Title ED, Education Code

Sec. 61.9815. ELIGIBLE LOANS. The board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any student loan, as defined by board rule, for education at any public or private institution of higher education in or outside of this state received by an eligible speech-language pat…

Sec. 61.9816. REPAYMENT. (a) The board shall deliver any repayment made under this subchapter in a lump sum payable to: (1) the lender and the speech-language pathologist or audiologist, in accordance with any applicable federal law; or (2) the lender or other holder of the loan …

Sec. 61.9817. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. The board may appoint advisory committees to assist the board in administering this subchapter. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 133 (S.B. 620), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.

Sec. 61.9818. PROGRAM FUNDING. The program may be funded solely from gifts, grants, and donations solicited and accepted by the board for the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 133 (S.B. 620), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.

Sec. 61.9819. RULES. (a) The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter. (b) The board shall distribute a copy of the rules adopted under this section and pertinent information regarding this subchapter to: (1) each appropriate institution of high…

Sec. 61.9821. REPAYMENT AUTHORIZED. The board shall establish and administer a program to provide, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of student loans for nurses who: (1) are serving on the faculties of nursing degree programs at insti…

Sec. 61.9822. ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to receive loan repayment assistance under this subchapter, a nurse must: (1) apply to the board; (2) at the time of application for repayment assistance have been employed part-time or full-time for at least one year as, and be currently…

Sec. 61.9823. LIMITATIONS. (a) On qualifying for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter, a nurse may receive repayment assistance for each year of part-time or full-time employment as a faculty member of a nursing degree program at an institution of higher education or p…

Sec. 61.9824. ELIGIBLE LOANS. (a) The board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any student loan for education at any public or private institution of higher education, including a loan for undergraduate education, received by an eligible person through any lend…

Sec. 61.9825. REPAYMENT. (a) The board shall deliver any repayment under this subchapter in a lump sum: (1) payable to both the lender or other holder of the loan and the nurse; or (2) directly to the lender or other holder of the loan on the nurse's behalf. (b) A repayment under…

Sec. 61.9826. REALLOCATION OF MONEY. (a) In each state fiscal year, the board shall reallocate for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter for a particular year any money in the physician education loan repayment program account established under Section 61.5391 that exce…

Sec. 61.9827. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The board may solicit and accept gifts and grants from any source for the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 983 (H.B. 2099), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013. Redesignated from Education Code, Subchapter II, Chapte…

Sec. 61.9828. RULES. (a) The board shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this subchapter. (b) The board shall distribute a copy of the rules adopted under this section and pertinent information regarding this subchapter to: (1) each institution of higher education and priv…

Sec. 61.9831. LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED. The board shall provide, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of eligible student loans for eligible persons who agree to teach mathematics or science for a specified period in public s…

Sec. 61.9832. ELIGIBILITY; AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS. (a) To be eligible to receive loan repayment assistance under this subchapter, a person must: (1) apply annually for the loan repayment assistance in the manner prescribed by the board; (2) be a United States citizen; (3) have co…

Sec. 61.9833. AWARD. (a) Except as provided by Section 61.9834, the board shall determine the annual amount of loan assistance payments provided under this subchapter in any year to an eligible person, taking into consideration the amount of available funding and other relevant c…

Sec. 61.9834. EXCEPTION TO CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENT. The board shall excuse an otherwise eligible person from a requirement imposed by Section 61.9832 that the employment qualifying the person for loan repayment assistance be performed in consecutive years if t…

Sec. 61.9835. ELIGIBLE LOANS. (a) The board may provide repayment assistance under this subchapter for the repayment of any student loan that: (1) is for education at: (A) a public or private institution of higher education; or (B) a nonprofit, tax-exempt, regionally accredited c…

Sec. 61.9836. PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE. (a) The board shall pay any loan repayment assistance under this subchapter in a lump sum delivered on the eligible person's behalf directly to the holder of the loan. (b) Loan repayment assistance provided under this subchapter may be applied…

Sec. 61.9837. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHER INVESTMENT FUND. (a) In this section, "fund" means the mathematics and science teacher investment fund. (b) The fund is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund and consists of: (1) gifts, grants, and other donations received f…

Sec. 61.9838. AMOUNT OF LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE. (a) The total amount of loan repayment assistance paid by the board under this subchapter may not exceed the total amount of money available in the fund under Section 61.9837. (b) Not more than 4,000 eligible persons may be provi…

Sec. 61.9839. REPAYMENT BASED ON CONTINUING EMPLOYMENT. (a) Subject to Sections 61.9833(b) and 61.9838(c), an eligible person may continue to receive the same amount of loan repayment assistance received during the first four consecutive years of teaching service required under S…

