Texas Education Code
§ 28.0256 — FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
ED § 28.0256Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 28. COURSES OF STUDY; ADVANCEMENT · Art. B. ADVANCEMENT, PLACEMENT, CREDIT, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT RECORD
Statute text
View on source(a)Before graduating from high school, each student must complete and submit a free application for federal student aid (FAFSA) or a Texas application for state financial aid (TASFA), except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b).
(b)A student is not required to comply with Subsection (a) if:
(1)the student's parent or other person standing in parental relation submits a signed form indicating that the parent or other person authorizes the student to decline to complete and submit the financial aid application;
(2)the student signs and submits the form described by Subdivision (1) on the student's own behalf if the student is 18 years of age or older or the student's disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under Chapter 31, Family Code; or
(3)a school counselor authorizes the student to decline to complete and submit the financial aid application for good cause, as determined by the school counselor.
(c)A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall adopt a form to be used for purposes of Subsection (b). The form must:
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Legislative history
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 559 (S.B. 369), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.