Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 61.501. DEFINITIONS. As used in this subchapter: (1) "Medical school" means the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, the medical school at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, the medical school at The University of Texa…

Sec. 61.502. CONTRACTS. The board may contract with a medical school, licensed hospitals, or nonprofit corporations for the purpose of establishing and operating an approved Family Practice Residency Training Program and may compensate the medical school, licensed hospitals, or n…

Sec. 61.503. RULES AND REGULATIONS. The board shall adopt rules and regulations to implement this subchapter, including rules providing for: (1) prior consultation on the annual budget with the board; (2) a postaudit in a manner acceptable to the state auditor of expenditures rel…

Sec. 61.504. DISBURSEMENTS. (a) Pursuant to a contract, the board may disburse through the designated project director to a medical school, licensed hospitals, or nonprofit corporations funds for the purpose of the graduate training of physicians in an approved family practice re…

Sec. 61.505. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee is created and shall consist of 12 members. One member shall be a licensed physician appointed by the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association; two members shall be licensed physicians appointed by…

Sec. 61.506. FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY TRAINING PILOT PROGRAMS. (a) The Family Practice Residency Advisory Committee shall work to enhance approved family practice residency programs and to establish not less than three or more than five pilot programs to provide a major source o…

Sec. 61.531. REPAYMENT AUTHORIZED. (a) The coordinating board may provide, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and rules of the board, assistance in the repayment of student loans for physicians who apply and qualify for the assistance…

Sec. 61.532. ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, a physician must: (1) apply to the coordinating board; (2) at the time of application, be licensed to practice medicine under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code; (3) have completed one, two, three, o…

Sec. 61.533. LIMITATION. (a) A physician may receive repayment assistance grants for not more than four years. (b) Repayment assistance grants paid in relation to services described by Section 61.532(4)(C) are limited to the first 10 physicians who establish eligibility for those…

Sec. 61.534. ELIGIBLE LOANS. (a) The coordinating board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any student loan for education at an institution of higher education, including loans for undergraduate education, received by a physician through any lender. (b) The coo…

Sec. 61.535. REPAYMENT. (a) The coordinating board shall deliver any repayment made under this subchapter in a lump sum payable: (1) to both the physician and the lender or other holder of the affected loan; or (2) directly to the lender or other holder of the loan on the physici…

Sec. 61.536. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. The coordinating board may appoint advisory committees from outside the board's membership to assist the board in performing its duties under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 517, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 198…

Sec. 61.5361. ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS. The coordinating board may accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1084, Sec. 1.28, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Sec. 61.537. RULES. (a) The coordinating board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter. (b) The coordinating board shall distribute to each medical unit and professional association copies of the rules adopted under this section and pertinent informa…

Sec. 61.538. AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE. (a) A physician may receive repayment assistance under this subchapter in the amount determined by board rule, not to exceed the following amounts for each year for which the physician establishes eligibility for the assistance: (1) fo…

Sec. 61.5391. PHYSICIAN EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNT. (a) The physician education loan repayment program account is an account in the general revenue fund. The account is composed of: (1) gifts and grants contributed to the account; (2) earnings on the principal of th…

Sec. 61.5392. FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS. (a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the Health and Human Services Commission shall seek any federal matching funds that are available for the purposes of this section. (b) Any amount received under Subsection (a) shall be transferred to …

Sec. 61.540. LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE UNDER FORMER LAW; SAVING PROVISION. (a) This subsection applies only to a person who entered into a written agreement to perform service as a physician in exchange for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter before September 1, 2003.…

Sec. 61.571. PROGRAM PURPOSE. The purpose of the Building Better Futures Program is to facilitate the delivery by institutions of higher education and private or independent institutions of higher education of educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support…

Sec. 61.572. ADMINISTRATION; RULES. (a) The board shall administer the Building Better Futures Program and adopt any rules necessary to implement the program or this subchapter. (b) The board may develop a competitive application process for the award of funds to eligible institu…

Sec. 61.573. INSTITUTION ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible to participate in the Building Better Futures Program, an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education must: (1) be approved by or awaiting approval from the United States Depart…

Sec. 61.574. STUDENT ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible to participate in the Building Better Futures Program, an applicant must: (1) apply for admission to a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program, or a program that is awaiting approval from the United States Department…

Sec. 61.575. TRANSFERABILITY. Semester credit hours or the equivalent completed through the Building Better Futures Program may not be transferred to an associate or baccalaureate degree program. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 2081), Sec. 1, eff. May 26, 2025.

