Texas Education Code

§ 54.2001 — CONTINUED RECEIPT OF EXEMPTIONS OR WAIVERS CONDITIONAL

ED § 54.2001Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 54. TUITION AND FEES · Art. D. WAIVERS, EXEMPTIONS, AND OTHER TUITION AND FEE BENEFITS

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(a)Notwithstanding any other law but subject to Subsection (f), after initially qualifying under this subchapter for a mandatory or discretionary exemption or waiver from the payment of all or part of the tuition or other fees for enrollment during a semester or term at an institution of higher education, a person may continue to receive the exemption or waiver for a subsequent semester or term only if the person:

(1)as a graduate or undergraduate student, maintains a grade point average that satisfies the institution's grade point average requirement for making satisfactory academic progress toward a degree or certificate in accordance with the institution's policy regarding eligibility for financial aid; and

(2)as an undergraduate student, has not completed as of the beginning of the semester or term a number of semester credit hours that is considered to be excessive under Section 54.014, unless permitted to complete those hours by the institution on a showing of good cause.

(b)In determining whether a person has completed a number of semester credit hours that is considered to be excessive for purposes of Subsection (a)(2), semester credit hours completed include transfer credit hours that count toward the person's undergraduate degree or certificate program course requirements but exclude:

(1)hours earned exclusively by examination;

(2)hours earned for a course for which the person received credit toward the person's high school academic requirements; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 842 (H.B. 2223), Sec. 2.07, eff. June 15, 2017.