Sec. 61.9840. RULES. The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter, including a rule providing for: (1) the manner in which a person may apply for loan repayment assistance; and (2) a method of awarding assistance under this subchapter that: (A) …

Sec. 61.9841. APPLICATION FORM. (a) The board shall by rule adopt a common application form for use by new applicants and renewal applicants. (b) The form must include a section in which the school district for which the applicant has taught for at least one year verifies the app…

Sec. 61.9951. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 16), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504…

Sec. 61.9952. LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED; PURPOSE. The board shall establish and administer a program to provide, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, loan repayment assistance in the repayment of eligible loans for eligible persons who agree to continued…

Sec. 61.9953. INITIAL ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to receive loan repayment assistance under this subchapter for the first year for which the person seeks loan repayment assistance, a person must: (1) be initially employed as a peace officer on or after September 1, 2019; (2) sub…

Sec. 61.9954. CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), after initially qualifying for loan repayment assistance under Section 61.9953, a person may continue to receive loan repayment assistance in a subsequent year only if the person annually submits an a…

Sec. 61.9955. AWARD. (a) Except as provided by this section, an eligible person is entitled to receive an annual amount of loan repayment assistance payments under this subchapter payable to the holders of the eligible person's eligible loans for each year of eligibility approved…

Sec. 61.9956. ELIGIBLE LOANS. (a) The board may provide loan repayment assistance under this subchapter for the repayment of any student loan received by an eligible person through any lender for the cost of attendance at an institution of higher education or a private or indepen…

Sec. 61.9957. PAYMENT OF LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE. (a) The board shall pay any loan repayment assistance under this subchapter in a lump sum delivered on the eligible person's behalf directly to the holder of the loan. (b) Loan repayment assistance provided under this subchapter…

Sec. 61.9958. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The board may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and other donations from any public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 16), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.

Sec. 61.9959. RULES; POSTING REQUIRED. (a) The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter. (b) The board shall post on the board's Internet website a copy of the rules adopted under this subchapter and information regarding the program established…

Sec. 61.9965. RURAL VETERINARIAN INCENTIVE PROGRAM ACCOUNT. (a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall administer the rural veterinarian incentive program account in accordance with Subchapter G, Chapter 56, to provide assistance in the repayment of student loans for…

Sec. 61.9991. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM. Subject to available funds, the board shall establish an innovation grant program under which the board awards incentive payments to institutions of higher education that administer innovative recruitment, training, and re…

Sec. 61.9992. FEDERAL FUNDS AND GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. In addition to other money appropriated by the legislature, for the purpose of increasing the behavioral health workforce in this state under the program established under this subchapter the board may: (1) seek and ap…

Sec. 61.9993. RULES. (a) The board shall adopt rules for the administration of the program established under this subchapter. In adopting the rules, the board shall solicit from the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council information necessary to identify programs anticipated t…

Sec. 61.9994. AWARD OF GRANTS. In awarding grants under the program, the board shall give priority to applicants that propose to: (1) enhance or leverage existing degree programs that graduate professionals described by Section 61.9991; (2) establish or maintain a program that se…

Sec. 61.9995. GRANT AMOUNT. The amount of a grant awarded under this subchapter may not exceed $1 million. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 662 (H.B. 400), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.

Sec. 61.9996. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. An institution of higher education that receives a grant awarded under this subchapter shall submit to the board an annual report on the amounts and purposes for which grant funds were spent during the year covered by the report. Added by Act…

Sec. 61.9997. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. A reasonable amount, not to exceed five percent, of any general revenue appropriated for purposes of this subchapter may be used by the board to pay the costs of administering this subchapter. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 662 (H.B. …

Sec. 62.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as "The Excellence in Higher Education Act" of 1985. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 225, Sec. 1, eff. June 3, 1985.

Sec. 62.002. PURPOSE. Through equitable allocation of the annual appropriation mandated by Article VII, Section 17(a), of the Constitution of Texas, the purpose of this chapter is to provide to the governing boards of the institutions and agencies of higher education eligible to …

Sec. 62.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) Except as otherwise provided by Subchapters C, D, E, F, G, and I, "eligible institution" means the eligible agencies and institutions of higher education listed in Article VII, Section 17(b), of the Constitution of Texas, and any ins…

Sec. 62.021. ALLOCATIONS. (a) In each state fiscal year beginning with the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2026, an eligible institution is entitled to receive an amount allocated in accordance with this section from the funds appropriated for that year by Section 17(a), Arti…

Sec. 62.022. ALLOCATION FORMULA. (a) Prior to the convening of the regular session of the Texas Legislature immediately preceding each 10-year period for which Section 17(d), Article VII, Texas Constitution, prescribes an allocation of the money appropriated by Section 17(a), Art…