Texas Education Code
§ 54.2031 — DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED ON COMBAT DUTY
ED § 54.2031Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 54. TUITION AND FEES · Art. D. WAIVERS, EXEMPTIONS, AND OTHER TUITION AND FEE BENEFITS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Child" includes a stepchild or adopted child.
(2)"Dependent" means a person who:
(A)is claimed as a dependent on a federal income tax return filed for the preceding year; or
(B)will be claimed as a dependent on a federal income tax return filed for the current year.
(b)The governing board of an institution of higher education shall exempt from the payment of tuition at the institution a dependent child of a member of the armed forces of the United States who is a resident of this state or is entitled to pay resident tuition under this chapter, for any semester or other academic term during which the member of the armed forces is deployed on active duty for the purpose of engaging in a combative military operation outside the United States.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (S.B. 639), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.