Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 56.004. FILING FEES IN SUITS TO COLLECT DELINQUENT STUDENT LOANS. Notwithstanding any other law, if an institution of higher education brings suit to collect or enforce the repayment of a delinquent student loan, the institution is required to pay in advance one-half of the …

Sec. 56.006. EMPLOYEE TRAINED IN STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND FAMILIES. (a) Each institution of higher education shall ensure that one or more persons employed by the institution is trained: (1) in understanding state and federal student financial assist…

Sec. 56.0065. STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AND FAMILIES; EQUAL PROTECTION. (a) In this section, "private or independent institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003. (b) An institution of higher education or a private or indepe…

Sec. 56.007. EXCLUSION OF ASSETS IN PREPAID TUITION PROGRAMS AND HIGHER EDUCATION SAVINGS PLANS. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the right of a person to assets held in or the right to receive payments or benefits under any fund or plan established under Subchapter G, H, or I,…

Sec. 56.008. PRIORITY DEADLINE FOR STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by rule shall provide for a uniform priority application deadline for applications for financial assistance for an academic year. (b) The priority deadline may not s…

Sec. 56.009. ELIGIBILITY BASED ON GRADUATION UNDER CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS. To the extent that a person's eligibility to participate in any program under this chapter, including Subchapters K, Q, and R, is contingent on the person graduating under the recommended or advanced…

Sec. 56.0092. TEXAS B-ON-TIME STUDENT LOAN ACCOUNT; FORMER LOAN PROGRAM CONTINUED IN EFFECT FOR CERTAIN ACADEMIC YEARS ONLY. (a) The Texas B-On-time student loan account previously established by former Section 56.463 continues as an account in the general revenue fund. The accou…

Sec. 56.0094. FINANCIAL AID DISPLACEMENT. (a) In this section: (1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (2) "Gift aid" means a grant, scholarship, exemption, waiver, or other financial aid awarded to a student without a requirement to repay th…

Sec. 56.011. RESIDENT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANCE. (a) The governing board of each institution of higher education shall cause to be set aside not less than 15 percent of any amount of tuition charged to a resident undergraduate student under Section 54.0513 in excess of $46…

Sec. 56.012. RESIDENT GRADUATE STUDENT ASSISTANCE. (a) The governing board of each institution of higher education shall cause to be set aside not less than 15 percent of any amount of tuition charged to a resident student enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program und…

Sec. 56.013. INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUNDED FROM DESIGNATED TUITION. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall post on the coordinating board's Internet website and disseminate to each public or accredited private high school in this state information…

Sec. 56.014. NOTICE TO STUDENTS REGARDING TUITION SET ASIDE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (a) An institution of higher education that is required by this subchapter to set aside a portion of a student's tuition payments to provide financial assistance for students enrolled in the ins…

Sec. 56.031. SHORT TITLE. The grant program authorized by this subsection shall be cited as the Texas Public Educational Grants Program and individual grants awarded pursuant to this program shall be cited as Texas Public Educational Grants. Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 2323…

Sec. 56.032. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to provide a program to supply grants of money to students attending institutions of higher education in Texas whose educational costs are not met in whole or in part from other sources and to provide institutions of higher …

Sec. 56.033. SOURCE OF PROGRAM FUNDING. (a) The governing board of each institution of higher education, including the Texas State Technical College System, shall cause to be set aside: (1) not less than 15 percent nor more than 20 percent out of each resident student's tuition c…

Sec. 56.034. GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY AND AWARDING GRANTS. (a) The governing boards of institutions of higher education shall establish guidelines to determine eligibility for awarding Texas Public Educational Grants subject to the limitations of this section. (b) F…

Sec. 56.035. TYPE OF GRANTS TO BE AWARDED. Texas Public Educational Grants shall not be awarded for any specific purpose other than meeting all or part of a student's demonstrated financial need. Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 2323, ch. 720, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended…

Sec. 56.036. TRANSFER OF GRANT FUNDS FOR USE AS MATCHING FUNDS. Each institution of higher education is authorized to transfer any or all of the funds set aside for the Texas Public Educational Grant Program to the coordinating board to be used for matching federal or other grant…

Sec. 56.037. PRIORITIES IN AWARDING MATCHING FUNDS. In awarding matching funds to be used in conjunction with Texas Public Educational Grants, the coordinating board shall give first priority to those institutions and students showing the highest amount of financial need. Added b…

Sec. 56.038. RESTRICTIONS AND RETURN OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS. The coordinating board may not use funds transferred to it pursuant to this subchapter from one institution to award grants to students of a different institution. Should matching funds be unavailable for an institution, …

Sec. 56.039. FULL USE OF FUNDS. At the end of a fiscal year, if the total amount of unencumbered funds that have been set aside under this subchapter by an institution of higher education, together with the total amount of unencumbered funds transferred by that institution to the…

Sec. 56.051. EMERGENCY LOANS. Each institution of higher education may establish an emergency loan program under which students are loaned money to pay tuition, fees, and the costs of textbooks. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 15(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1985. Amended by Ac…

Sec. 56.052. ELIGIBILITY. (a) The governing board of each institution shall adopt rules establishing eligibility criteria. The rules must allow eligible students to obtain loans on the basis of the order of receipt of applications, except as provided by Subsection (b). (b) The go…

Sec. 56.053. TERMS. (a) The governing board of each institution shall adopt rules providing for the terms of the loan, subject to the following: (1) the loan must be repaid over a period not to exceed 90 days for a loan made for a regular semester or long summer session or over a…

Sec. 56.054. SOURCE OF PROGRAM FUNDING. The loans shall be made from the funds set aside for that purpose under Section 56.033 of this code. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 15(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1985.

