Texas Administrative Code

Each institution of higher education shall exempt Eligible Peace Officers, as determined under this subchapter, from the payment of tuition and laboratory fees for courses offered as part of a law enforcement-related or criminal justice degree or certificate program. Notes 19 Tex…

To qualify, a Peace Officer must: (1) be an undergraduate student enrolled in an eligible criminal justice or law enforcement-related degree or certificate program at the institution pursuant to this subchapter; (2) apply for the exemption at least one week before the last day of…

(a) Only courses pertaining to law enforcement-related or criminal justice degree or certificate programs are eligible for the tuition and laboratory fees exemption. (b) No more than 20 percent of the maximum student enrollment designated by the institution for a given law enforc…

A person who has reached the limit of undergraduate hours for which the state will provide formula funding as specified in the Texas Education Code, § 54.014 (relating to Tuition for Repeated or Excessive Undergraduate Hours), is not eligible for the exemption described in this s…

(a) Degree and certificate programs eligible for the exemption described in this subchapter shall be identified by the institutions and compiled into a list by the Coordinating Board. A uniform listing of approved degree and certificate programs shall be posted on the Coordinatin…

If the Legislature does not specifically appropriate funds to an institution of higher education in an amount sufficient to pay the institution's costs in complying with this subchapter for a semester, the governing board of the institution shall report to the Senate Finance Comm…

(a) Beginning with the fall term, 2014, each institution is required to adopt a policy to allow a student who fails to maintain a grade point average as required by § 21.521 of this title (relating to Eligible Peace Officers) to receive an exemption in another semester or term on…

A student who graduates early through the Program is considered to have earned a diploma with a distinguished level of achievement under Texas Education Code § 28.025. The school district must provide each student who earns a Program diploma with a designation of distinguished le…

For the 2022-2023 school year, each high school must provide a written notification to each high school student and the student's parent or guardian listing the eligibility criteria for the Texas First Early High School Completion Program and Texas First Scholarship Program. Afte…

(a) A student who meets all Program requirements according to Title 19 Texas Administrative Code § 21.52has met the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative according to Texas Education Code Chapter 51. (b) A student who meets all Program requirements according to Title 19 Te…

(a) Buildings, structures, and objects as defined in Chapter 26 of this title (relating to Practice and Procedure) may be designated as Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (hereafter referred to as "RTHL"), provided the following conditions are met: (1) The property is associated w…

Pursuant to the Jamie Schanbaum and Nicolis Williams Act, this subchapter creates the procedure by which an entering student of an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education will show evidence of being immunized against bacterial men…

Texas Education Code, § 51.9192, Subchapter Z, establishes the requirement for bacterial meningitis vaccination for certain students and identifies exceptions to that requirement. This subchapter applies only to entering students enrolling in public, private or independent instit…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Entering student includes: (A) New student--A first-time student of an institution of higher education or private or independent ins…

(a) An entering student who has been admitted to an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education, must show evidence of receipt of an initial bacterial meningitis vaccination dose or booster during the five-year period preceding and at…

(a) A student is not required to submit evidence of receiving the vaccination against bacterial meningitis or evidence of receiving a booster dose if: (1) the student is 22 years of age or older by the first day of the start of the semester; or (2) the student is enrolled only in…

(a) Authority. Authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, Subchapter B, Tuition Rates. These rules establish procedures to administer the program authorized in Texas Education Code, § 54.331 (previously §54.207), Students from Other Nations of the Amer…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (2) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher Education, the Chief Executive Of…

(a) Texas public institutions of higher education are eligible to participate in the Good Neighbor Scholarship Program. (b) Program Officer. The chief executive officer at each participating institution shall name the principal international student advisor or another appropriate…

To be eligible for a Good Neighbor Scholarship a person must: (1) be a bona fide nativeborn citizen and resident of an eligible country; (2) have resided in the Western (American) Hemisphere for a period of at least five years; (3) demonstrate that he or she is scholastically qua…

(a) Each year eligible institutions may submit scholarship recommendations (applications) to the Board. Applications for the 12-month awards must be submitted to the Board no later than March 15. (1) Prioritization. Participating institutions will assign priority numbers to their…

