Texas Administrative Code

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) Child--a child 25 years of age or younger, including an adopted child. (3)…

Each institution of higher education shall exempt all eligible persons from the payment of up to $500 of tuition per term or semester. Notes 19 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.311 The provisions of this §21.311 (adopted as §22.304) to be effective November 28, 2005, 30 TexReg 7872; amended…

To receive an exemption under this program, a preceptor must: (1) be a resident of Texas, (2) be a registered nurse, (3) serve, on an average, at least one day per week under a written preceptor agreement with an undergraduate professional nursing program as a clinical preceptor …

To receive an exemption under this program, a child must: (1) be a resident of Texas; (2) be the child of a clinical preceptor as described in § 22.312(1) - (3) of this title (relating to Eligible Preceptors) whether or not the preceptor is receiving or has received an exemption …

(a) A person who is otherwise eligible for the program under § 21.313 of this title (regarding Eligible Children) shall be considered ineligible if the person has: (1) previously received exemptions under this subchapter for 10 semesters or summer sessions at any institution or i…

The value of an exemption granted under this program is equal to $500 or the student's tuition, whichever is less. Notes 19 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.315 The provisions of this §21.315 (adopted as §22.308) to be effective November 28, 2005, 30 TexReg 7872; Transferred from §22.308 by…

To apply for an exemption under this program, a student shall complete the Clinical Preceptor Exemption Application, developed by the Board and distributed and processed by participating institutions. Notes 19 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.316 The provisions of this §21.316 (adopted as §…

(a) Purpose. In accordance with the Insurance Code § 1460.005, this section specifies the standards and guidelines that are necessary to ensure that a health benefit plan issuer, including a subsidiary or affiliate, that utilizes rankings, tiers, ratings or other comparisons of a…

(a) Unless a student's payment due date has been postponed due to pending disbursements of financial aid as described in subsection (b), of this section, the following conditions shall apply in the collection of tuition and/or tuition and fees at institutions of higher education …

(a) Authority. Authority for this section is provided in the Texas Education Code, Chapter 52, Subchapter C. These rules establish procedures to administer the required loan debt disclosure as prescribed in Texas Education Code, § 52.335. (b) Purpose. The purpose of required loan…

(a) Overview. At least annually, and in an electronic format, participating higher educational institutions that enroll one or more students receiving state financial aid administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and that receive education loan information for…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Participating higher educational institution--a public or private nonprofit institution of higher education, including a junior coll…

At least annually, a participating higher educational institution shall provide a student loan debt disclosure, as more fully defined in §21.49 to every student who has a balance on one or more student loans, and whose debt records are received by the participating higher educati…

(a) Student loan debt disclosures are required to include education loan debt information that the participating higher educational institution receives or otherwise obtains from the United States Department of Education's central database for student aid, currently known as the …

Words and terms defined in Insurance Code Chapter 1467, concerning Out-of-Network Claim Dispute Resolution, have the same meaning when used in this subchapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and the following words and terms have the following meanings when used i…

(a) A community/junior or technical college, as soon as practicable, shall at a minimum refund mandatory fees and tuition in excess of the minimum tuition collected for courses from which the students drop or withdraw, according to the following schedule. For courses which meet o…

(a) Authority. The authority for this subchapter is Texas Education Code § 28.0253, establishing the Texas First Early High School Completion Program to allow public high school students who demonstrate early readiness for college to graduate early from high school. (b) Purpose. …

(a) This subchapter applies to a qualified mediation claim or qualified arbitration claim filed under health benefit plan coverage:(1) issued by an insurer as a preferred provider benefit plan under Insurance Code Chapter 1301, concerning Preferred Provider Benefit Plans, includi…

(a) Required criteria. An out-of-network provider that is a facility or a health benefit plan issuer or administrator may request mandatory mediation of an out-of-network claim under § 21.5011 of this title (relating to Mediation Request Procedure) if the claim complies with the …

(a) General requirements for explanation of benefits. A health benefit plan issuer or administrator subject to Insurance Code § 1271.008, concerning Balance Billing Prohibition Notice; §1275.003, concerning Balance Billing Prohibition Notice; §1301.010, concerning Balance Billing…

(a) Consistent with Insurance Code § 38.006, concerning Emergency Medical Services Provider Balance Billing Rate Database, this section applies to:(1) a political subdivision that sets, controls, or regulates a rate charged for a health care service, supply, or transport provided…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Coordinating Board--The agency, including staff, known as the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (2) Eligible Institution--A…

(a) Authority. Authority for this subchapter is provided in the Texas Education Code, § 54.3531, Peace Officers Enrolled in Certain Courses. This subchapter establishes procedures to administer this exemption program. (b) Purpose. The purpose of this program is to provide an exem…

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) Notwithstanding any other state or local law, a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall allow a student to graduate and receive a high school diploma under the Texas First Early High School Completion Program if the student meets the criteria established in pa…

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…