Sec. 56.055. DEFERRED REPAYMENT. (a) It is the goal of this state that no resident be denied the opportunity to receive an education in a public institution of higher education due to a lack of financial ability. Accordingly, on a finding that a resident would be deprived of an e…

Sec. 56.071. PROGRAM NAME. The student financial assistance program authorized by this subchapter shall be known as the Texas college work-study program. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1151, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

Sec. 56.072. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to provide eligible, financially needy students with jobs, funded in part by the State of Texas, to enable those students to attend eligible institutions of higher education, public or private, in Texas. Added by Acts 1989, …

Sec. 56.073. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. (a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall administer the Texas college work-study program. The coordinating board shall work with eligible institutions and employers to provide eligible students with part-time jobs funded in pa…

Sec. 56.074. ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION; PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) An eligible institution is: (1) an institution of higher education; or (2) a private or independent college, university, association, agency, institution, or facility that is located in this state which meets prog…

Sec. 56.075. ELIGIBLE STUDENT. (a) To be eligible for employment in the work-study program a person must: (1) be a Texas resident as defined by coordinating board rules; (2) be enrolled for at least one-half of a full course load and conform to an individual course of study in an…

Sec. 56.076. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER. (a) An eligible institution may enter into agreements with employers that participate in the work-study program. To be eligible to participate in the work-study program, an employer must: (1) provide part-time employment to an eligible student in n…

Sec. 56.077. ADOPTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF RULES. (a) The coordinating board may adopt reasonable rules, consistent with the purposes and policies of this subchapter, to enforce the requirements, conditions, and limitations expressed by this subchapter. (b) The coordinating board …

Sec. 56.078. FUNDING. Funding to cover the state's contribution toward the funding of the work-study program under this subchapter and the Texas WORKS internship program under Subchapter E-1 is payable from funds appropriated for that purpose. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1…

Sec. 56.079. WORK-STUDY STUDENT MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. (a) In this section: (1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (2) "Eligible institution" means: (A) an institution of higher education; or (B) a private or independent institution of higher e…

Sec. 56.080. ONLINE LIST OF WORK-STUDY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. Each institution of higher education shall: (1) establish and maintain an online list of work-study employment opportunities, sorted by department as appropriate, available to students on the institution's campus; a…

Sec. 56.082. ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than January 1 of each year, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction o…

Sec. 56.0851. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (2) "Eligible wages" means gross wages paid to an individual student in the student's program employment. (3) "Program" or "Texas WORKS internship program"…

Sec. 56.0852. PROGRAM NAME. The student financial assistance program authorized by this subchapter is the Texas Working Off-Campus: Reinforcing Knowledge and Skills (WORKS) Internship Program. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1305 (H.B. 3808), Sec. 7, eff. June 14, 2019.

Sec. 56.0853. PURPOSE. The purpose of the program is to provide jobs funded in part by the State of Texas to enable students employed through the program to attend public or private institutions of higher education in Texas while exploring career options and strengthening marketa…

Sec. 56.0854. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The coordinating board shall administer the program and collaborate with eligible employers to provide students employed through the program with employment funded in part by the state. (b) The coordinating board shall establish criteria to ensur…

Sec. 56.0855. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER. (a) The coordinating board may enter into agreements with employers that participate in the program. (b) To be eligible to enter into an agreement with the coordinating board to participate in the program, an employer must: (1) except as provided …

Sec. 56.0856. ADOPTION OF RULES. (a) The coordinating board shall adopt reasonable rules, consistent with the purpose of the program, to enforce the requirements, conditions, and limitations provided by this subchapter. (b) The coordinating board shall adopt rules necessary to en…

Sec. 56.0857. ONLINE LIST OF TEXAS WORKS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. The coordinating board shall: (1) establish and maintain an online listing of Texas WORKS internship program employment opportunities available to students, sortable by employer, and include other relevant feature…

Sec. 56.091. ESTABLISHMENT; ADMINISTRATION. (a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall establish and administer the doctoral incentive loan repayment program as provided by this subchapter and shall adopt rules as necessary to administer the program. (b) The purpose …

Sec. 56.092. ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible for loan repayment assistance under the doctoral incentive loan repayment program, an individual must: (1) be employed as a full-time faculty or administration member in a public or independent institution of higher education in this state…