Students selected to receive awards through the Good Neighbor Scholarship Program may be exempted from the payment of tuition for the 12-month period beginning with the fall semester following the students' selection as recipients. An exemption under this title only applies to co…

(a) Grade Point Average. (1) If receiving a continuation award in fall 2014 or later, a student who is classified as an undergraduate or a graduate, must be meeting the institution's financial aid grade point average requirement; (2) If receiving a continuation award in fall 2014…

(a) Each institution of higher education is required to adopt a policy to allow a student who fails to maintain a grade point average as required by §21.287 of this subchapter (relating to Continuation Awards) to receive an exemption in another semester or term on a showing of ha…

The Board is responsible for publishing and disseminating general information and program rules for the program described in this subchapter. Notes 19 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.642 Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 20, May 15, 2015, TexReg 2664, eff. 5/18/2015; transferred…

(a) Any individual, group or county historical commission may apply to the commission for an Official Texas Historical Marker. The application shall include: (1) a completed current Official Texas Historical Marker application form; (2) supporting documentation as provided in pro…

(a) Authority. Authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, § 54.353, Firefighters Enrolled in Fire Science Courses. This subchapter establishes procedures to administer this exemption program. (b) Purpose. The purpose of this program is to provide an ex…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (2) Firefighter--An individual employed as a firefighter by a political subdiv…

Each institution of higher education shall exempt all eligible persons from the payment of tuition and laboratory fees for courses offered as part of a fire science curriculum. Notes 19 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.788 The provisions of this §21.788 (adopted as §22.520) to be effective …

(a) To receive an initial exemption under this program: (1) A paid firefighter must be employed by a political subdivision of the State of Texas. (2) A volunteer firefighter must: (A) currently, and for at least the past year, be an active member of an organized volunteer fire de…

(a) An exemption under this subchapter does not apply to any amount of additional tuition the institution elects to charge a resident undergraduate student due to excess undergraduate hours as specified in Texas Education Code, § 54.014(a) or (f). (b) An exemption under this subc…

(a) Degree and certificate programs eligible for the exemption described in this subchapter shall be identified by the institutions and compiled into a list by the Coordinating Board. A uniform listing of approved programs shall be posted on the Coordinating Board web site. (b) C…

(a) Each institution of higher education is required to adopt a policy to allow a student who fails to maintain a grade point average as required by § 21.789 of this subchapter (relating to Eligible Firefighters) to receive an exemption in another semester or term on a showing of…

Unless otherwise specified in statute or rule, a student's financial need is defined as the difference between the student's cost of attendance as determined by the institution and the student's expected family contribution as calculated using the United States Department of Educ…

(a) The commission adopts the following criteria governing evaluation for approval or rejection of applications for Official Texas Historical Markers, Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (RTHLs), or Historic Texas Cemetery designations. (1) Age: Structures eligible for the RTHL des…

(a) Authority. Authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, Chapter 54, Subchapter B, Tuition Rates. These rules establish procedures to administer the subchapter as prescribed in the Texas Education Code, § 54.231(c) and (d) (previously §54.060(c) and (…

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The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (2) Citizen of Another Nation--A citizen or permanent resident of a nation oth…

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An institution eligible to participate in the exchange program must: (1) be a public or private degree-granting institution of higher education located in a nation other than the United States whose programs have recognition of official validity, or (2) be a public institution of…

A person is eligible to participate in the exchange program if he/she: (1) has been enrolled for one or more semesters at the originating institution, (2) is a citizen or permanent resident of a participating nation or an individual enrolled in a public institution of higher educ…

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(a) If a reciprocal exchange program requires a tuition payment, the tuition rate to be paid by participants will be either the relevant rate normally paid at Texas institutions or the rate normally charged nationals or residents of other nations by their institutions. Tuition ra…

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The number of units of instruction exchanged would ideally be equal in any given year. If balance is not attained in any one year and more students from other nations are participating in the program than are students from Texas, parity is to be established within a five-year per…

Each participating institution must maintain records in the appropriate office which would include (1) proof of each participant's eligibility and (2) formally-executed exchange agreements with each exchange partner institution. Notes 19 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.907 The provisions o…

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When a Reciprocal Educational Exchange Program exchange takes place, the Texas institution may request formula funding for the hours taken by foreign students attending classes in Texas. They may not request formula funding for their students who go abroad under this reciprocal e…