - 52.40.
(19) Hinson-Hazlewood College Student Loan Program
Officer--a full-time administrative official of an institution who
will act as the Board's on-campus agent.
(20) Regional Education Service Center--a center established
and operated by the Commissioner of Education under Texas Education
Code, Chapter 8.
(21) 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.
(22) Revenue Bond Fund--the Student Loan Revenue Bond
Fund, authorized in the Texas Education Code, Chapter 56, Subchapter
H.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §21.53 adopted to be effective May 22, 2003, 28 TexReg 3950; amended to be effective December 7, 2003, 28 TexReg 10756; amended to be effective November 28, 2005, 30 TexReg 7855; amended to be effective February 28, 2012, 37 TexReg 1329 |