Sec. 61.576. AWARD OF MONEY. The board may award money under the Building Better Futures Program only to eligible institutions to be used by the institutions to facilitate the delivery of educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services to students …

Sec. 61.577. FUNDING. The board may use any available revenue, including legislative appropriations, and may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from a public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 208…

Sec. 61.601. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "mental health professional" means: (1) a licensed physician who is: (A) a graduate of an accredited psychiatric residency training program; or (B) certified in psychiatry by: (i) the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; or (ii)…

Sec. 61.602. REPAYMENT AUTHORIZED. If the legislature appropriates funds for purposes of this subchapter, the board shall establish a program to provide, in accordance with this subchapter and rules of the board, assistance in the repayment of student loans for mental health prof…

Sec. 61.603. ELIGIBILITY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), to be eligible to receive repayment assistance under this subchapter, a mental health professional must: (1) apply to the board; (2) have completed one, two, or three consecutive years of practice in a mental hea…

Sec. 61.604. LIMITATIONS. (a) A mental health professional may receive repayment assistance under this subchapter for not more than three years. (b) Not more than 10 percent of the number of repayment assistance grants paid under this subchapter each year may be awarded to mental…

Sec. 61.605. ELIGIBLE LOANS. (a) The board may provide repayment assistance under this subchapter for the repayment of any student loan for education at an institution of higher education, a private or independent institution of higher education, or a public or private out-of-sta…

Sec. 61.606. REPAYMENT. (a) The board shall deliver any repayment under this subchapter in a lump sum payable: (1) to both the lender or other holder of the loan and the mental health professional; or (2) directly to the lender or other holder of the loan on the mental health pro…

Sec. 61.607. AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE. (a) A mental health professional may receive repayment assistance under this subchapter for each year the mental health professional establishes eligibility for the assistance in an amount determined by applying the following applicabl…

Sec. 61.608. RULES; ADMINISTRATION. (a) The board shall adopt rules necessary to administer this subchapter. (b) The board shall distribute to each institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education and to any appropriate state agency and pr…

Sec. 61.609. SOLICITATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS. (a) The board may solicit and accept gifts and grants from any public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter. (b) The board annually shall seek the maximum amount of funds available through the state loan repayment…

Sec. 61.651. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Professional nursing student" means a student enrolled in a course of study leading to an initial or an advanced degree in professional nursing at: (A) an institution of higher education; (B) a private or independent institution …

Sec. 61.652. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall establish and administer, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, a scholarship program for professional nursing students and vocational…

Sec. 61.654. LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. The board shall establish and administer, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, an educational loan repayment program for registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses. Added by Ac…

Sec. 61.655. PURPOSE; ELIGIBILITY. (a) A scholarship program or loan repayment program established under this subchapter shall be established and administered in a manner that the board determines best promotes the health care and educational needs of this state. (b) The board ma…

Sec. 61.656. RULES. (a) The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter. (b) The board shall adopt rules relating to the establishment of the scholarship program under Section 61.652 of this code, including rules providing eligibility criteria and …

Sec. 61.658. FUNDING. (a) In addition to funds appropriated by the legislature, the board may accept gifts, grants, and donations of real or personal property from any individual, group, association, or corporation or the United States, subject to limitations or conditions set by…

Sec. 61.659. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. A reasonable amount, not to exceed 10 percent, of the funds appropriated by the legislature to fund the programs established under this subchapter, may be used by the board to pay administrative costs of operating the programs. Added by Acts 200…

Sec. 61.701. REPAYMENT AUTHORIZED. The board may provide, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of student loans for persons who apply and qualify for the assistance. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1084, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.…

Sec. 61.702. ELIGIBILITY FOR CLASSROOM TEACHER REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE. (a) To be eligible to receive repayment assistance for classroom teachers, a person must apply to the board and must: (1) have completed at least one year of employment as a full-time classroom teacher at the pr…

Sec. 61.7021. ELIGIBILITY FOR BORDER INSTITUTION FACULTY REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE. To be eligible to receive repayment assistance for border institution faculty, a person must apply to the board and must: (1) have received a doctoral degree not earlier than September 1, 1994, from a …

Sec. 61.703. LIMITATION. A person may not receive repayment assistance grants for more than 10 years. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1084, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1590, Sec. 10, eff. June 19, 1999.

Sec. 61.704. ELIGIBLE LOANS. (a) The board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any student loan for education at a public or private institution of higher education, including loans for undergraduate and graduate education, received by a person through any lende…