Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a)
Authorizing Statute. The waiver program for scholarship students is authorized
through Texas Education Code, §
54.213.
(b) Eligible Persons. A nonresident person
who receives a competitive scholarship from a Texas public institution of
higher education under the following conditions may receive a waiver under the
provisions of this section.
(1) The
competitive scholarship must meet the following requirements:
(A) total at least $1,000 for the period of
time covered by the scholarship, not to exceed 12 months;
(B) be awarded by a scholarship committee
authorized in writing by the institution's administration to grant scholarships
that permit this waiver of nonresident tuition;
(C) be awarded according to criteria
published in the institution's paper or electronic catalog, available to the
public in advance of any application deadline;
(D) be awarded under circumstances that cause
both the funds and the selection process to be under the control of the
institution; and
(E) permit awards
to both resident and nonresident persons.
(2) The waiver of nonresident tuition under
this provision shall only apply to the semester or semesters for which the
enabling scholarship is awarded.
(3) If the scholarship is terminated for any
reason prior to the end of the semester or semesters for which it was initially
awarded, the person shall pay nonresident tuition for any semester following
the termination of the scholarship.
(4) The total number of persons receiving a
waiver of nonresident tuition in a given semester under this provision shall
not exceed 5 percent of the total number of students enrolled in the
institution in the same semester in the prior year.
(5) The individual receiving a waiver under
this provision, unless attending a public community college (for which tuition
is local revenue), must provide the institution proof of meeting Selective
Service registration requirements or being exempt.
(c) Eligible Institutions. A waiver received
under this section only applies to tuition paid to the institution that awarded
the enabling scholarship unless the person is simultaneously enrolled in two or
more public institutions of higher education under a program offered jointly by
the institutions under a partnership agreement, in which case the person is
entitled to a waiver also at the second institution.
(d) Adjusted Tuition Rate. An eligible person
shall pay the resident tuition rate.
