Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
Chapter 22 - STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS
Subchapter B - PROVISIONS FOR THE TUITION EQUALIZATION GRANT PROGRAM
Section 22.23 - Eligible Institutions
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code § 22.23
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Eligibility.
(1) Any private or independent institution of
higher education, or a branch campus of a private or independent institution of
higher education located in Texas and accredited on its own or with its main
campus institution by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools, other than theological or religious seminaries, is
eligible to participate in the TEG Program.
(2) No participating institution may, on the
grounds of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability
exclude an individual from participation in, or deny the benefits of, the
program described in this subchapter.
(3) Each participating institution must
follow the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI (Public Law 88-352) in avoiding
discrimination in admissions or employment.
(4) A private or independent institution of
higher education that previously qualified under paragraph (1) of this
subsection but no longer holds the same accreditation as public institutions of
higher education may temporarily participate in the TEG Program if it is:
(A) accredited by an accreditor recognized by
the Board;
(B) actively working
toward the same accreditation as public institutions of higher
education;
(C) participating in the
federal financial aid program under 20 United States Code (U.S.C.) §1070a;
and
(D) a "part B institution" as
defined by 20 U.S.C. §
1061(2) and listed in 34
Code of Federal Regulations §608.2.
(5) The Board may grant temporary approval to
participate in the TEG program to an institution described under paragraph (4)
of this subsection for a period of two years. The Board may renew that approval
for a given institution twice for a period of two years.
(6) A private or independent institution of
higher education that previously qualified under paragraph (1) of this
subsection but no longer holds the same accreditation as public institutions of
higher education may participate in the TEG Program if it is:
(A) accredited by an accreditor recognized by
the Board in accordance with Texas Administrative Code, §
7.6;
(B) a work college, as that term is defined
by 20 U.S.C. Section
1087-58; and
(C) participating in the federal financial
aid program under 20 U.S.C.
§
1070(a).
(b) Approval.
(1) Agreement. Each approved institution must
enter into an agreement with the Board, prior to being approved to participate
in the program, the terms of which shall be prescribed by the Commissioner or
his/her designee.
(2) Intent to
Participate. An eligible institution interested in participating in the Program
must indicate this intent by June 1 of each odd-numbered year in order for
qualified students enrolled in that institution to be eligible to receive
grants in the following fiscal biennium. An eligible institution's data
submissions, as required in Section 22.29 (relating to Allocation of Funds),
must occur on or before the institution's indication of its intent to
participate.
(c) Responsibilities. Participating institutions are required to abide by the General Provisions outlined in Chapter 22, Subchapter A of this title (relating to General Provisions).
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